A wonderfully designed postcard from the National Canine Defence League (NCDL) – circa 1930. A much loved item in the Ernest Bell Library. So Shines A Good Dog In A Naughty World ……quoting Shakespeare – ……’maybe’ quoting the Bible. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… William Shakespeare – The Merchant of Venice, Act 5, Scene I – circa 1598 Portia: That … [Read more…]
For the benefit of 2016 vegans – here – are HappyCow’s Maine listings In our Ernest Bell Library, we have an original handwritten letter from 1834, identifying one early ‘close to vegan’ Portland resident – Reverend Henry Aiken Worcester, a Swedenborgian minister – and one ‘vegan’ visitor – Dr. Sylvester Graham. The letter tells us … [Read more…]
Time travel – back 68 years to Vegetarian Central London 1947. These 5 restaurant businesses had all survived WW2. Kudos to all of the owners & their teams! Sharing a few items from our Ernest Bell Library archives. The ‘London Vegetarian Society’ in 1947 – minus most of its archives as its previous home had … [Read more…]
Today: – ……we would like to jump back to 1914, to one of the first successful animal cruelty prosecutions. The court case was brought by the Performing and Captive Animals Defence League (PADL). We are happy to discover that undercover activism for the benefit of animals goes back more than 100 years! ‘Andrew’, a dealer friend … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
SeaWorld 2014 / 5. The Hippodrome, London 1921. We are continuing the fight against humans forcing animals to perform for their profit. Important notes are in – brown. The postcard & other items referenced in this blog post are being cared for by the Ernest Bell Library. Our articles are always ‘heavy’ with embedded links … [Read more…]