Offenses in which an animal, rather than a person, is the direct object of the criminalized conduct: cruelty through the infliction of unnecessary pain, suffering or neglect, and the staging of an organized animal fight, whether between dogs, roosters or another species, for entertainment or gambling. The group also covers a sport prohibited specifically on animal cruelty grounds. Belongs here: an offense whose legal elements are defined around harm to, or the exploitation of, an animal. Does not belong here: an offense against a person or against property that merely happens to involve an animal incidentally.
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1. Cruelty to Animals Act 1835 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaCruelty to Animals Act 1835, Animal baiting sectionQuote, Cruelty to Animals Act 1835, Animal baiting section
The British legal action to protect animals began with the passing of the Cruel Treatment of Cattle Act 1822
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