“Those of us who have grown old in the work and who have so little to encourage us for the future welfare of animals can at least only hope that having carried the banner so far, we can, in falling, fling it to the hosts behind to carry on the work and hope that they will be more successful than we have been during this century.

“An unhappy note on which to end? May it be a far and penetrating call – a long clear call to many to whom we plead to think more seriously, to work more earnestly for the alleviation of all suffering for those who cannot speak for themselves.”

From Sensible Pets and Silly People [1990], page 184, by Miss M Raymonde-Hawkins MBE (1902 – 1998) founder of Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare.  This quote is so telling of how she worried for the future of Raystede and what would happen to it after she'd gone.  It is a desperate plea to those left in charge to follow her example and show compassion to ALL 'who cannot speak for themselves'.  And boy have they let her down!

Please urge Raystede to listen and make their cafe vegan - to honour their founder's wishes.  For the sake of ALL animals.

Thanks so much to all of you who do work earnestly for the alleviation of all suffering.  Thank you for sharing this far and wide and helping us to make Miss Raymonde-Hawkins' voice heard.