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Show PROTEST AGAINST SALE OF CHICKS AS EASTER GIFTS Chicago, April 0 The anti-cruelty 6fclety has entered a protest against the sale of baby chickens as Easter gifts by the large department stores and florist firms. In New York, the Humane society recently suppressed the practice. "Tho tiny victims invariably fall into the hands of children, who thoughtlessly abuse and neglect them so that the fledglings die a miserable and lingering death," said George L. Warner, president. "There can be no true education In Buch a result and the gift spirit Is debased and abused." |