Concerning Cats 



Street was rented, and a man and his wife put in 

 charge. Here are brought both cats and dogs from 

 all parts of Boston and the suburbs, where they are 

 sure of kind treatment and care. If they are diseased 

 they are immediately put out of existence by means 

 of the lethal chamber ; otherwise they are kept for a 

 few days in order that they may be claimed by their 

 owners if lost, or have homes found for them when- 

 ever it is possible. During the first year over two 

 thousand cats were cared for, and several hundred 

 dogs. This home is maintained by voluntary contri- 

 butions and by the annual dues of subscribers. These 

 are one dollar a year for associate members and five 

 dollars for active members. It is an excellent charity, 

 and one that may well be emulated in other cities. 



There are several cat asylums and refuges in the 

 Far West, and certainly a few more such institutions 

 as the Sheltering Home at Brighton, Mass., or the 

 Morris Refuge would be a credit to a country. How 

 better than by applying it to our cats can we demon- 

 strate the truth of Solomon's maxim, "A merciful 

 man is merciful to his beast " ? 



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