PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Evening Star, Issue 19951, 22 August 1928, Page 3

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

(HHftHLY MEETING Of SOCIETY Thy Society for the Prevention ol Cruelty to Animals held its monthly meeting yesterday afternoon when the following were present Messrs iMorris (chair), W. I- Sligo, A. Stewart, S. I/nth, J. M‘Gregor, A. L . Sutherland, Sir George lenwick, Bev. W. A. Saunders, ami J. Craig. The Timaru branch advised that a had communicated with its local members of Parliament' with respect to the question of Mr Thomson’s Bill- they ware making further communication in respect to tho Bill in favour of the dehorning of cattle, with which it was in full agreement. The letter was reeeivod. Th Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. 0. Hawkcn) also forwarded a letter advising that he was not'in a position to say whether it was possible to introduce'a Dehorning Bill during the coming session, hut should it bo decided to proceed with such a measure _ ho would be pleased to let tho society have a copy of tho Bill as soon as possible after it had been printed and circulated. The letter was received. Tho Auckland branch of the society wrote asking if tho local society was in favour of holding a dominion conference. Tho letter pointed out that if such matters as live bird shooting, rabbit trapping, vivisection, boneless veal traffic, etc., could be discussed by members from tho whole dominion, and soma conclusion arrived at, then tho combined weight of all societies could be brought to bear on any remedial measures that might be suggested. It was decided to write to the northern branch that the society did not con-sider-a dominion conference advisable in view of the inadequate results arising from the last conference held in Dunedin

The Hawke’s Bay Society also forwarded a letter stating that, at its annual meeting, the following (resolution was passed:—“That all kindred societies be asked to co-opera to in promoting a Bill during the present session for the protection of animals, to provide for the prohibition of shooting trapped birds, of the hunting of hares, of vivisection, of importation and sale of wild birds, and to enact that- sheep must not lie carried in vehicles Bft or more in width unless subdivided length-wise, and that no compartment shall contain more than forty square feet.” All these _ questions'were fully discussed, and it was decided to advise the Hawke’s Bay Society of the results. As a result of a recent accident to a dog when it was run oyer by the Rattray street car, a lengthy discussion ensued. It was decided to write to the Inspector of Police, conveying the society’s thanks to the constable who had, without authority, put the dog out of its terrible agony. It was also decided to obtain legal advice in connection with the shooting or killing of any animal which met' with any such fate..

A member reported that at a recent gathering of the local Pigeon Club, live pigeon shooting had been indulged in. The society deeply regretted to learn , that this _ practice had been revived in Dunedin.