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Show AMBULANCE fOIK iRANIFiALS One Greatly" Desired Here, 1 "Says Humane OQcer Haf- iner, but the iiind Is Not Specified. An ambulance to be furnished by Salt Lake City forth remoral of dead, dying and 'disabled animals, is recommended recom-mended by .City Human Officer. T. A. Harin'ger, in his annnai report, presented pre-sented to Mayor Exra Thompson this mornLag. At present the city has no ambulaaee for hman beings. It is net stated whether the ambulance ambu-lance should b in plash, simply for the carrying away of small dogs, or whether it should b of the low cut style, such as scavengers , tise, so that the family horse may be carried in comfort to the killers and. the crematory. There would be no aecesaity for medicine chests or wster bottles or ice bags. Another- recommendation is that the city proride more troughs in the downtown down-town district for the -thirsting animal kingdom during the summer months. This, the humane officer asserts, is almost al-most imperative. In 1000, 1437 animals were destroyed, and 460 cases of cruelty were investigated. investi-gated. A tabulated list or the" work accomplished is given below: Wornout horses destroyed, 83; horses taken out of service for rest and treatment, treat-ment, 377; arrests made for general cruelty, 8; dogs humanely destroyed, 834; animals destroyed, accidentally or otherwise, 520. Officer Heringcr says the amount expended ex-pended by his department was $1050. Complaints which he asserts are hard to remedy in winter, is tne allowing of horses upon the streets without sharp shoes, and the overloading of wagons. |