The Duty of Mercy and the Sin of Cruelty to Brute Animals

Download or read book The Duty of Mercy and the Sin of Cruelty to Brute Animals written by Humphry Primatt and published by Open Gate Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 18th-century divine's influential Dissertation was once regarded as the foundation stone of the RSPCA. It is devoted to teaching kindness to animals as a duty, and takes into account the connection between racism and the exploitation of non-humans, and between the violence of the 18th century and the failure of society in general to suppress its cruelties.