DOGS TURNED LOOSE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21112, 20 February 1932, Page 2 (Supplement)

DOGS TURNED LOOSE.

NO MONEY FOR LICENCES. ' HELP FOR PENSIONERS. " " \ Thousands of dogs in Britain wer» turned into the streets in the first few days of the year because their owners were unable to afford the money to renew tlieir licences. Dog societies throughout the counirv were inundated with applications to fteip poor people to "wtain their pets, but in almost every case there were far more applications than the societies cou possiblv deal with. Licences have to be renewed on J armary 1. Approximately three million dog licences were,,issued in Britain last year. " We have received thousands of letters asking us to help owners to keep their dogs," an official of the National Canine Defence League said. "In the case o old-age pensioners, who in many cases have onlv their dog? for company, and who are unable to afford 7s 6d for a new licence out of their meagre pensions, we do what we can. We also like to help ex-Service men who are in poor circumstances ancT in danger of losing .heir dogs. a . *' Unfortunately we cannot help J ean 2 r ' as many aa we would like. Already we have received far more applications for assistance this year than we can possibly, deal with. Hundreds of deserving applicants will have to be refused."-