WEAK AND HUNGRY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 951, 19 October 1910, Page 4

WEAK AND HUNGRY.

' v.- • ~-'. v- ■" ».',„"'... —: ■'■■■■■:■ '-'r Alleged ill-treatment of v :-. ,-..-. horses. - ; ' A. certain horscowner, who lias alroady.been convicted.and fined for illtreatment.; of his horses, was.again, the subject of'an adverse, report by the. inspector., to the ;■; Wellington Society--for :tno -Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at -its' meeting' -yesterday.. The horses which drew from the inspector some unfavourable comments were stated by the inspector to.be in a weak and low condition, and had to be forced along by, ttfe '.whip. There were three animals. .The first wasin a low condition, •With a sore shoulder, and needed a rest. . Horse number two 'was in very low'.condition,, with sore withers, and showed signs of harsh treatment. Number three: was a "mere frame," and .also, showed signs of. harsh .treatment. All seemed "ravenous for food." The inspector added that he had solemnly warned those in- charge pf the animals that if he found, thorn in harness again he would arrest both men and horses.

A: foreigner who. had given the inspector a great deal of trouble was also reported.upon. It was allegod that he had-worked a very lame horse,, which was euffering from splints and enlarged tendons. It required rest, and had ,very obviously been over-driven. ; "■■■ ; ; .'■ Action- is, to bd takon by the society to. secufo.'to tbo 'horses jn .question. some definite -amelioration of ■sent hard lot.