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ill-treatment of the brutes reacts on the moral nature 

 of the man that is guilty of it; in injuring them he 

 injures himself far more. 



But the time fails me. This is necessarily a very 

 inadequate account of our work up to the present a 

 mere sketch but I hope it may suffice to encourage 

 old members and to arouse the interest and enthusiasm 

 of those now entering to fill the places of the men who 

 have left us, and whose efforts in this cause we must 

 gratefully remember. There is one thing which cannot 

 in any way be represented to others, and that is the 

 delight we have experienced in meeting together to 

 discuss the inner and, unfortunately for us, so much 

 hidden life of those beings that we have learned to 

 regard with more and more respect, and to consider 

 fellow-creatures. It will take some time to educate the 

 public mind up to the point of realising how much 

 these animals are really deserving of serious, respectful 

 consideration. To the enlightened veterinary surgeon 

 must we especially look for an improvement of the 

 condition of our domestic animals, and in no way can 

 this be accomplished more effectually than by learning 

 their true nature and making that known. We wish 

 to reach only the truth. No cause is in the end 

 advanced by over-statement of the facts. 



Sensible rather of how much is still to be done, than 

 satisfied with our past progress, we renew our enquiries 

 in the firm belief that an honest, humble search after 

 truth will never be in vain. 



