ANIMAL WELFARE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19862, 27 July 1934, Page 6

ANIMAL WELFARE

MEETING OF S.P.C.A. THIRTY-TWO CASES DEALT WITH At a meeting of the committee of the Timaru Branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, there were present—Mr N. M. Orbell (chairman), Mesdames R. H. Rhodes, T. E. Holdgate, Messrs F. F. Neale, F. Clissold, W. J. Black, and Major S. Walter. The Temuka Saleyards’ Company wrote offering to co-operate with the Society in a move to prevent animals being left too long in the yards without food or water. In response to a request from the University of London Animal Welfare Society, it was agreed to furnish information regarding the work of the Society. It was stated that the information would be incorporated in a book on animal welfare. A letter was received from the Canterbury branch advising of a conference in regard to the Junior League movement. It was decided that due to the branch’s financial position, South Canterbury could not participate. Antagonism Alleged. Correspondence between the South Canterbury Kennel Club and the Society, in reference to a newspaper report in which it was alleged that the Society was antagonistic to the Club, was read. Members expressed considerable surprise at the attitude adopted by the Kennel Club, and were at a loss to think of any action or statement on the part of the Society which could have given rise to the report. It was agreed that as correspondence on the subject had been unproductive, the secretary (Mr J. H. Sinclair-Thomson) arrange if possible for a meeting of the chairmen of both bodies.

The inspector (Mr G. Gliddon) reported on 32 cases which had occupied his attention since last meeting. There had been three cases of obvious cruelty with which he had been unable to deal owing to the reluctance of people in possession of facts to come forward and furnish him with the necessary information. At the Pleasant Point sale he had noticed that calves had been knocked about on account of their being penned with adult cattle, while at the Temuka sale he had found closely penned cattle which were horning each other. This, he thought, brought home the necessity for the passage of the Dehorning Bill, which had not yet been passed by the House. The report was adopted. The chairman reported that he had

authorised a special prize from the Society to the Ploughing Match funds, this being awarded to the boy competitor with the best turned-out team. The prize was in addition lo the challenge cup already presented by the Society. The chairman’s action was confirmed.