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Letter to Editor
December 5, 1890
The Monitor
Woodstown, Salem County, New Jersey
What is this article about?
A letter to the editor condemns owners for leaving horses and cattle unsheltered in winter fields, labeling it unmerciful and invoking a proverb on compassion for animals. The public is said to know the offenders.
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Cruelty to Animals.
Ed. Monitor:—Why in the name of common sense don't the owners of the horses and cattle that we see out in the fields on wintry days and nights, shelter the suffering stock? Is it because they want to save the stalks and hay, or is it because they have no pity or feeling for the shivering brutes? "A merciful man is merciful to his beasts," and when I see horses or cattle confined out in the open field day and night without any kind of shelter in such weather as we have had this week, I say that man is unmerciful. It is needless to mention any names for the traveling public know where this shoe will fit.
MERCY.
Cruelty to Animals.
Ed. Monitor:—Why in the name of common sense don't the owners of the horses and cattle that we see out in the fields on wintry days and nights, shelter the suffering stock? Is it because they want to save the stalks and hay, or is it because they have no pity or feeling for the shivering brutes? "A merciful man is merciful to his beasts," and when I see horses or cattle confined out in the open field day and night without any kind of shelter in such weather as we have had this week, I say that man is unmerciful. It is needless to mention any names for the traveling public know where this shoe will fit.
MERCY.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Emotional
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Social Issues
Morality
What keywords are associated?
Animal Cruelty
Horse Shelter
Cattle Welfare
Winter Exposure
Mercy To Beasts
What entities or persons were involved?
Mercy.
Ed. Monitor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Mercy.
Recipient
Ed. Monitor
Main Argument
owners of horses and cattle should provide shelter for their animals during wintry weather to prevent suffering, as failing to do so demonstrates a lack of mercy and pity.
Notable Details
Quotes 'A Merciful Man Is Merciful To His Beasts.'
Refers To The Traveling Public Knowing The Guilty Parties Without Naming Them.