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Show ANIMAL8 REMEMBER ABUSE AND OFTEN "GET EVEN" Tho following is taken from a little nrtlclo entitled "Teasing tne Horse" In tho current lssuo of Farm and Flro-sldo: Flro-sldo: "To teaso any animal is unwise and oven dangorous. Animals novor for-tet. for-tet. "I know of two llttlo hoys and an old fnmliy mare not nn' unusual combination com-bination on moat farms, This old maro has often been teased by ono llttlo boy and when he comes near her she lays back her ears and with K flashing eyes and snapping teeth tries to got at him. Some tlmo when he I is off guard perhaps tne cnauco will I come and who knows what will happen? hap-pen? "Tho other lad always potted and played with tho old more and tnlked to her and sho will como to him" and follow him about anywhere. When she Is hitched up he can drive her any placo and Bhe obeys every word he says. Hut he never teased hor and she Bhows her gratitude In her only way. "Teasing colts horses or other dumb nnlmals shows a streuK or hidden meanness and Bhould not bo permitted. permit-ted. It also spoils the disposition of tho animal; and It would bo utterly useless for .(hem in after years to try tc do anything with the embittered animal and expect entire success. Drute force may compel obedience to a time but how much better to have them act from motives of affection ra-thci ra-thci than fear." |