Excerpt from Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social ProgressAS a memorial of work done on behalf of the rights of animals, it has been thought fitting, by members and friends of the late Humanitarian League, that a new edition of this little book should be published in the year that brings the centenary of Martin's Act, the first legislation for the prevention of cruelty to the non-human races.Of the progress made in this branch of ethics, since 1822, some account is incidentally given in the book, and during the last few years the advance has been steadily continued. Attention has been drawn, for instance, to the antiquated methods employed in the slaughter of animals for food, and this has corres ponded with an increase in the practice of vegetarian ism. The treatment of other domestic animals, such as pit ponies, and the worn-out horses exported to the Continent, has stirred the public conscience, and at the same time the cruelty and folly of what is technically known as the wild animal industry - the kidnapping of specimens for exhibition in zoological gardens, or as performing animals on the stage are becoming better understood.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.