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Do Animals Suffer?

Do Animals Suffer? – a powerful gruesome image of ~ 118 years ago. The drawing / illustration on the postcard is by William Small – artist for ‘The Daily Graphic’ – the date looks like 1897. The original postcard is in the collection of the Ernest Bell Library. Scroll down this page for a larger 1.66 MB version. ‘Death Row’ Ships Live animals were being shipped for slaughter in other countries. There were…

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The Need For Many More Pro-Animal & Vegan Societies …& Ernest Bell Memories

The article, the images & the quotes are all from books & magazines in The Ernest Bell Library. If anyone would like to help by either ‘Adopting’ or ‘Sponsoring’ items in the library, please be in touch. Photo – Ernest Bell – freeing a lark from a London market – perhaps in 1902 Ernest Bell – writing in the magazine – The Animals’ Friend – August 1921 ~ What we…

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On Humanitarian Finance

Here is an article from 1896 – unattributed – but written very much in the style of Edith Carrington – proposing ‘networking’ for better-financing humanitarian projects. The author reflects specifically on the challenges of funding a humanitarian monthly magazine / journal. Building audiences – attracting paying advertisers – carefully managing & expanding your projects – the advice can be adjusted slightly & applied to many different great projects today, it is…

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