THINGS TO REMEMBER

New Zealand Tablet, 25 August 1910, Page 1377

THINGS TO REMEMBER

In a recent issue of Dumb Animals the following good things to remember appeared: 1. Remember that everything that is alive can feel. Sometimes there are „ too many insects, and they have to be killed. When they must die, kill them as quickly and mercifully as you can. ' 2. Remember that cruelty grows like other sins if not checked. ■ 3. Remember that .to take pleasure in seeing animals hurt or killed shows something terribly wrong in our nature. 4. Remember your pets— you keep any—and see that they do not starve while you live in plenty. 5. Remember that cats and dogs want fresh water always where they can get it. .- , , 6. Boys who drive donkeys ,or horses should remember that they must go slowly when they have loads to drag, and that the poor animals are made of flesh and bloods Blows will make them weak and less able to work. Angry words frighten and wear them out. Use the whip as little as possible, and'encourage them with kind words. 7. When • you feel inclined to throw stones at living creatures, stop and think, ‘ How should I like to be bruised and to get my bones broken “ just for fun ” ? ’•