The Duty of Mercy: A Dissertation on the Duty of Mercy and Sin of Cruelty to Brute Animals

Mellen Animal Rights Library Series #3

by Humphrey Primatt

The Duty of Mercy, first published in 1776, is devoted to teaching kindness to animals as a duty. It takes into account the connection between racism and the exploitation of non-humans, and between the violence of the 18th century and the failure of society in general to suppress its cruelties.

Genres: Animals

127 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1776

About the author

Humphrey Primatt (1734 – c. 1776) was an English clergyman and early animal rights writer. Primatt has been described as "one of the most important figures in the development of a notion of animal rights."
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