TO 



JOHN P. RAINES, ESQ., 



President of the American Society for the Prevention 

 of Cruelty to Animals, New York, 



in appreciation of his work, which has done so much to in- 

 crease the care of the home cat and to alleviate the suf- 

 ferings of the waif, this book is respectfully dedicated 



BY 

 THE AUTHOR. 



