Our Dumb Animals

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Add: Our Dumb Animals was founded in 1868 by George T Angell a Boston lawyer and animal welfare advocate In February of that year Angell read about two horses that had been raced to death and published a letter protesting their treatment Influenced by the work of Henry Bergh founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in New York Angell established the MSPCA and began publishing Our Dumb Animals as its official magazine The first issue appeared on June 2 1868 with an annual subscription price. Add: Our Dumb Animals was founded in 1868 by George T Angell a Boston lawyer and animal welfare advocate In February of that year Angell read about two horses that had been raced to death and published a letter protesting their treatment Influenced by the work of Henry Bergh founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in New York Angell established the MSPCA and began publishing Our Dumb Animals as its official magazine The first issue appeared on June 2 1868 with an annual subscription price. Add: The word dumb in the magazine's title referred to animals inability to speak rather than a lack of intelligence Its covers carried the motto We Speak For Those Who Cannot Speak For Themselves Our Dumb Animals published reports on the MSPCA's activities its members and proposed animal protection legislation.

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