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At one point, Martin brought a court case against a man who had abused his donkey to court. Martin brought the donkey with him to court so that people could see its injuries! Martin was keen to see that the law he'd brought in was enforced properly, & it's clear that he took a very hands-on approach to that.

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At one point, Martin brought a court case against a man who had abused his donkey to court. Martin brought the donkey with him to court so that people could see its injuries! Martin was keen to see that the law he'd brought in was enforced properly, & it's clear that he took a very hands-on approach to that.

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It's interesting seeing the approach Martin took. He tried to prevent cruelty to horses first, perhaps because the mistreatment of horses was a hot topic at the time & there had been several debates on horse husbandry & ills against bull-baiting had failed. When that failed, he laid the groundwork for his next attempt by bringing a petition from local residents. It shows the importance of campaigning & sustained effort.

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It's interesting seeing the approach Martin took. He tried to prevent cruelty to horses first, perhaps because the mistreatment of horses was a hot topic at the time & there had been several debates on horse husbandry & ills against bull-baiting had failed. When that failed, he laid the groundwork for his next attempt by bringing a petition from local residents. It shows the importance of campaigning & sustained effort.

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I'm not sure when Martin first moved his bill to outlaw the Cruel Treatment of Cattle, but it followed an unsuccessful attempt to bring in a bill outlawing the ill-treatment of horses in 1821. The second reading of the Cattle Bill was in May 1822 though, and it passed on third reading in June 1822.

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I'm not sure when Martin first moved his bill to outlaw the Cruel Treatment of Cattle, but it followed an unsuccessful attempt to bring in a bill outlawing the ill-treatment of horses in 1821. The second reading of the Cattle Bill was in May 1822 though, and it passed on third reading in June 1822.

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This morning, I've been looking at the history of the first anti-cruelty law enacted anywhere: the Ill-Treatment of Cattle Act (1822) , aka Martin's Act. Richard Martin, MP for Galway, first presented a petition to Parliament against animal cruelty from the inhabitants of Camberwell. The Times reported Martin describing an exhibition fight between a monkey & a dog.

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This morning, I've been looking at the history of the first anti-cruelty law enacted anywhere: the Ill-Treatment of Cattle Act (1822) , aka Martin's Act. Richard Martin, MP for Galway, first presented a petition to Parliament against animal cruelty from the inhabitants of Camberwell. The Times reported Martin describing an exhibition fight between a monkey & a dog.

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Screenshot of the Times Newspaper 17th May 1822 report of the parliamentary discussion 16th May 1822. 

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@DominikDammer - I would, but the ones that look most relevant to my research/interests are currently not accepting new sign-ups. I'll give this one a little more time to settle & sort itself out.

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@DominikDammer - I would, but the ones that look most relevant to my research/interests are currently not accepting new sign-ups. I'll give this one a little more time to settle & sort itself out.

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Whilst I‘m enjoying being here on Mastodon so far, the experience would be better if mastadon.online worked. Sadly, it‘s very slow, prone to errors & timeouts, & the local & federated feeds don‘t function. Hopefully it‘ll improve soon. Alas, scholar.social is closed to new users.

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Whilst I‘m enjoying being here on Mastodon so far, the experience would be better if mastadon.online worked. Sadly, it‘s very slow, prone to errors & timeouts, & the local & federated feeds don‘t function. Hopefully it‘ll improve soon. Alas, scholar.social is closed to new users.

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Massive surprise that authoritarian, corrupt, & human-rights-violating Qatar is claiming that sport shouldn‘t be politicised & that democracies are arrogant for criticising them.

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Massive surprise that authoritarian, corrupt, & human-rights-violating Qatar is claiming that sport shouldn‘t be politicised & that democracies are arrogant for criticising them.

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@kathrinecuccuru I was intending to submit a paper there recently, but was persuaded to send it somewhere else instead. I sort of regret it now.

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@kathrinecuccuru I was intending to submit a paper there recently, but was persuaded to send it somewhere else instead. I sort of regret it now.

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@kathrinecuccuru brilliant, thank you!

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@kathrinecuccuru brilliant, thank you!

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@robknell that was really helpful, thank you.

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@robknell that was really helpful, thank you.

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@meandmarmalade@kith.kitchen @NRDSLR I think so. In this case, it‘s https://bitcoinhackers.org/about

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@meandmarmalade@kith.kitchen @NRDSLR I think so. In this case, it‘s https://bitcoinhackers.org/about

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@v_perjorative - I think a single viral toot has had a lot to do with it. Everyone dislikes crypto bros!

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@v_perjorative - I think a single viral toot has had a lot to do with it. Everyone dislikes crypto bros!

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Mastodon would really benefit from better threading. Or rather, I would really benefit from threading.

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Mastodon would really benefit from better threading. Or rather, I would really benefit from threading.

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I imagine Hill standing up to second the motion & parliamentarians rolling their eyes & thinking ‘Not this moralising prick again.‘ They‘d probably mentally voted against before he‘d even said a word.

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I imagine Hill standing up to second the motion & parliamentarians rolling their eyes & thinking ‘Not this moralising prick again.‘ They‘d probably mentally voted against before he‘d even said a word.

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@meandmarmalade@kith.kitchen @NRDSLR - it a post from the instance pops up in your federated feed, you can click the three dots (bottom right) and will see an option to block the domain.

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@meandmarmalade@kith.kitchen @NRDSLR - it a post from the instance pops up in your federated feed, you can click the three dots (bottom right) and will see an option to block the domain.

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OK, I admit it, despite not being a historian & preferring my nice, abstract moral philosophy, the history of animal rights is super interesting.

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OK, I admit it, despite not being a historian & preferring my nice, abstract moral philosophy, the history of animal rights is super interesting.

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Another reason the bill failed was because William Wilberforce, & some allies, weren‘t called to the vote so they missed it. Bad luck, parliamentary shenanigans, & a poor framing of the debate all resulted in failure.

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Another reason the bill failed was because William Wilberforce, & some allies, weren‘t called to the vote so they missed it. Bad luck, parliamentary shenanigans, & a poor framing of the debate all resulted in failure.

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Speaking against the bill, William Windham implied that it was paternalistic & classist. At one point, he compared it with moralistic alarm over working people enjoying dancing & theatre: ‘What are [the labouring people] to do then? Go home & read their Bibles!‘

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Speaking against the bill, William Windham implied that it was paternalistic & classist. At one point, he compared it with moralistic alarm over working people enjoying dancing & theatre: ‘What are [the labouring people] to do then? Go home & read their Bibles!‘

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Hill had a habit of unlicensed street-preaching. When he spoke in parliament, MPs often jeered him. So his support for ending bull-baiting heightened the impression that it was about improving the spiritual health of the working classes rather than cruelty.

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Hill had a habit of unlicensed street-preaching. When he spoke in parliament, MPs often jeered him. So his support for ending bull-baiting heightened the impression that it was about improving the spiritual health of the working classes rather than cruelty.