Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1886 — Animals Lost at Sea. [ARTICLE]

Animals Lost at Sea.

The quantity of meat thrown into the Atlantic must be a great boon to the fishes. From the report of the agricultural department of the English privy, council office for the past year, recently issued, it appears that from Canada there were imported in 1885 to the ports of Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, and Southampton 200 cargoes of animals, consisting of 68,556 cattle and 30,734 sheep. Of these, 302 cattle and 799 sheep were thrown overboard during thb voyage; 3 cattle and 11 sheep were landed dead; 27 cattle and 48 sheep had to be slaughtered at the place of landing owing to injuries received in transit. From the United States there were imported in 1885 to the ports of Bristol, Glasgow, Hull, Liverpool, London and Plymouth 453 cargoes, consisting of 137,387 cattle, 11,829 sheep, and 57 swine. Of the cattle 2,107 and of the sheep 226 were thrown overboard during the voyage; 72 cattle and 38 sheep were landed dead; 30 cattle and 9 sheep were so much injured that it was found necessary to slaughter them at the place of landing. It thus appears that 124 animals were landed dead, 114 were so much injured or exhausted that they were killed at the place of landing, while no less a number than 3,434 unhappy animals were pitched overboard, making a grand total of 3,672 animals which were either lost on the passage or fatally injured. Perhaps some day it will be found not only possible but economical to convey animals across the Atlantic in- comparative comfort and safety.