APPENDIX. 2r>7 



One frequent cruelty practised, is that of keeping 

 a dog chained. A chain on a dog is like an overcheck 

 on a horse, only evil and that continually. Think of 

 the misery caused to an active dog to be fastened to 

 a chain, frequently a short one, in every kind of 

 weather. 



How often do we hear the pleading bark or the 

 wliining of sojue dog, made unhappy by being chaiiiet] 

 up, alone. 



Dogs are fond of human companionship and a vi- 

 cious dog that cannot be trnsted to run about hat), much 

 better be humanely killed than to drag out a wretched 

 existence at one end of a chain. Generally it is this 

 very tying up that makes him viciaus. 



A humane leaflet I saw recently most truthfully 

 says : "People say, if he is loose he will run away.'' To 

 be sure he will, to keep from being chained up again. 

 Or, "he is chained as a guard, to bark at tramps.*' But 

 then if he barks all day whether there are tramps or 

 not, he ceases to be listened to, and every one knows 

 how to keep out of the way of a chained dog, or quiet 

 him by a piece of poisoned meat thrown near him. 



There is always danger, especially in hot weather, 

 that a tied up dog will suffer from neglect. 



People wiio know that he requires food and clean 

 water, are often too careless to give it to him — water, 

 especiall}', and the constant thirst which comes fron. 

 barking and fretting is so great tnat these careless peo- 

 ple would nearly go crazy if they had to suffer it them- 

 selves. 



There are other, and very serious reasons, which a 



