CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Evening Star, Issue 22343, 20 May 1936, Page 11

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION A meeting of the executive of the Otago Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held yesterday, and was attended by the following:— Messrs Crosby Moms (chair), IS. C. Reynolds, S. P. Leith, W. Cooper, J. C. Willis, J. R. Dickison, A. D. Sutherland, A. Laureason, J. Gordon, and 6. Matheson. BOUNDARY DOGS. Letters were received from Messrs T. Elliott and J. C. Elliott, Tarras, regarding a complaint received through tb» Timaru Society as to the treatment by them of two boundary dogs. The writers gave full details of tLe maimer in which the dogs were looked after, and Mr J. C. Elliott stated that if the inspector was in the district at any time ho would be glad to show him where the dogs were tied, the kennels used, and the chains. They were not really' boundary dogs. The Chairman said that if the explanation were correct—and he had no doabt that it was—there was nothing in the complaint, and it was decided to notify the Timaru Society to that effect. INSPECTOR’S REPORT. The inspector (Mr J. J. Hinchclilf) submitted his monthly report, under date May 19. Ho detailed the various places he had visted and particularised allegations of cruelty which he had investigated. None of these had proved of a very serious nature. It was decided to write and thank Mr J. Roberts, Cromwell, a member of the society, for his action in taking steps to have a cow which had been injured while being trucked at the Cromwell railway yards destroyed. The report was adopted. The Chairman remarked that it was gratifying to notice from tho report that the country was looking well and that there should be an ample supply of feed for stock during the winter. He said that it made all the difference to animals in the winter time if a fair amount of feed was available.