A GASSED DOG
An Alsatian dog that was made to inhale the exhaust gases of a motor-cycle was the central figure in a cruelty case in England. Samuel Groom, summoned for cruelty to the dog, and William Groom, summoned for permitting the cruelty, were each ordered to pay 5/- costs. Police-constable Packman said he saw William Groom driving a motor-cycle combination in Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate. Samuel Groom was sitting on the pillion holding a lead to which the Alsatian was Zed. The dog's nose was elose to the back wheel and the exhaust pipe, and the dog staggered several times. The men said they had driven about two miles. Samuel Groom told the policeman that he thought he was doing the dog a kindness by taking it for a run. The Magistrates held that there was cruelty, but not intentional.
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 57, 30 November 1929, Page 31
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141A GASSED DOG Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 57, 30 November 1929, Page 31
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