COUNTRY LIFE
A Scottish Scheme
A thoughtful scheme for the furtherance of animal welfare was put forward by the Scottish S.P.C.A. a year or two ago, and a new hope that it may reach a more definite development is suggested by correspondence that reaches me from overseas. Now the annual report of the Scottish Society goes all round the world and contains reports from all round the world, many of them of great interest. The idea is that an inter- national journal should be founded. Already the known and worthy correspondents are sufficient and a few competent translators, as was suggested in the latest report, could do most of the work. I am induced to make a rather belated reference to their scheme by letters recently received from South Africa. The interest in natural history there is very strong, as my postbag frequently proves ; and such an interest extends itself by natural process into the general welfare of animals. There is every reason why animal welfare societies in different countries should have close communication and co-operation. The protection of quail in Egypt, and old horses in Belgium are two examples illustrating the direct need of co-operation, over and above the call for a wide solidarity among humanitarian workers.
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