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NEWS AND ITEMS. 
we take the liberty of printing the following extract: “ The 
veterinarians of Iowa are determined to have recognition in law 
and to make progress in sanitation, even if we must push veter¬ 
inarians into the legislature in order to get legislation. I am ' 
having a widespread call from the people of our State for the 
tuberculin test, and it seems too bad that we haven’t money 
enough appropriated to carry on this work as fast as the people 
call for it.‘ Ours is a genuine reform in sentiment, for we do 
not pay for diseased animals in Iowa, and have so taught our 
people. At Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, Mr. Westrope, a 
famous shorthorn breeder, has taken an advanced stand in this 
matter, and will offer for sale none but tuberculin-tested bulls, 
and will buy none but those that have been tested and con¬ 
sidered free from tuberculosis. Mr. Westrope had to sacrifice a 
number of good ones in order to occupy this position, and we as 
veterinarians look upon this as good for the breeding interests, 
as we believe our breeders will all come to this sooner or later. 
I am pleased to call your attention to this and may write you a 
short article in the near future.” 
The American Society for the Prevention of Cru¬ 
elty TO Animals (covering Greater New York) has pub¬ 
lished its report of work done during 1896. A brief summary 
is as follows : Cases prosecuted in the courts, 709 ; disabled an¬ 
imals temporarily suspended from labor, 3207 ; horses, mules, 
and other large animals, disabled past recovery, humanely de¬ 
stroyed, 3254 ; small animals homeless or disabled past recovery, 
humanely destroyed, 73,197 ; disabled horses and other large ani¬ 
mals removed from the streets in ambulances, 583 ; cases investi¬ 
gated, 37,635. The recently established shelters (one in New 
York and one in Brooklyn) where the small animals gathered in 
about the cities, without having licenses attached, are proving 
very successful. An animal captured by their inspectors is ta¬ 
ken to one of the shelters, whereat it is kept for 48 hours, when 
if not claimed by an owner, it is either sold for three dollars 
(which includes the license and the pound fees) or put to death. 
The record of their first year of operation is as follows : Num¬ 
ber of dogs received at shelters, 27,587 ; number of dogs re¬ 
turned to owners, 3049 ; number of dogs placed in desirable 
homes, 654; number of cats received at shelter, 43,263 ; num¬ 
ber of cats returned to owners, 7 ; number of cats placed in 
good homes, 163. 
