Project Gutenberg 2008-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 230 Coleridge, Stephen 1854 1936 Coleridge, S. (Stephen) 18019596 Great Testimony against scientific cruelty Transcribed from the 1918 John Lane edition by David Price "Great Testimony against Scientific Cruelty" by Stephen Coleridge is a compelling historical account written in the early 20th century, specifically around the time of World War I. This book serves as a strong critique against vivisection and the cruelty inflicted upon animals in the name of scientific progress, reflecting the ethical debates that arose during the Victorian and Edwardian eras related to animal rights and welfare. In this work, Coleridge gathers together the voices of influential individuals from various fields—including poets, philosophers, and religious leaders—who condemned vivisection. The text highlights the efforts of figures like the seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, Miss Frances Power Cobbe, and Cardinal Manning, among others, as they fought against animal cruelty and advocated for ethical treatment. Through vivid illustrations and powerful rhetoric, Coleridge articulates the moral imperatives dictating a need for compassion towards animals, while confronting the cold rationality of so-called scientific pursuits that disregard the suffering of sentient beings. This book profoundly questions the ethics of scientific methodology that endorses cruelty, urging society to recognize and rectify such abominable practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Vivisection HV Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Environmental Issues Category: Philosophy & Ethics 105957 2025-08-11T03:53:42.919248 text/html 101330 2008-07-16T17:46:26 text/html 1509475 2025-08-11T03:53:49.625221 application/epub+zip 1504238 2025-08-11T03:53:46.379256 application/epub+zip 107586 2025-08-11T03:53:44.976251 application/epub+zip 1651340 2025-08-11T03:53:52.000225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1629182 2025-08-11T03:53:48.594257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230349 2022-09-12T07:51:39.511836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92192 2025-08-11T03:53:42.544239 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91962 2008-07-16T17:53:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18557 2025-08-11T03:53:52.131198 application/rdf+xml 16414 2025-08-11T03:53:45.479234 image/jpeg 3700 2025-08-11T03:53:45.227229 image/jpeg 1363787 2008-07-16T17:53:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 35923 2008-07-16T17:53:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 1493829 2025-08-11T03:53:42.973271 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia