Thanks for posting this, Bonnie. These historical items are really necessary to understand what was going on the times. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Weber" <bonnie.travel@sympatico.ca> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 3:22 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] Humane Society > That was really interesting, and since we belong to the Toronto Humane > Society, and they were established in 1887 with the following criteria: > Stop cruelty to children > Rescue children from vicious influences and remedy their conditions > Put humane literature into schools and homes > Induce children to become humane > Stop beating animals > Stop overloading street cars and wagons > (all pulled by horses) > Stop working old horses > Stop driving galled and disabled animals > Introduce drinking fountains for horses > Prevent the clipping of horses, docking of tails > Prevent the use of check rein/ burr bit > Prevent the exposure of uncovered horses in cold weather > Prevent the underfeeding and overdriving of horses and cattle > Bonnie >