A conscientious worker strikes neither a child nor an animal, no defenseless being; he would not be a coward.

A worker who strikes his horse has lost working-class solidarity; he mistreats a worker like himself; he abuses the beast he has the duty to care and protect, and thus shows his own boss an example of abusive exploitation of the weak by the strong, from which he will suffer in turn.

One only has the right to call oneself civilised when one treats with equal justice, and equal kindness, everything that suffers, small and weak, people and animals.

Ernest Bell library item – from 87 years ago – you can’t improve on the message!

A wonderful French postcard. Produced anonymously. Posted in 1929.

Translation by The Animalist – AKA – Vincent Berraud.

Un travailleur conscient ne frappe ni un enfant, ni un animal, aucun être sans défense; il ne saurait être lâche.

 Un travailleur qui frappe son cheval manque à la solidarité ouvrière; il maltraite un travailleur comme lui; il abuse de sa bête qu’il a le devoir de soigner et de protéger, et il montre ainsi au patron l’exemple d’une exploitation abusive du faible par le fort, dont il sera victime à son tour.

A conscientious worker strikes neither a child nor an animal, no defenseless being; he would not be a coward.

A worker who strikes his horse has lost working-class solidarity; he mistreats a worker like himself; he abuses the beast he has the duty to care and protect, and thus shows his own boss an example of abusive exploitation of the weak by the strong, from which he will suffer in turn.

Seul, a le droit de se dire civilisé, celui qui traite avec une égale justice, et une égale bonté, tout ce qui souffre, petits et faibles, gens et bêtes.

One only has the right to call oneself civilised when one treats with equal justice, and equal kindness, everything that suffers, small and weak, people and animals.

Reproduction autorisée pour la Province et l’Etranger.

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Our 3 Main Projects

The Henry Salt Archive is one of our, almost completed, projects.

The Humanitarian League is our Hong Kong registered charity.

The Ernest Bell Library was conceived in 1934. It is still strong & very active eighty years later –  its primary objectives are to: –

Collect all of Ernest Bell’s book & non-book works and make them easily accessible to everyone.

Collect the literature of vegetarianism and all the other humanitarian movements in which Ernest Bell was so deeply involved.

Assist students and scholars in their research.

Introduce all aspects of Ernest Bell’s life, including his writings, campaign work, influences and his circle of friends.

Undertake our own research into missing aspects of Ernest Bell’s life and work.

We already have more than 300 pieces of Ernest Bell’s own writings.

We are also actively building a collection of examples of promotional material, campaign material, fundraising & marketing activities etc. – related to: –

veg(etari)an products

veg(etari)an books & other publications

veg(etari)an organisations

veg(etari)an businesses

animal rights organisations

animal rights publications

humanitarian organisations

humanitarian publications

rambling clubs run by members of the above groups & related publications

the work of Richard St. Barbe Baker & the ‘Men of the Trees’ organization & its many sub-branches

There are currently more than 2,000 items in the Ernest Bell Library.

We will complete the cataloging of the collection as & when adequate funds are available.

It is long past time for the library to go online!

 “I have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library, which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature, and so form a sort of center for students, will meet with a wide response.” 

Henry S. Salt – writing in September 1934

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