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a neutral, or quarantine, pen in the stockyards there, for the iso- 
lation of tested horse stock, while awaiting shipment, was revived, 
but unfortunately failed of approval or rather could not be granted 
when later submitted to the chief of the Bureau in Washington. 
It was also suggested to Dr. Baker that if in the future animals 
like the shipment of ''brood mares" which arrived here during 
October of last year, or if similar cripples or superannuated ani- 
mals, obviously unfit for transportation, even though not affected 
with any transmissible disease, should be presented for shipment, 
he notify the local humane officer or request the association against 
cruelty to animals to take such action as might seem fit in the 
premises. A copy of the California "Cruelty to Animals Act" 
was obtained and the same seems to be a very good law and might 
serve as the basis for a similar act to be prepared for the con- 
sideration of the next legislature. 
Meeting of American Veterinary Association. 
On the morning of August 22nd T arrived in Toronto. The 
meeting opened the same day at 10 a. m. and was attended by 
nearly seven hundred veterinarians, sanitarians and scientists from 
all parts of the United States and Canada. The Federal Bureau 
of Animal Industry was represented by its chief, Dr. A. D. Mel- 
vin, together with a number of heads of the various divisions of 
which the Bureau is composed. 
In spite of the numerically great attendance the meeting was 
badly organized and the almost complete lack of committee rooms 
made it practically impossible for the various sections to get to- 
gether for the discussion of their respective branches of work, 
and forced the attendance of all members continuously at the Con- 
vocation Hall of the University of Toronto, which was the main 
place of meeting. An absolute failure to follow the program 
necessitated the constant attention at all meetings from ten in the 
morning till, usually, after ten at night, without which one would 
run the risk of missing the papers or discussions in which espe- 
cially interested. 
Contrary to the previous meeting the subject of bovine tuber- 
culosis did not receive the consideration which was expected by 
all sanitary officers present, and it would in fact appear that the 
International Commission on Bovine Tuberculosis had completely 
exhausted itself with its previous, and now world famous, effort. 
Only the section on Education presented a ''Trimer on Tuber- 
culosis," and this was not even read or submitted for discussion, 
and the attending members were not even allowed to have a peep 
at its pages. I tried in vain to obtain a copy, volunteering to pay 
for the making of the same, and was finally promised by the 
chairman that a copy would be forwarded to me in the course of 
a week, but up to this date it has failed to materialize. I had, 
however, later, at Washington, D. C, an opportunity to examine 
the same, and found it to consist of a very plain but lucid descrip- 
