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duty of the Veterinary Surgeon is to prevent or alleviate 

 pain and distress in animals ; and we must also recollect that 

 in addition to their companionship, they possess — 



" Many a good 

 And useful quality, and virtue too— 

 Attachment never to be weaned or changed 

 By any change of fortune ; proof alike 

 Against unkindness, absence, and neglect ; 

 Fidelity that neither bribe nor threat 

 Can move or warp ; and gratitude for small 

 And trivial favors, lasting as the life. 

 And glistening even in the dying eye." 



