VICAR AND DOG FIGHT

Waikato Times, Volume 91, Issue 14133, 9 August 1919, Page 8

VICAR AND DOG FIGHT

HOT WATER POURED OVER A DULL. TERRIER. Rev. H. G. Houseman, vicar of St. Peter’s, Staines, was at the London police court fined 20s and costs for ill-treating a dog by pouring hot water on it. It was stated that a bull terrier belonging to a Mr Dixon and the vicar’s Airdale terrier were fighting in Laicham road on May 14th. As the animals could not be separated, the vicar called for hot water and poured it over the bull terrier’s eyes and face. When the dog was got away, Mr Dixon said, its lips were sxvollcn, and next day its forehead was one big blister. Defendant, who said he had in his parish an organisation formed with the object of inculcating kindness to animals, stated that he and Mrs Houseman walking along the towing path when they saw Mr Dixon’s dog. They hurried forward to avoid it, but it overtook them, and seizing his dog by the ear it held it down. He tried to separate the dogs with his umbre.lla, but seeing that the only way was hot water, he poured some on its nose to make it leave go, and it did so. Miss Mackay, of Laleharn road, said she brought the water out, but she did not know it was very hot. The chairman said there would have to be a fine of 20s, and defendant Would have to pay costs, including ids to the veterinary surgeon.