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Show Ruthless Destruction of Cats. Editor Garland Globe: I note with some concern the large number and rapid increase of field mico this season. Our station is badly infested with them. In this connection I wish to invite attention to tho wanton sliootiug of domestic cats in this locality both by boys and older persons who certainly certain-ly should know better. Were I tho only sufferer from the pest of mice, I might not have asked your attention, but I am awaro that certain houses are infested; the Utah-Idaho Sugar C o in p a n y's seed storehouse swarms with them, and in general they are doing considerable damage and will do much more before the end of the season. One person in particular could bo mentioned as being especially ruthless in the destruction of any cat that comes within his range. We had one or more cats at this station for tho past two seasons and were rid by them of field mice, but now all tho cats in tho vicinity have been destroyed. I think some stops should be taken to prevent this ruthless destruction of a useful domestic animal. I consider it as much wrong to destroy a person's pet cat as to kill his dog, so far as principle is concerned. Merely from an economic standpoint, howovor, wo will shortly bo compelled to take some measures mea-sures to prevent the increase of mice. To protect a reasonable number of cats is one of the simpiest methods of keeping the mice in check. Very truly yours, Barry B. Shaw, Assistant Pathologist. |