§ 15. Mr. FREEMANasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to a recent case at Birmingham of ill-treatment to a dog, which had been so chained up that its muscles were partially atrophied and it had to be killed at once; whether he is aware that many dogs are kept similarly chained up without adequate exercise; and will he consider the desirability of issuing a circular to all local and police authorities calling attention to this matter, and urging the necessity of seeing that every dog is released at least once a day for adequate exercise?
§ Mr. CLYNESI have not seen a, report of the case referred to, nor have I any information to suggest that similar cases are of common occurrence. I am afraid I do not see what good purpose could be served by issuing a circular as suggested in the question, as local and police authorities cannot be expected to attend to the daily exercising of dogs.