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Animal Rights/ General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Henry S. Salt was “…The First Writer To Consider The Issue Of Animal Rights Explicitly, As Opposed To Better Animal Welfare.”

Animals’ Rights Considered in relation to social progress – with a bibliographical appendix by Henry S. Salt. Published 1892 by G. Bell in London, New York . This is one of the most handled & most admired items in our Ernest Bell Library. ——— A contemporary review of the book Animals’ Rights The Times, October 27, 1892 Books of the Week ~ While the subject of vivisection is so…

April 3, 2014 (Last Updated: November 11, 2019) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Asenath Nicholson – ‘Vegan in New York’ in the 1830s – Missionary, Philanthropist And Traveler

I add bold red to some text to emphasize vegan-ness. J ___________________________________________ ~ “My reason for objecting to every species of matter to be used as food, except the direct produce of the earth – as maybe seen in my last publication – is founded on the broad ground that no other matter is suited to the organs of man. This applies then with the same force to eggs, milk, cheese, and fish,…

March 29, 2014 (Last Updated: September 7, 2020) By John Edmundson

Animal Rights/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Preventing Cruelty to Animals – 1840 style.

Reflecting on ugly humans wearing silk, wool etc. ~ How proud we are, how fond to shew our clothes, and call them rich and new, when the poor sheep and silkworms wore that very clothing long before! The tulip and the butterfly appear in gayer coats than I: Let me be dressed fine as I will, flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still. ~ Isaac Watts circa 1700 A little reminder…

March 8, 2014 (Last Updated: November 11, 2019) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ Vegan Parenting/ Veganism/ vegetarian history

Humor – 10+ Years Of Dan Piraro

Vegan Video Dan Piraro from bizarro.com a really awesome video. A talking pig explains why eating meat is bad for you. 900,000+ views to date. Interviewed Q – Was it difficult going from omnivore to vegan without being a vegetarian first? Dan – It has to do with the kind of person you are, the kinds of experiences you have, and the guidance you get. I gave up eating animal…

February 12, 2014 (Last Updated: September 22, 2018) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Vegan ‘Butter’ In 1894 AKA Margarine – With A Big Thank You To Napolean (The Third One)! – Historical Vegan Marketing Campaigns

The Vegan Age In 2014 we have vegan products made by wholly vegan companies. Veg(etari)ans & Food Reformers in the 19th century enjoyed very few manufactured, tongue-enticing ‘convenience’ foods. Some of the items quoted here are close to 120 years old. Here at the Ernest Bell Library we really enjoy seeing really great examples of marketing; especially when they were done for humanitarian / vegetarian / vegan etc. products, publications…

February 8, 2014 (Last Updated: November 12, 2019) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Kickstarter to Support – Vegetarianism: The Story So Far – A Radio History by Ian McDonald, The Vegan Option

Great public radio – that happens to be vegan! They are running a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a series of programs by Ian McDonald – the first ever radio history of vegetarianism. Please CLICK, READ & HELP them with some $ (or £, or €).. The last day of the campaign Sunday Feb 16 – it ends midnight New York Time. It’s most of the way to the goal, but if it doesn’t…

February 5, 2014 (Last Updated: October 21, 2015) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Veg(etari)an Directory for the US from 1907 – 107 years ago – HappyCow is listing 922 Vegan businesses today – 5 Feb 2014

.. ’21’ restaurants & ‘3’ sanitariums – were listed in this magazine. These were paid listings – so there WERE quite a few other US veg businesses also open at this time. There are 922 listings for 100% Vegan US Restaurants & Stores today on HappyCow – Feb 5 2014! Total 10934 places with some vegan options / choices! The Vegetarian Magazine – of – The Vegetarian Company – Chicago…

February 5, 2014 (Last Updated: October 21, 2015) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

The Vegetarians’ Barnyard – 3D vegetable art by Carl V. Burger 1935 – …….& notes on – Wheeler McMillan …& bankers actively bankrupting farmers in the US …& wars …& chemurgy.

THE COUNTRY HOME – front cover of the issue from – SEPTEMBER 1935 There is a somewhat bizarre ‘vegetarian’ article on p42 – see below. 3D vegetable art by Carl V. Burger (1888-1967) – an artist and writer of children’s books about animals and natural history. Wiki – Archive – More of Carl’s work – Pinterest A fun item in our Ernest Bell Library collection. Above are images of the front cover…

February 3, 2014 (Last Updated: October 21, 2015) By John Edmundson

Animal Rights/ General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Horse Year 2014 will officially begin Jan. 31, 2014 and end on Feb. 18, 2015.

‘National Equine Defence League’ Badge circa 1910 Horse Year 2014 It begins on Jan. 31, 2014 and ends on Feb. 18, 2015. The fortunate colors are green, brown and yellow. We wish you a happy & fulfilling year! The Shēngxiào (Chinese: 生肖, literally “birth likeness”), also known in English as the Chinese zodiac (“zodiac” derives from the similar concept in Western Astrology and means “circle of animals”), is a scheme…

January 30, 2014 (Last Updated: October 21, 2015) By John Edmundson

Animal Rights/ General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Two of our favorite ‘Leagues’! – Art for the Benefit of Animals – from circa 1924

He groans in anguish; while the growling pack, Blood-happy, hang at his fair jutting chest, And mark his beauteous chequered sides with gore. – The Seasons by James Thomson – Autumn – p133 An old postcard from the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports. It is undated, but is probably from circa 1924 – 1927. The demise of the Humanitarian League came about as a result of the first world war and in 1919…

January 29, 2014 (Last Updated: November 12, 2019) By John Edmundson

Celebrity Interviews/ vegan history/ Veganism/ vegetarian history

American Vegetarian Society 1850 & Remembering Rynn Berry – by Martin Rowe

Daily Evening Transcript ~ Boston, Massachusetts ~ Monday, May 20, 1850 The editorial is a journalist’s ‘take’ on the inaugural meeting of The American Vegetarian Society of Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th May 1850! Quite a cutting / sarcastic piece of journalism! ……but we are are very glad that it was written. Prior to today, this has appeared nowhere else on the Internet. This is the last item which we were…

January 19, 2014 (Last Updated: November 11, 2019) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Rynn Berry left us a few hours ago – a loveable vegan historian & a great friend.

Rynn’s close friend, Martin Rowe, posted this news on Facebook today – Jan 9 2014. “I’ve been to the hospital, and I’m sorry to confirm that Rynn Berry passed away today at 12:30 p.m. His family was with him. I can give no further details, since I am not a next-of-kin, but I was told that he had gone into cardiac arrest in ProspectPark. When I saw him yesterday, he…

January 9, 2014 (Last Updated: October 21, 2015) By John Edmundson

Humor/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Vegan Postcard by Donald McGill – circa 1918 – with some George Orwell notes

DONALD McGILL ‘VEGAN’ POSTCARD – circa 1918 PUBLISHER- INTER ART COMIQUE SERIES 2387 . JACK SPRAT COULD EAT NOT FAT AND HIS WIFE COULD EAT NO LEAN AND SO BETWEEN THEM BOTH They decided that, having already given up Tea, Sugar, Jam, Potatoes, Butter, Cheese and Eggs, THEY WOULD ALSO GIVE UP MEAT. . The original postcard is in our Ernest Bell Library. We have no idea of what Jack…

January 3, 2014 (Last Updated: October 21, 2015) By John Edmundson

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