[BCE-c485]Animal Rights Law Timeline: Antiquity
[Mythical] Triptolemus on Ancient Athenian Laws
[Ancient Athens] Areopagites, Aeopagus Supreme Court
621 BCE: Law of Draco
3rd c. BCE: Edicts of Asoka
[c476-1485] Animal Rights Law Timeline: Medieval
Early Prohibitions Against Bear-Baiting, Bull-Baiting, Cock-Fighting, Fishing, Fowling, Hawking, Horse-Racing, Hunting Although these acts, bills, charters, letters, orders, ordinances, statutes, and the like, did not either seek to, or prohibit bear-baiting, bull-baiting, cock-fighting, fishing, fowling, hawking, horse-racing or hunting because of cruelty toward animals, they did discourage or suppress these cruelties, even if only for a limited time…and at times led to permanent acts of parliament banning these pastimes. Arguments both for and against amendments to the acts, as well as newer legislation prohibiting these and other cruelties, often reference these early ordinances and acts.
[1485-1660] Animal Rights Law Timeline: Renaissance
Early Prohibitions Against Bear-Baiting, Bull-Baiting, Cock-Fighting, Fishing, Fowling, Hawking, Horse-Racing, Hunting
Act: 1488 Slaughter of Beasts
Act: 1545 Burning of Frames
Act: 1625 Sunday Observance
Act: 1627 Sunday Observance
Early Legislation Against Cruelty to Animals
1635 Ireland Parliament, Act against Cruelty to Horses-Sheep
1641 Massachusetts Colony
Body of Liberties
1642-1660 Interregnum Ordinances and Acts
Ord:1648 Church Government
Ord.1654 Cock-Matches
Ord: 1654 Horse-Races
Act: 1657 Gaming
Act: 1657 Sunday Observance
[1660-1785] Animal Rights Law Timeline: Enlightenment
Act: 1664 Gaming
Act: 1670 Burning of Houses
Act: 1722 Black
Act: 1774 Driving of Cattle
Act: 1781 Driving of Cattle
Pleas for Legislation
Early Pleas for Legislation
Early Pleas for Legislation Against Cruelty to Animals
—1737: A Cock's Plea for Legislation, Gentleman's Magazine
—1749: A Hen's Plea for Legislation, Gentleman's Magazine
—1781:Samuel Argent Bardsley
—1789: Jeremy Bentham
—1791: John Ireland
—1795[86]: Benjamin Rush
—1796: John Lawrence
—1796: Mr. J. Feltham
—1798: Thomas Young
—1799: Rev. Charles Daubeny
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[1785-1837]Animal Rights Law Timeline: Romantic
Act: 1786 Knackers
Bill: 1800 Bull-Baiting
Bill: 1802 Bull-Baiting
Bill: 1809 Cruelty to Animals
Bill: 1810 Cruelty to Animals
Act: 1822 Metropolitan Police
Modern Legislative Beginnings
[3 George IV. c. 71.] Cruel Treatment of Cattle Act, 1822
Bill: 1823 Bull-Baiting, Dog-Fights
Act: 1825 Impounding Distresses
Bill: 1825 Bull-Baiting Bill
Bill: 1825 Cruelty to Cattle
Bill: 1826 Cruelty to Cattle
Bill: 1826 Bear-Baiting Dog-Fights
Bill: 1826 Cruelty to Dogs
Act: 1827 Larceny
Act: 1827 Malicious Injury
Act: 1827 Metropolitan Police
Act: 1835 [5 & 6 William IV. c. 59.] Cruelty to Animals Act, 1835
Romantic Age Legislators
[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
[1837-1901] Animal Rights Law Timeline: Victorian
Act: 1837 [1 Victoria c. 66.] Cruelty to Animals (Ireland)
Act: 1837: Eastmeon Inclosures
Act: 1839 Metropolitan Police
Act: 1839 London Police
Act: 1844 Eastmeon Inclosure
Act: 1847 Markets and Fairs
Act: 1847 Towns Improvement
Act: 1849 [12 & 13 Victoria c. 92.] Cruelty to Animals Act, 1849
Act: 1850 Police Improvement
Act: 1850 [13 & 14 Victoria c. 59.] Cruelty to Animals Act, 1850
Act: 1851 Metropolitan Market
Act: 1854 [17 & 18 Victoria c. 60.] Cruelty to Animals Act, 1854
Act: 1862 General Police
Act: 1875 Public Health Act
Act: 1876 [39 & 40 Vict. c. 77.] Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876
Anti-Vivisection Act, 1876
Bill: 1879 Cruelty to Animals
Act: 1892 Burgh Police (Scotland)
Act: 1900 [63 & 64 Victoria c. 33.] Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act, 1900
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