GRIEVANCES OF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION. 67 
success must attend us. The course to be adopted appears to me 
to be simple and straightforward. If we wish our profession to 
be rescued from its present degraded state, or to pi^ ent, if pos¬ 
sible , its sinking lower, we must seek protection from higher au¬ 
thority than the Professor and his assistant, or even the governors 
of the Royal Veterinary College. We must ask it from the go¬ 
vernment of our country. 
How can we do this ? Not by my writing a letter this month, 
and another writing one on the next month; but by the profes¬ 
sion meeting, choosing a committee, that committee di awing up 
a memorial, which should be signed by all inteiested in the 
cause, and presented to Parliament; and which should point out 
our grievances, and pray for an enactment of such laws as 
would correct the existing evils, and establish oui claims to 
respectability. 
I have said, to be presented to Parliament. It may be asked, 
Who would do it ? I am satisfied not one but twenty members 
may be found, who would not only lay it befoie the house, but 
who would advocate our cause, when the justness of our request 
was made known to them. 
If a further inducement were wanting, they may be told, that 
it is their interest to listen to us; for by improving the veterinary 
art, they are protecting their own property, as we are assured 
they too well know and have felt . Many a valuable and 
useful animal has been sacrificed from the unskilful treatment 
of those qualified veterinarians who, after imbibing the genial 
warmth of the college stables, grow up, blossom, and amve at 
maturity in the inconceivably short space of six 01 eight months. 
I shall not here, Mr. Editor, stop to enumerate more of the 
evils complained of; for I am assured that the profession gene¬ 
rally are well satisfied there is too much to amend; but shall 
only say, that I am ready heart, hand, and purse (foi it will cost 
money as well as labour), to come forward at the day of tnal, and 
should my humble exertions tend, in the least degree, to improve 
our condition, 1 shall always look upon it as the most useful 
period of my life. 
Before I conclude, I will say I should be extremely sorry to 
see the Professor or Ins assistant removed from the stations 
they have filled for so many years, not quite so well as could be 
wished, but which may be improved. Let us ask them to join us 
in the grand undertaking; and 1 cannot doubt that both of them 
would be as much pleased as ourselves to see our state improved. 
They must feel, that as we rise they must rise : should I, however, 
be mistaken, then I say, with perseverance for our motto, Let us 
fight the good fight alone. 
