ANIMAL WELFARE,

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19601, 13 June 1935, Page 3

ANIMAL WELFARE,

WAIKATO SOCIETY’S WORK. PIG YARD. IMPROVEMENTS. A meeting of the executive committee of the Waikato Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was held on Monday evening, MrS. B. Sims presiding. Several of the Society s Inspectors bad reported that amongst the herds of boner oows which were driven to the works In Auckland 'for slaughter, they had seen some animals quite unfit to travel the long journey. It was decided to get the inspectors at various points on the stock route to examine the herds when in accommodation paddooks over night and report If any cows were being driven that were unfit, with a view to taking up the matter with the buying companies, or, if necessary, prosecuting the persons in charge of the herd. The resignation of Mr 11. W. Morris, of Ngaruawahia, was received with regret, 'and Mr J. J Channing, borough and county ranger, of Ngaruawahia, was appointed to act In his place. It was decided to apply to the Magistrate to have Mr Channing appointed & special 'constable. Condition of PFg Yards. The inspector’s report for the past month made mention of the insanitary and bad condition of the pig yards at the 'Otorohanga, Frankton, To Awamutu and 'Cambridge railway stations and it was decided to write to the railway authorities asking that the yards be put in a proper and clean state.

Several of Hie members referred to •the practice of working worn out old horses, especially by hawkers, and it was decided to ask the hon. veterinary surgeons to examine any horses that were considered to be unfit and, If possible, get an order for their humane destruction.

The secretary reported that at the request of the Rev. Glyde-Carr, M.P., he had written to the West Coast papers on the Subject of dehorning, pointing out that it was not 'Compulsory, as seemed to be the idea in that district, and quoting Mr J. >S. Woolett, the president of the Institute of Stock Inspectors, Sydney, who stated that the -operation was' ‘‘diabolically cruel,” also other veterinary authorities to •the same effect. The New Zealand S.P.C.A.s were not in favour of dehorning grown cattle but wished to •havo it made compulsory to destroy the horn buds on calves.