LET BIRDS BE FREE.
Famous John Buchan’s Plea.
Canada’s new Governor-General, the famous John Buchan (well known as a novelist to many New Zealanders) is a warm lover of birds. Here is part of the eloquent plea he made for the freedom of birds to a committee of the British House of Commons:—
“A bird in a cage is an atrocity. I believe it is cruel to keep any wild thing used to the freedom and happiness of its natural life in captivity. Evidence shows there is actual cruelty involved in the catching and caging of birds. “Birds are one of the chief amenities of rural English life. The wholesale, unrestricted catching of them has undoubtedly depleted certain areas. “The abolition of an abominable form of cruelty and the preservation of one of the chief amenities of the countryside are cheaply purchased at the cost of a few hard cases (the comparatively small number of bird-dealers and fanciers).”
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Forest and Bird, Issue 37, 1 August 1935, Page 16
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158LET BIRDS BE FREE. Forest and Bird, Issue 37, 1 August 1935, Page 16
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