Show i COMMANDMENTS I OF KINDNESS Rules for Humane Treatment Treatment Treatment Treat Treat- ment of Animals Issued PITTSBURG Pa March 3 3 Ten Ten Commandments Commandments' s' s sot of ot Kindness to regulate regu- regu fate late c conduct towards animals have Just been issued by the department of ot hum humane humane hu- hu m mane ne education Presbyterian rian church of the United States The commandments commandments commandments command- command ments point out mans man's d duty ty to animals and are published with a view toward I minimizing useless cruelty and kill kill- killing ing The commandments are are 1 1 Thou shall not deal cruelly with the creatures of Gods God's creation placed under any dominion but in kindness justice and mercy shall thou administer adminis adminis- ter thy guardianship over beast bird and nd cattle seeking to serve seive in the spirit of thy Cre Creator tor 2 Th Thou u not delight thyself in inI J I graven images but rather In tender mercies to o those who depend upon thy I guardianship Thou not lay bl blame me I 01 or punishment unwarranted ranted and who I II I j have no means of assorting asserting their rights wherefore thou are to them the the 1 adjudicator of righteousness in their I m midst dst for the tho Lord thy God is a jealous jealous jealous jeal jeal- I ous Go God 1 remembering thy unfaithfulness unfaithfulness unfaith unfaith- fth- fth and thy cruelties to all His I creatures and visiting the errors of thy I way upon thy children down through i the generations in that thou has set et a abad ai I II I bad example unto them and hast by byword byword byword word and deed led them to disrespect Justice and mercy In dealing with defenseless defenseless de defenseless de- de creatures creatures 3 Thou not curse thine cattle nor noi Inflict vengeance upon any of Gods God's creat creatures res for the Lord Loid will not hold him guiltless who disregards s his cre- cre I I tion 4 4 Remember the sabbatical rights of I Gods God's creatures and pr practice them sac sac- Every beast of burden and e every ery animal In thy service shall have Its days and fitting seasons of rest whereby the drudge of toil in thy service may be comfortably mingled with the joy of living With reason reason j i I Ian an and consideration thou assign i their tasks and with equal care thou provide provid food rest succor mercy t and and those things which make for the tho natural natural joy of living 6 5 Honor and respect thy guardianship guardianship guardianship guardian guardian- I ship over the an animals mals which have been thy faithful servants and desert them not in in an evil day for by so doing I thou marest prolong thy days and in increase increase increase in- in crease thy Joys in the land lind which the Lord thy God thee 6 6 Thou shall not kill for the jo joy of killing for foi the sport of killing for contest in skill or for selfish gain For tile the righteous man the life of his beast 7 Thou rhou n not t commit thyself to the lusts of blood bloody contests nor sE seek ek to look upon the cock fight the t live live I pigeon shoot the bull fight and all such atrocious acts 8 Thou not steal destroy nor take unto thyself selfishly or wantonly that which belongs to the comfort and needs of thy animals I 9 Thou not bear false witness for paltry gain to thyself whereby I Gods God's creatures suffer hunger anguish or torture Let the testimony of thy I guardianship be above thy lust for gain I 10 Thou not covet the birds bird's 1 plumage nor the animals animal's fur thou I not the robins lobin's nest nor her young py by y her Side nor nor the pigeon the tho I freedom of the tho air all nor noi th the deer the joy of the lair lak I 1 |