PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14927, 1 September 1910, Page 8

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

• CONFERENCE AT WELLINGTON. (Pin United Phesb Association.) WELLINGTON, August 31. . A conference of ropiesentathee of the .various sociotios for the prevention of cruolty to animals was opened to-day, Air Hsnkins fPalmorston North), presiding. , The bill foi the btUcv prevention of cruolty; to animals, which was drafted by the Canterbury- Society, was discussed. Tho" chairman and the Rev. Mr Chodowfeiri disagreed with tho proposal in the bill thjit inspectors should wear uniforms, The latter delegate held that inspectors should 'riot, bo -recognisable. Tho Chairman th'ouglit the bill would' have a better chanco of if a. member of the 'Cabinet could bo induced to take chaste of it, On tho motion of tbe Rev. Mr Chodoweki it was resolved .tliat tho conference dp not discuss tho bill, but consider suggestions for better methods for preventing .cruelty, the result of such, to be submitted to' tho Govommont. It was decided! not to ask fyr a Government subsidy, but tho conference resolved to ask tlie Government to allocate to tho funds of tho local societies tho fines indicted in court for cruelty to animals. ' Afto a discussion on tho Jewish method of slaughtering, it was agreed to vecommond tlie Government to inquire whether tho stunning of cattle should bo permitted in Now 'Zealand airattoirs, as against the :.]iractico of pithing. ! A deputation from tlie conference is to wait on tlie Miiisitorof Justice to lay various matters before liimi