Our Dumb Animals
 May 1915 cover of Our Dumb Animals | |
| Editor | George T. Angell |
|---|---|
| Categories | Animal welfare |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founder | George T. Angell |
| Founded | 1868 |
| First issue | 1868 |
| Final issue | 1970 |
| Company | Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Language | English |
| OCLC | 977896424 |
Our Dumb Animals was an American animal welfare magazine published by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; it was created by George T. Angell, the founder of the society.[1] The magazine was first published in 1868 and remained in publication until 1970.[2] For the first issue, over 200,000 copies were distributed, with Boston police officers distributing 25,000.[3] The magazine had an annual fee of US$0.5 and was published monthly.[4] The use of the word "dumb" in its title was not intended to disparage non-human animals, but to refer to their lack of capacity for speech;[5] the motto "We Speak For Those Who Cannot Speak For Themselves" was printed on every cover.[1] Its content included news about the organization's activities and members, humane education and reports on cruel treatment towards animals, which was contrasted with the virtues of the animals being harmed, such as their intelligence and faithfulness.[2] The magazine is considered important in the development of the early animal advocacy movement.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Our Dumb Animals". Be Kind: A Visual History of Humane Education. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ a b Song, Hoon (2011). Pigeon Trouble: Bestiary Biopolitics in a Deindustrialized America. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-0-8122-0009-6.
- ^ "George Thorndike Angell". MSPCA-Angell. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "Our Dumb Animals Vol 20 No.3". Animal Legal & Historical Center. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Preece, Rod (2011). Animals and Nature: Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities. UBC Press. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-0-7748-4220-4.
External links
Media related to Our Dumb Animals at Wikimedia Commons
- Our Dumb Animals at the Library of Congress
- Our Dumb Animals at the HathiTrust Digital Library
- Our Dumb Animals at the Internet Archive
