A GASSED DOG.
..An Alsatian dog that was made to inhale the exhaust gases of a motorcycle was the central figure in a cruelty
case in England. Samuel Groom, summoned for cruelty to the dog, and William Groom, summoned for permitting the cruelty, were each ordered to pay 5/- costs. Police-constable ' Packman said he saw William Groom driving a motorcycle combination in Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate. Samuel Groom was sitting on the pillion folding a lead to which the Alsation was tied. The dog's nose was close to the hack wheel | and the exhaust pipe, and the dog staggered several times. The man said, thev had driven ahout two miles. Samuel Groom told the policeman that he thought he was doing the dog a kindness by taking it for a run. The Magistrates held that there was cruelty, but not intentional.
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Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17763, 10 December 1929, Page 6
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141A GASSED DOG. Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17763, 10 December 1929, Page 6
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