Secmion B— PAGE 2
Society Has Investigated Many
Complaints Involving Cruelty
‘By MRS. H. B. SCHOOLEY
More Animals Received
From January 1 to September 30,
1961, 6,564 animals were received
at the shelter. Dogs totaled 3,763;
there were 2,761 cats, and 40 mis-
cellaneous animals, Our ambulance
answered 2,504 ealls for service.
‘These calls range from everything
from squirrels in the chimney to
cats in coal bins.
Complaints Involving Livestock
A livestock van, loaded with 212
calves, was enroute from Maryland
to a slaughter house in Lackawanna
~ County, when stopped for inspec-
~ tion on Route 315 mear our shelter.
We found ten of the calves down
end being trampled on by the other
animals due to the overcrowded
condition of the lower deck of the
trailer. Two calves on the upper
deck had fallen, through an opening
in the floor and were hanging by
their hind legs. In the words of our
agent, “It was the most inhumane
sight IT ever saw.” The driver of
the truck was arrested and pleaded
guilty to a charge of transporting
~ animals #™ a cruel manner at a
hearing before Justice of the Peace
Albert Lispi.
‘We inspected another truck when
it“ passed through the area from
Milan, Pa. We found the truck box
badly in need of reconstruction.
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Although there were no animals in
the truck at the time, the flooring
was rotten and had large holes in
which, animals could become caught.
We notified the owner of the vehi-
cle who immediately made the
necessary repairs.
Gold Fish Swim Halted
We were approached early last
summer by a local organization re-
questing our approval of weekly
“gold fish swims.” The fish were
to be dumped into a swimming pool.
Youngsters were then to dive into
the pool and attempt to catch the
fish with their bare hands or to
scoop them up into tin cans. We
advised the organization that we
would not approve the rough hand-
ling of such delicate creatures and
the project was dropped.
Shocking Conditions at a Riding
Academy
We investigated a complaint
against a local riding academy and
found six horses kept in a ram-
shackle barn. There were swarms
of flies on the horses and ten inches
of mud and filth on the barn floor.
No hay or oats could be found.
Witnesses reported a horse from
the establishment collapsed and lay
dying for five days in a nearby
woods.
the animal but the witnesses re-
fused to appear against the owner.
We located the owner of the
academy and gave him three days
in which to clean out the barn,
install a floor, and to have one ail-
ing horse treated. We stayed until
a supply of feed was brought in and
saw to it that all the horses were
properly fed and watered. On re-
turn investigation we found all of
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THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1961
DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA
S.P.C.A. Received 6,564 aL At Its Shelter This Year
our conditions had been complied
with.
Kitten Survives 25 Foot Drop
A witness reported seeing a group
of boys toss a kitten from a bridge
to the river twenty-five feet below.
The kitten, tiny as it was, managed
to swim to the center of the stream
to a clump of debris. With the use
of our cat pole we were able to
reach the shivering, emaciated ani-
mal and pull it to safety. After
being dried off and kept warm at
the shelter for several hours, the
kitten revived and enjoyed a large
meal of mackeral.
New Cat Yard Donated
Miss Modesta Ximena, board
member and cat lover, “kitty sits”
at the shelter often. She felt sorry
room, so she had a lovely yard for
the cats built adjacent to the cat
room which will contain a scratch-
ing tree and ledges for sunning.
The Pet Cemetery
Already seven beloved pets have
been interred during the past
months. [Lots 2 ft. by 3 ft. are
priced at $10. The burial fee is
$5, plus the cost of a box or pet
casket. Samples of these may be
seen and ordered at the Animal
Shelter. The price, of course, in-
creases with the size of the grave
and with special services such as
pick-up, euthanasia, ete., as well as
engraved markers.
The Cemetery Committee has a
picture of the micest statue that
would make a fitting focal point for
the cemetery, making it really look
like an official pet cemetery. It is
an Italian, carved stone fox terrier
type dog with a basket of flowers
in its mouth. [It is 24 inches high—
placed on a pedestal with a flower
garden around it it would set the
tone for the cemetery.
It would cost $100 which the
SP.C.A. cannot afford. It takes
whatever money we have just to
run the place. For anyone who has
a beloved pet he or she wishes to
pay a special tribute to, this would
be most fitting. It would be a
humane gift, too, for the more at-
tractive the cemetery is the more
people will buy lots. After the
Society recovers its initial invest-
ment spent in fixing the cemetery,
the money from the lots will go
the shelter. |
An Explanation I
The Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals is not in busi-
ness to round up unlicensed or
unconfined pets. However, every
once in awhile the police get so
many complaints about animal
nuisances such as dogs annoying
and scaring school children on their
way to school, or in school yards
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that there was no place for the]
playful kittens to run in the cat|
towards the care of the animals in|
or playgrounds, animals damaging
gardens, and biting people. There
is a state law, as well as local or-
dinances, protecting these people.
The gist of the law is that dogs
must not run at large,’ either upon
the public streets or highways, or
upon the property of other than the
the owners. Police are required to
impound all licensed dogs and to
shoot those that are unlicensed.
The police don’t like to do it.
When the Wilkes-Barre police
asked the SP.C.A. to assist in
rounding up the unconfined dogs of
Wilkes-Barre, rather than have
them shot, we agreed to do so.
Many people objected to the S.P.-
C.A. having a part in this. Owners
did have to come to the shelter and
get their animals, which was in-
convenient for the owners, but I
think they will agree with us that
it is better to be inconvenienced
than to have one’s pet shot—and
the police haven't enough cages to
keep them impounded. It is an
unpleasant, but humane duty of the
S.P.C.A. occasionally.
Hound Influx at Shelter
The end of the hunting season
always results in the abandonment
of dogs by unscrupulous people who
acquire them before hunting season
and then abandon them when it
is over.” If a stray comes to your
outside it, too,
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