A section from ‘The Atheist’ by George Bedborough. The ‘Humanitarian League’ section! Truly one of my favorite ‘poems’. ~ Food is bought, So is drink, by a sort of intuition, With no heed of waste or malnutrition. Lambs are slaughtered, calves are bled, That our young may be ill-fed. Fruit, nuts and cereals which … [Read more…]
These were produced in London. The London Vegetarian Society was the ‘most vegan’ group in the UK at this time. Henry S. Salt & Ernest Bell were writing about 100% vegetable diets. A ‘vegan’ recipe book was published in London in 1910 – No Animal Food And Nutrition And Diet With Vegetable Recipes by Rupert … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
This is one of the earliest vegetarian children’s stories in English that we have discovered. George Bedborough’s thinking is delightful. I particularly love his reflections on militancy. ! Please remember that this story was written more than 100 years ago – just pre-WWI – it is ‘pre-factory farming’ & does not go ‘all the way to vegan’. … [Read more…]
These wonderful vegetarian-themed children’s story books have survived for 99 years – but their original owners were less fortunate. Title: Stories from the…