Born in Yorkshire in 1860, William Ralph Inge was an Anglican priest, a professor of divinity at Cambridge and a writer who penned such dour opinions in his articles for the Evening Standard that he was known as "the Gloomy Dean."Inge's dismal viewpoint probably didn't arise from his works on the ancient Greek philosopher Plotinus who wrote, "There exists no single human being that does not either potentially or effectively possess this thing we hold to constitute happiness." More likely it was the result of his work as a staunch advocate of animal rights.
"We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation," Inge said, "and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form."
But there are angels in human form, too. A global campaign against the department store chain Nordstrom's is set to be launched the week leading up to Valentine's Day by In Defense of Animals (IDA) and the International Anti-Fur Coalition targeting the cruel fur trade. Events are scheduled in Brazil, Canada, France, Ireland, Israel, the United States and Uruguay.
The Gloomy Dean would have been proud.
GET INVOLVED
- Join the IDA and International Anti-Fur Coalition campaign against Nordstrom's
- Sign a PETA petition urging Urban Outfitters to stop selling fur products
- Fur Free Friday (November 21, 2008)
- New Standards Attempt More Humane Seal Hunt (March 27, 2008)
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