Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1912 — MORE WORK FOR THE M. E. [ARTICLE]

MORE WORK FOR THE M. E.

Unmuzzled Canines Doomed; New York Fears Rabies Epidemic. New York, July 20.—A general order from the Board of Health, calling for the shooting of all unmuzzled dogs in certain sections of New York City, went into effect today. The measure is regarded as necessary to prevent a serious epidemic of rabies. A department report shows that in the districts affected seventy out of 210 dogs examined since January 1 Were suffering from rabies.