Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1917 — Cate and Dogs. [ARTICLE]

Cate and Dogs.

If any man knows why there should be a tax on dogs and none on cats, let him step forward and explain. Cats spread disease a thousand times worse than dogs. Cats climb trees and catch birds, while even a bird dog will do no worse than point toward them. Cats bite as often as dogs and they scratch a great deal more frequently. A black cat crossing your path is bad luck, and you never give a black dog a second thought. There Is no reason why dogs should be discriminated against. If there is to be a law imposing a tax on dogs, there should be an amendment that will Include cats from the time their eyes are open until they give up the last of their nine lives. —Columbus Republican.