The sad fate of Dutch cart pulling dogs around 1920 in color [A.I. enhanced & colorized]
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- This film addresses the sad fate of working dogs in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1900s.
Around 1900, 80,000 dogs were out every day to assist their owners. The dogs walked in front of or under the cart. They were often poorly cared for and had to pull far too heavy loads. At the time, the government saw nothing in the ban on the use of the dog as pulling power, but eventually did set conditions for the cart and the dog. A group of people took the fate of the animals very seriously and moved into the country to alert owners of draft dogs to these conditions. They founded the "Anti Trekhonden Bond" (Society)
in 1912.
The work of the directors of the Bond was successful. The owners realized that it was important to take good care of their animals. It also became clear that people were forced to work with a dog because they did not have sufficient financial means to purchase and care for a horse or donkey. That changed when the 'bakfiets' (cargo bike) was introduced in the Netherlands in 1937. Many dogs were relieved of their pulling obligations. The union tried to convince as many merchants as possible to switch to a 'bakfiets'. If the good will was there, but the money was lacking, the Bond purchased a cargo bike for the dog cart owner.
The number of dogs used as pulling power dropped to about 11,000 dogs in the late 1930s. There was more and more discussion and disapproval of the dog cart practice.
However, it took quite some time before a general ban was introduced in the Netherlands. On January 1, 1962, the year in which the "Anti Trekhonden Bond" existed for 50 years, the Dutch Animal Protection Act came into force, with the legal prohibition on the use of the dog as pulling power.
The original B&W film has been restored, enhanced and colorized with contemporary Artificial Intelligence video software.
Source: Beeld En Geluid
Music: Jon Blork a.o.
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This is where the Dutch expression 'een hondenbaan'/'a dogs job' comes from.
Not sure these working dogs were less happy than dogs today who are alone 8 hours a day in an appartment. at least these dogs had exercise, a task and were with their owners the whole day....
You damn straight , I don't think dogs are made to be locked up in a home for hours at a time , sleeping or watching tv on a sofa, eating cookies and other bs. They are built to be out there , running around , chasing whatever catches the eye and /or get into an all out dog fight.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@63MASARO Not a single living creature was made to live like we live today.
Using dogs to pull carts could be done without cruelty. This would still be a great idea in third world countries with a high number of stray dogs.
Another top segment Rick, please keep up the good work - all this material needs to be shown for prosperity sake.
Well, the dogs certainly weren't prospering.
Prachtig monumentje voor deze bijna vergeten geschiedenis.
As usual, what a wonderful job. You do every peace so wonderfully well. I love to watch them again and again. Thank you.
Bedankt weer voor de mooie restauratie.
Very interesting that this was a thing in the Netherlands in particular. I've never heard it of elsewhere.
We had dog carts in Germany as well.
Eskimo ??? Still use dogs .
Sorry dog's have ben used for millennium all over the world
rarely in good condition
Dog owner of 50yrs and yes it looks sad watching these dogs, especially the dogs pulling the heavier carts but we coined the phrase...- Working Dogs.
wow. And there are movies existing from that, how interesting is this, these documents of reality are so much worth. After I saw such historical movies, or photopraphs as teenager in the 80ies, I started to take pictures and filmed ordinary life, things, other people ignore, because I knew, that in the far future people will say "wow, you did this in those days... wow, this part of the town looked like this, wow, there were fields?!!!"
I don’t think we in the comfortable, modern 2023 should pass judgment on people from a century ago. In the post-first world war era many people experience extreme poverty and struggled to get by. Why would they not use dogs to pull small carts? In what way is that different from using horses and donkeys? No one complains about current use of Husky’s as sledge dogs?
You are right, we absolutely cannot judge these people for this because we would not fo it, in those days every member of the family had to earn their keep, even the dogs, we are looking at these images of the dogs pulling too heavy loads, but it is likely the human children of the people who own the dogs were also likely working, either in the fields or factories and mills or warehouses or at sea doing back breaking labor at least by 10 years old at the latest and probably much younger, it was a tough time with tough people and tough dogs. With that said it is sad to see these poor doggos with muzzles and health issues from pulling too heavy carts their whole lives.
@edwinthompson6510 well neither of the world wars were fought over improving living standards, but yes, now we would not tolerate people treating dogs that way in the west. My point was we cannot negatively judge people of the past by our standards of morality today.
Animals were placed here on earth to use and to eat.
@@edwinthompson6510 we didn't fight WW2 over the treatment of animals!! Geez!! Get real! Humans are waaayy more important than animals. Do you even know what WW2 was about?
@@greggrace967 If God didn't intend for us to eat animals, then why are they made of meat?
Dogs are a lot happier when they are doing something for their owners specifically any kind of work
Yeah, right!😳Have you asked them? Did they tell you that they enjoy suffering?😖
No, they love to play not to work
@@tb5045 work is play to a dog. you know nothingm
@@BIGBigBoiNICK you are the one who knows nothing, if you ever had trained a dog successfully you wouldn’t tell such nonsense.
Why is it a 'sad fate'? And will you also make a video about the horses working on farms as 'the sad fate of horses'?
Bijzondere en indrukwekkende beelden.
Voor mens en dier waren die dagen niet eenvoudig.
Interestingvideo, I've seen old photos in books of dogs pulling cart's.
Dogs like to work, provided it's not excessive of course. They do need 12 hours of sleep and naps, which they probably weren't getting. Still it may be better than being alone all day waiting for their owner to come home.
Piesków szkoda,genialna jakość obrazu.Dziękuję❤
A thank my bouver for the work her grand parents did to help my grand parents to survive day in day out!
I guess you mean "bouvier dog"
It really got me watching this film, I noticed one of my dogs actually looking also, I repeated it and sure enough 'Henry' was fixed on these sad animals...
? This is not the worst thing ever... the man is pushing the cart too
This video documents what was happening in Holland after the devastation of WWI, *when horses and mules weren’t available because they’d been conscripted and killed in the war.* More than 1 million had been killed. So the use of dogs wasn’t just an economic factor….it was a physical reality! People do what they must to survive, and the working poor obviously used what came to hand without the emotional attachment for dogs that we have today. I’m really shocked at the lack of understanding and knowledge of this time that is reflected in many comments….don’t people read anymore??
Interesting, but you are making one crucial mistake: The Netherlands were NEUTRAL during WW-I. So no conscripted and killed horses in this country. It was widespread poverty that drove ordinary people to use very cheap dog labour. There is ofcourse a link with WW-I in that respect with the consequential demise of the European economy (which got even worse in 1929 after the Wallstreet crash).
Read about the "werkverschaffings" projects to give the huge numbers of people on the dole a small income. The 1930s were the so-called "crises years".
@@Rick88888888
He might be right , because food was scarce and very expensive and raw materials weren't readily available , how do you keep a horse or maybe cattle , these animals were probably being sold and smuggled to war torn countries.
especially when the food stamps system is being introduced in a country during a war or some other disastrous event , then you don't have to be a genius to understand that there is a problem.
So you do not have to be actively involved in a war to experience the effects.
The right dogs for the right jobs that’s all it takes. You can see the dogs that were well cared for they stand out a mile.
Amazing they could build huge monolith castles back in the 1200’s but here in 1920 they so poor they gotta make dogs pull rickety carts
If the owners took care of the dogs but they still helped I’m not sure why it’s so wrong. We do it ourselves. Obviously bad conditions are bad and don’t ever want to harm an animal
Nadie se escandaliza actualmente al observar a los perros esquimales tirando de trineos. Incluso los vemos en ciudades europeas con trineos de ruedas entrenando y lo consideramos una práctica deportiva que beneficia al perro
Really fascinating videos, Rick. I've just discovered you, & instantly subscribed to your channel. Thank you for sharing these 🙏💞
Welcome aboard!
Today dogs are trained like that because they have too much energy ... Some Dogs need Jobs like this because they can turn violent...
Dogs can pull 3 times It own weight almost 100 kilos , pit bulls can pull 309 to 500 kilos...
What about sled dogs used in colder climates? Like Balto?
What about them? A dozen dogs pulling a small sled through snow vs 1 dog not only pulling, but burdened on his back with the weight of these carts & cargo, drudging through mud & over stones is hardly an apt comparison.
@Serisix the dogs aren't pulling that weight for miles and miles, usually just around town. Dogs that are healthy can pull heavy weights for short distances without harm.
A lot of dogs liked that job. Off course, labor circumstances should be taken care off. Dogs can't organize a union themselves. Making this prohibited, is also very bad for dogs, many dogs don't like to be bored all day on their own, and love to join where their people go. As can also be seen in the footage, some dogs there are very happy.
Evil hypocrites in government is so typical for Holland, that their party for animals, can just as well be named party against animals, for the things they want to change.
не смогла до конца досмотреть, от жалости к собакам😢,
I don't think it was to bad until the owners pulled on to heavy load.dogs are meant to walk amd run anyway
I think dogs have better jobs now as assistance dogs to those with disabilities and health issues.
Poor dogs. 😢
❤poor babies😢I couldnt bare to watch all of it
GTFOH! What's wrong with most dogs today is they lack a job. Evolution in husbandry along with over all care. Technology and engineering has made this type of work much easier and safer for working dogs.
We all have to earn our crust
Dios mío porque fueron tan crueles con esos pobres perritos pero crasias a
Dios esos años ya se fueron 😂😂😂😂😂😂
My dog only cares about walks, playing tug and feeding her face.
El ladrido dice muchas cosas
That's awful. What good is a dog to them if it wasn't helping pulling the cart?
We should bring back dog powered things!
I guess you are in favour of human slavery too...
@@Rick88888888 Nice strawman there. As humans shaped dogs and ability to control almost any animal, they are ours to use.
I say, put the people under the carts and let the dogs bark at the humans to pull harder. The world would be better. I would never treat a dog like this. Awful.
This was really a sad period for Dogs to be alive 😢 I am glad that things have changed over the years .
my german shepherd would have loved it, i see this owners did work mostly just as hard as the dogs did, i did grow up in the 60 s/70s, i remember, still a lot of tough manual labour around, like cleaning out ditches with a "bagger beuggel" spreading cow minour by hand, horses where still common, then, 4 stories apartment buildings, WITHOUT elevators, and when the dutch did build furniture they did build it to last, working like that, we sure did not need fitness centres,
Not really. Look at Huskies, it's in their veins to pull sleds. Also, look how muscular and how powerful these dogs were (people as well). Soft and cozy doesn't mean good.
@@ertsixbarf My father (Yugoslavia), who was born in 1961 had a working dog (seventies). That dog on old photos looks like a champ, strong, happy, healthy and proud.
This dog working Today is sleeping
I think every animal should be treated well. That being said, they were placed on this earth to work for us, to eat. To be companions in some instances, but mainly to serve us. IDC what anyone says the plight of humans, and their condition far out weighs the caring of animals. People should be first, but in too many cases they are not.
And where/how did you derive this point of view? Why do or should humans have more rights than animals? Just because we can dominate other species? Because we are more intelligent? Or the Bible says so? etc. etc.
Your comment is very arguable if you ask me.
@@Rick88888888 well don't ask me then. And yeah. It says so in the BIBLE You should acquaint your self with it because obviously it's something you look down on. Also, I don't argue with people that think animals are on the same level as humans. Or what they are here for. Placed here. Look at your hand. How it feels texture. Heat, cold and operates. How perfectly designed it is. Or how a baby Is formed in the womb. Nature... the world. You don't think there is a creator? well..... I'll just pray for ya buddy. One of us is going to be wrong one day......
@@greggrace967 Oh dear the Bible says so, therefore it must be just as true as the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis...
Animals are just as well designed (if you want to think in terms of a creator) and formed in the womb and often have much better traits than humans (especially dogs). But hey, humans are ofcourse superior to animals (at least you erroneously and misguidedly seem to think so as a justification to use, abuse and even eat them). The Germans thought they were superior to all other races, often proclaiming this with the Bible in their hand... Need I go on?
@@greggrace967 I have much more respect and admiration for all animals than many humans on this earth and you appear to be one of those humans!!
@@rayf9194 I had made 2 pretty harsh comments to you and about your relationships with other people. But I felt bad about what I said so I deleted them. If your lonely that sucks. And maybe you will figure it out. If all you got is animals to love and love you back well..... I'll pray for you. Have a good day.
Aprendes a ser Fuerte llevando un peso porque asi ese peso en el futuro no te ara sufrir
Met recht een hondenbaan te noemen.
Голландская тройка. Эх прокачу!
PS собачек очень жалко
Pay all dutch dogs reperation money
#98👍🤔Good thing sled dogs aren't needed🤷!!
This doesn’t compare with sled dogs. Huge teams pulled small sleds, not one poor dog pulling wagons 10 times it’s size over cobbles. And the sled dogs were and are born to pull….if you’d ever tried to walk a husky, you’d know.
War brings out the worst in mankind.Hauling coffins it appeared
Where did you see thát in this film ?? If you mean around 02:10 then these are probably ice cream carts.
Thank you for sharing this and Shedding Light on animal abuse 😭🙏 🐾
Its not.
Its normal in that time to do so.
You know what really is ?
Leave your dog home alone waiting for the owner come back .
Think about that .
👍👍👍👍👍ХОРОШЕЕ ВИДЕО ... СПАСИБО... СМОТРЕЛА С ПЕРЕВОДЧИКОМ НА РУССКИЙ...
🙏🙏🙏🙏🥺🥺🥺
i dont find it really sad, its kinda interesting
Go and pull a cart yourself, and see how it feels!
I suppose I see both sides. I find it intriguing too. Simultaneously, it's very, very difficult to watch. I didn't make it too far in tbh
@@brunoterlingen2203 i have done that, and so do horses, donkeys, cows, goats and many more.
Back then all animals and people worked, I am sure the children of the people who owned the dogs were working hard as well. It was a different time.
😢 poor darlings.
Very sad. And the German kaiser was given a very nice estate to live in by the Dutch. A war criminal was given a nice life while dogs were treated so badly
Look, poor people at that time didn’t have the emotional attachment to animals that we do now, and since you know about the Kaiser, you must also know of the slaughter of more than a million horses and mules during World War I, as well as the economic impoverishment after the guns fell silent. We also cannot comprehend what that mass conflagration was like, and therefore we can’t make judgements about decisions people had to make to stay alIve, because we have zero frame of reference. And the poor people in Holland weren’t in any way responsible for State decisions, so they can’t be judged for that, either. When a person reads books about history, it gives a frame of reference of the social and economical struggles of whatever historical time and place is covered….when people don’t read and don’t know what they’re talking about, then silence is a good choice.
Who was the Kaiser any more or less of a war criminal then any other leader in WWI? He didn't start the war, he didn't conduct himself any differently than other war leaders
Dickensian horror...
No, it shows the economic reality immediately after World War I, in rural places of Europe where there was no mechanization whatsoever, and where over a million horses and mules were killed in battle. It’s wrong to judge people and circumstances from 100 years ago using our values and standards, especially when the circumstances from that time aren’t taken into account. People who read a lot of history books can develop that mindset, because in the process they learn the social realities that people were dealing with. So people today can choose to either remain silent in acknowledgement of their ignorance, or they can start reading to gain an understanding of that time.
@@voraciousreader3341 Hi voraciousreader, my comment referred to both the humans and the animals. I like your monniker, I thought of using avidreader for myself, but I finally just stuck to my name. If you're particularly fond of colorised films, I've seen a very good one of a village by the sea in Holland (to the north of Amsterdam) -- it basically hasn't changed in 100 years, so it gets a lot of tourists, and many of the locals still wear traditional costumes. I'll see if I can find it, and forward it. The quality is really outstanding.
Thanks for the contact!
Best wishes, Seán Osborne.
Dog cruelty, 2 small 4 the job need horse,
So disgusting!
Horrible, Super shameful 😢
No. It was neither. What was happening in 1920? Do you know? It was two years after the European conflagration that was WWI. Was mechanization available for poor European people in 1920? No. Obviously. Why didn’t they use horses or mules? Because they’d been conscripted from every available source and sent to the various fronts, where over a million were blown to bits….now _that_ was humane, wasn’t it?? Holland wasn’t a large or rich country at that time, so taking horses and mules from the poor proved to be economically catastrophic for them. Did you know that? And poverty was also rampant, as everything that could be sent to the millions of men at the front was sent, including food. So the poor did what they always have….they made it any way they could. So when you watch these videos, try to understand what life was like at the time for the people you’re watching, and try to learn not to judge them by today’s standards….that’s not just unfair, it is ignorant.
@@voraciousreader3341 Ethics has no boundries, rich or poor. No excuse~
Shame on you!!!
@@voraciousreader3341 All true except for one thing, Holland did not participate in World War I. Probably draft animals had become too expensive to buy because of the war and thus their huge demand in Europe.