Some June 2014 acquisitions at the – Ernest Bell Library. . All are pre-1910. . ……yes – they are part of a larger collection which we are now cataloging. . Play – ‘Spot the Differences’ . Those on the left were painted & then printed in Argentina for – Sociedad Protectora de Animales Sarmiento – Estd. 1902. . Those on the right were painted & then printed in France for – Société Protectrice des…
Let us seriously consider: – How to balance animal rights and animal welfare? First a quote from a 2014 book which I am very fond of – ~ I ask myself continuously how to balance the utopian vision of animal rights with the pragmatic politics of animal welfare. For the sake of the animals, I always take the side of rights over welfare; however, there are times, particularly in the political arena, when welfare…
1976 – BBC2 & The Vegan Society in the Open Door series. The programme led to over 9000 enquiries about veganism resulting in around 1,000 new members of the Society. From The Vegan- Autumn 1994 page XX “In the middle of December, the BBC invites the Society to contribute an Open Door programme to be broadcast on 31 January (repeated 7 February). Kathleen Jannaway and Jack Sanderson spend much of January working…
Vegans have been actively campaigning against vivisectors since ~ the 1870s. Today, here in Hong Kong, we had a table covered in anti-vivisection pamphlets. The earliest that we were referring to was one by Ernest Bell from 1889. As we were working, we realized that Google could not find many of our favorite quotes – also many misquotes are available through Search. So, in this post, we are transcribing approx.…
A campaign is running for – Growl on indiegogo.com – please click. In his Foreword, Queen’s rock legend Brian May, says Growl “…opens the door to a world based on compassion, our greatest hope for us and our children, and our children’s children.” Growl on indiegogo.com – please click. Kim says – Why Growl? Growl is the book I wish I could have read when I went vegan and got involved with animal rights…