BOSTON WORK-HORSE 

 RELIEF ASSOCIATION 



WHY THIS ASSOCIATION EXISTS 



OVED by the great suffering inflicted upon work- 

 horses, and by the indifference of the pubhc toward 

 them, a few men, who had a passion for horses, formed 

 this Association in the year 1902, with the idea of 

 holding an annual Work-Horse Parade. It was hoped 

 to accomplish two things: first, to induce owners and 

 drivers to take more interest in their horses and more 

 pride in their appearance; and, secondly, to induce 

 the public generally to take an interest in the horses at work in our streets, 

 and especially in those owned by persons with whom they have dealings. 

 Much, we believe, has been accomplished in these directions, but 

 much remains to be done. Boston now stands high, comparatively speak- 

 ing, in the treatment of dumb animals; and yet lame, thin, jaded, over- 

 worked horses are still seen in our streets every day. We might, if we 

 chose, make Boston renowned for its beautiful, well-kept, work-horses, — 

 and what greater attraction could a city possess! 



We earnestly ask the people of Boston, if not from motives of hu- 

 manity and justice, then from a feeling of civic pride, to do their part in 

 bringing about this end; and it can easily be done if every inhabitant, 

 male and female, will refuse to employ, or to deal with, any person who 

 uses an unfit horse. We appeal especially to the women of Boston, for 

 experience has taught us that women, far more than men, are affected by 

 the sufferings of dumb animals. 



WHAT THE ASSOCIATION DOES 



The first Work-Horse Parade in America was held by this Associa- 

 tion on May 30, 1903. Since then we have held an annual Parade, and 

 almost every year have added some new branch to our work. In fact, 

 the name of the Association, which was originally Boston Work-Horse 



3 



