CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Sir,—l: wonder if it .-has: ever .occurred , to :lpT6rs.of animals, and .humane people ih genoral.what ;an\immense' amount of cruelty must bo perpetrated under-the heading, of rabbit shooting. .Any man, or," worso-still; boy, may. tako his dog and.gun and go out for a:day's' ; so-called sport. Sunday,.is- specially set'apart for this indulgence-for :tho J'lnglishinan'fl lust of killing, and the rule they follow 1 ie, "Bo not stand upon tho order of your-killing, but kill. Never, .mind how. you drag' the ; life out of'a .tiny innocent little.animal,' sis long is.you do drag it 'out." Judging by the aspect; ot' theso • wave {?) sportsmen, as they, .literally pommel ' ,tho. horso r along' who ambles • wearily, ; with huge, masses of tub little limp dead animals hanging on 6ach side of the saddle,'-1 should say this 'branch of sport (i 1 ) certainly .requires supervision; ■ both of the rabbits ana'-.of tho horses employed to carry them. The other day I saw a. horse, a miserable, hicked-duE crositure, going ithro.ugh' the. suburb 1- live , in, Weighed down • with his load of dead'iabbits, : and you, could not'counts three botweon';the blows dealt-liim by' his; master: ,These sights are not pleasant for women and children.' Can nothing uc done?—l am, etc., ..... ,MEECY.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 646, 25 October 1909, Page 3
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203CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 646, 25 October 1909, Page 3
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