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14-01-2021
Column: Living with Dogs - EMERGENCE OF THE RSPCA
Column: Living with Dogs - EMERGENCE OF THE RSPCA
Most of the people present and founding members were Christians, who also had concerns about the plight of other vulnerable groups like domestic violence and women, child labour and slavery, bullbaiting, cockfighting and cruelty to working animals.
An attempt to pass anti-cruelty legislation was presented to the House of Lords in 1809, but it was defeated. However, Queen Victoria later gave the society royal patronage and by 1840 it had become the RSPCA. All forms of animal baiting and cruelty were prohibited by law and the society insisted on better standards for the slaughter of food animals.
Royal warrant of appointment is granted as a mark of recognition to people, groups and companies that have regularly supplied goods or services to the royal family with excellence. These have been issued for centuries and lend prestige to the receiver. The RSPCA is the oldest and longest running animal protection organisation in the world and has spread throughout much of the western world.

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