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				Retrospect-Lord Erskine's Bill to Prevent Cruelty to Animals Belfast Monthly Magazine 1809-Jun 1809-Jun \| Belfast Monthly Magazine, "Monthly Retrospect of Politics-Bill Introduced by Lord Erskine to Prevent Cruelty to Animals, Belfast Monthly Magazine, 2 (1809-Jun): 471; Online at Google Books. Monthly Retrospect of Politics—Bill Introduced by Lord Erskine to Prevent Cruelty to Animals In taking a view of the parliamentary proceedings of this month, we cannot omit to notice the fate of a bill introduced by Lord Erskine to prevent cruelty to animals. It passed through the house of Lords, and was finally rejected before the third reading in the commons. It was acknowledged by the supporters of the bill to be the commencement of a new era in legislation, but the idea was scouted by the class of obscurants, or bedarkners, and anti-reformists. Animals have their rights, and cruelty towards them is only punished from a refernce to the interest of the owners, without consideration of the wanton cruelties infliced on them through inhumanity and caprice. There was consistency, however, in the opposition of the enemies of reform, to this measure of improvement. Windham who some years ago, successfully opposed a bill to prevent the barbarous and brutalizing practice of bull-baiting, lest it should diminish the courage (he should heave more appropriately termed it ferocity) of the English, was steady to his principles on this occasion, and moved that the third reading of the bill should be deferred for three months. Such is the progress of civilization in the first decennium of the 19th century.			Quotes-Library of Primary Source Historical Literature Animal Rights History Timeline Antiquity-Middle Ages Ancient Animal Rights Law Early Prohibitions-Middle Ages [BCE-3^rdc.] Mythical-Divine Origin; Antiquity—Classical Literature [3^rdc.-1485] Early Church Fathers, Old-Middle English Period Renaissance Early Anti-Cruelty Legislation [1485-1660] English Renaissance Enlightenment Articles-Letters-Enlightenment Pleas for Laws to Protect Animals [1660-1689] Restoration [1689-1745] Augustan Age-Pope [1745-1785] Age of Sensibility Romantic Age Articles-Letters-Romantic Age Modern Legislative Beginnings [1785-1798] Burns-Cowper [1798-1806] Wordsworth [1806-1837] Byron, Martin's Act Victorian Age Articles-Letters-Victorian Age Anti-Cruelty, Anti-Vivisection Laws [1837-1876] Early Victorian Age [1876-1901] Late Victorian Age Early 20th Century Articles-Letters-Early 20th Continuing Animal Protection Law [1901-1914] Edwardian Age [1914-1945] Modern Period _____________ Our free online library of primary source historical literature documents the authenticity of quotes introducing animal welfare-animal rights activists and advocates, legislators, educators, and authors and others against cruelty to animals while providing more in-depth insight into the ideologies of humanity against cruelty to animals and additional historical perspective on the continuing struggle for animal rights, animal welfare and the protection of animals.
	[1785-1837] Romantic Age Animal Welfare-Animal Rights Articles-Letters-Reviews Against Cruelty to Animals Annual Register Annual Review Anti-Jacobin Review British Critic Critical Review Edinburgh Magazine European Magazine Evangelical Magazine Gentleman's Magazine Indicator Leigh Hunt's London Review Literary Panorama Monthly Magazine Monthly Mirror Monthly Review Orthodox Churchman's Magazine Reflector Scots Magazine Sporting Magazine United States Literary Gazette Universal Magazine Talter Romantic Age Legislators Animal Welfare-Animal Rights Activists-Advocates-Quotes Against Cruelty to Animals [1742-1825] Mr. Baker [Romantic] Sir Charles Bunbury [Romantic] Mr. Dent [1750-1818] Lord Ellenborough [1750-1823] Lord Erskine [Romantic] Sir Richard Hill [Romantic] Mr. Jekyll [Romantic] Mr. Morris [Romantic] Mr. Newbolt [Romantic] Sir William Pulteney [Romantic] Sir Samuel Romilly [Romantic] Richard Sheridan [1756-1835] Mr. William Smith [Romantic] Mr. Stephen [Romantic] Mr. Steven [1759-1833] William Wilberforce [Romantic] Sir Robert Williams [Romantic] Sir John Wrottesly So Many More Animal Welfare-Animal Rights Activists-Advocates-Authors Legislators and Educators continuing struggle for Animal Rights, Animal Welfare and Humane Education Against Cruelty to Animals can be seen throughout history in the words and actions of so many individuals. As Primary Source Historical Literature on Animal Rights, Animal Welfare & Humanity Against Cruelty to Animals is made available online, our Animal Rights Timeline, Humane Education Resource, Library-Archive of Primary Source Historical Literature will include not only the more noted events and authors of Animal Rights and the Humane Movement Against Cruelty to Animals, but lesser known advocates as well.



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