It has been well known for some time in certain circles that a movement was on foot for the emancipation of the brute creatures (so called) from the thralldom of man. For years a correspondence has been kept up between Africa, the Rocky Mountains, the Jungles of India, and the various Menageries throughout the world; all the beasts were unanimous for freedom.
After deliberation, it was decided that the first blow should be struck in America, while mankind was absorbed in the Presidential election. The next question was what part of America should be selected?
The Animal Declaration of Independence Harper’s January 1857 [edited extract being part one in a series of 19]
