NPR: Early Animal Rights Poem: “A Mouse’s Plea”: A Touching Story of an Early Animal Rights Pioneer

I won’t spoil the story. Just check out the following link. Very inspirational in that even as far back as the 18th century, some attempted to raise awareness of the inherent cruelty of animal testing or vivisection.

http://fleshfreefork.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/npr-early-animal-rights-poem/