To the Editor of the Nonqu-Cuma Dany News.
S1i,—While walking along Chapoo Road this afternoon I witnessed a case of cruel to birde which ought not I think to be left unnoticed. I was passing the Electric Light Works and, on the opposite side of the. road to'that. building, there was a Chinese plucking pigeons alive. The man was squatting on the sidewalk at the entrance to an alley ana in full view of every one passing.
the time I arrived he had already finished plucking one wretched bird which' was lying, apparently dead, beside him, and was engaged with ud which he had all but: plucked clean also, and which: was struggling and writhing in agony as he tore the feathers from its quivering. flesh. As the man had all but Guished his unfeeling work I thought it useless to interfere. stood and addressed one or two words of remonstrance to him, but he only looked at me in a surly manner and went on to complete what he wasat, I looked about for a policeman, intending to draw his attention to what.I had seen, but could not find one.
I write this letter to you in order to bring the matter at the same time to the notice of the public and the Municipal Council.. I do not know what laws there hose settlements against cruelty to animal but I feel certain that the Municipal Council would only be tve glad to enforce such as may exist in any case such as I have described, I judge from the demeanour of the man as I stood for a moment and watched him
of the kind, and I think is quite probable that he was well uted to perform operations that. birds are treated with similar cruelty by others like himself in the settlement.
I trust this short letter may direct attention: to the subject. If cruelty to animals is punishable. here, and if the Municipal Council instruct the police to arrest any one found plucking birds alive, I am sure it would not be long before some one could be made an example of.
Tam, etc., Tames ACHESON, 6th July.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.