XlVy TRAIN INC. AND RESPONSIinLITIES OF FARRIERS. 



rier ctiuti<ius al)tiut can-lpssly inllicling such teirlure mi a poor, 

 helpless animal intrusted to his caro. 



The subject of criK^lty to animals is one that is well worthy 

 of, and is, exciting, the attention of not only all ju^'sons wlio have 

 any feeling, Init also of state legislatures and other law-making 

 liodii'S. Why should the man who inlliets ti-mporarv |)ain to a 

 liorse. l>v the momentary use of a whi[), or in some such i)assing 

 way. lie punisiied, while he who inllicts lasting torture, hy his 

 criminal I »ungling, goes scot free? I l)elieve tliat tlie law to pre- 

 vent cruelty to animals applies to these latter persons even more 

 strongly than to the former. 



In conclusion. 1 wouhl urge upon all })erson8 interested in 

 that noblest of animals, t lie horse, to helj) awaken and develop a 

 feeling and sentiment tluit will call for the establishment of 

 training-schools for instruction similar to those for surgical, 

 medical, and pharmaceutical purposes, and to secure the passage 

 of such laws as Avill prevent the ignorant and incompetent bunglers 

 from either carelessly or otherwise torturing and damaging horses, 

 as has so frequently been done in the i)ast. 



Sec. 8721. Intcrpretdtlon of rrrtnia icords. In this chapter, 

 and in every law of the state relating to or in any manner affect- 

 ing animals, the word "animal" shall be held to include every 

 living dumb creature; the words "torture," "torment," and 

 "cruelty" shall be ]i(4(l to include every act, omission, or neglect, 

 whereby unnecessary or unjustifiable pain or suffering is caused, 

 permitted, or allowed to continue, when there is a reasonable 

 remedy or relief ; aiul the words "owner" and "person" shall be 

 held to include corporations; and the knowledge and acts of 

 agents, employes of corporations, in regard to animals transported, 

 owned, employed by, or in the custody of a corporation, shall be 

 held to be the act of such corporation. 



Ignorance, negligence, or malice is no excuse of the law. 



