S1 Ep4: From Martin's Law to Modern Protections
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S1 Ep4: From Martin's Law to Modern Protections
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In this episode of the Animal Rights Tour, we explore the early history of anti-cruelty laws: Martin's Law (1822), New York's 1829 statute, the founding of the SPCA/RSPCA (1824/1840) and the ASPCA (1866), and Massachusetts' 1869 law recognising neglect as cruelty.
We also cover 19th-century efforts to regulate vivisection with the 1876 Vivisection Act and notes that by the 20th century animal-protection laws were widespread but still focused mainly on cruelty. The episode closes by previewing Ruth Harrison's 1964 work and the coming shift in the debate.
Animal Rights Tour is written by Sean Butler, hosted by Carly McCann, and fact-checked by Paulina Siemieniec.
This podcast is produced by the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, an academic centre of competence dedicated to the study of fundamental rights for non-human animals. Learn more about the Centre at animalrightslaw.org.