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 Animal Rights Law-Legistlation for Protection of Animals; Laws Against Cruelty to Animals
Thomas Wentworth's Act of 1635 in Ireland, as well as Nathaniel Ward's contribution to the Massachusetts Body of Liberties of 1641 establishes American and English law against cruelty to animals almost 200 years prior to the passage of Richard Martin's Act of 1822, a Bill to Prevent the Cruel and Improper Treatment of Cattle. Since these contributions were largely unknown until the late 20th century, the modern era of anti-cruelty legislation is usually traced back to the precedence set by "Martin's Act" and the amendments and legislative enactments against cruelty to animals that followed. However, as Ananda W. P. Guruge informs us it is King Ashoka, in the 3rd century BCE that we must honour as being the first to decree law not only for the protection of animals, creating the first list of "protected species but, progressive even by today's standards, proclaiming the slaughter of animals as food or for sacrifice unlawful."¹ Animal Rights Laws; Animal Protection-Animal Cruelty LawLaws, Acts and other Legislation enacted for the protection of animals as well as literature remarking on the history of the humane movement highlight animal rights activists, animal welfare advocates, and authors accomplishments for animal rights, animal welfare and the protection of animals. [BCE- c485] Ancient Laws for Protection of Animals The purpose of legislation is not merely thus preventive. Legislation is the record, the register, of the moral sense of the community; it follows, not precedes, the development of that moral sense, but nevertheless in its turn reacts on it, strengthens it, and secures it against the danger of retrocession. It is well that society should proclaim, formally and decisively, its abhorrence of certain practices; and I do not think it can be doubted, by those who have studied the history of the movement, that the general treatment [99] of domestic animals in England, bad as it still is, would be infinitely worse at this day but for the progressive and punitive legislation that dates from the passing of "Martin's Act" in 1822.—Henry Salt, Animals' Rights (1892) | ||||||||
Laws Against Cruelty to Animalshighlight animal rights activists, animal welfare advocates, authors, humane educators and legislators accomplishments for animal rights, animal welfare and protection of animals. [BCE-c485] Ancient Laws for Protection of Animals Laws Against Cruelty to Animalshighlight animal rights activists, animal welfare advocates, authors, humane educators and legislators accomplishments for animal rights, animal welfare and protection of animals. [BCE-c485] Ancient Laws for Protection of Animals Thomas Wentworth's Act of 1635 in Ireland, as well as Nathaniel Ward's contribution to the Massachusetts Body of Liberties of 1641 establishes English and American law against cruelty to animals almost 200 years prior to the passage of Richard Martin's Act of 1822, a Bill to Prevent the Cruel and Improper Treatment of Cattle. Since these contributions were largely unknown until the late 20th century, the modern era of anti-cruelty legislation is usually traced back to the precedence set by "Martin's Act" and the amendments and legislative enactments against cruelty to animals that followed. However, it is King Ashoka, in the 3rd century BCE that we must honour as being the first to decree law not only for the protection of animals, creating the first list of "protected species but, progressive even by today's standards, proclaiming the slaughter of animals as food or for sacrifice unlawful."¹ |
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