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As a free online library, literary research resource, animal rights timeline and historical literature archive, AnimalRightsHistory.Org promotes and facilitates: access to information, education, literary research and the preservation of historical literature on animal rights, animal welfare and the humane movement against cruelty to animals.

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To advocate the rights of animals is far more than to plead for compassion or justice towards the victims of ill-usage ; it is not only, and not primarily, for the sake of the victims that we plead, but for the sake of mankind itself. Our true civilization, our race-progress, our humanity (in the best sense of the term) are concerned in this development ; it is ourselves, our own vital instincts, that we wrong, when we trample on the rights of the fellow-beings, human or animal, over whom we chance to hold jurisdiction. (Salt 1892, Animals' Rights)

With the deepest respect for those before us…

We share your pain in knowing this suffering takes place, your shame in being members of a species that inflicts such cruelty, your passionate need to do as much as possible, and your agony at knowing you can never do enough.

Your words speak of our deepest beliefs. Your strength of character reassures us, your passion, encourages us. Within us, your tireless efforts on behalf of animals continue.

We are activists, as you were, and as many more shall be.

Let us "open our mouths" for those "dumb," but significant and friendly clients : let us make up, by every plea which we can urge in their favour, what their own tongues are unable to express : let the wailings and moans, with which they implore our assistance, operate as the strongest arguments on our feeling, commiserating minds. Oh! let us not be "dumb" ourselves, but loud in their defence. (Daubeny 1799, Sermon—Cruelty to Dumb Animals)

Donations are always helpful and used to offset the cost of acquiring literature. Loans or copies of historical literature on rights, welfare and protection of animals would allow us to make these often-expensive texts available online for anyone to read. Current literature is also helpful and appreciated. Help is also needed with research, composing abstracts and proofreading eBooks.

Please contact-us@AnimalRightsHistory.Org. Your help, suggestions and ideas are most welcome and appreciated.