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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 289, 6 September 1928, Page 17

Acting on the popular belief that the horse is a “vanishing” animal, the Devonport Borough Council some time ago dismantled all water-troughs In the borough save one, leaving the district practically without drinking facilities for those anlmals (says the Auckland “Herald ). An indignant lover of horses recently wrote to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals protesting against the council’s “diabolical crime” in depriving the horses of watering facilities and seeking the society’s aid in having the troughs restored. The society took up the matter with the council, but the latter repnod stating the needs of the horses were being adequately supplied. As a result of vigorous action by the society’s inspector, Mr. J. Hollingworth, a protest, signed by Jo owners and drivers of horses in Devonport, w’.’is soon forthcoming. This was forwarded to the council, with the result that advice was received at a meeting of the executive committee of the society this week to the effect that three additional troughs were being erected. The secretary was requested to thank tlio council for restoring the troughs.