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1993 Det. C.L. Rev. 1 (1993)
The Development of Anti-Cruelty Laws during the 1800's

handle is hein.journals/mslr1993 and id is 23 raw text is: DETROIT COLLEGE OF LAW REVIEW VOLUME 1993 SPRING ISSUE 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-CRUELTY LAWS DURING THE 1800's Professor David Favret Vivien Tsang [Laws and the enforcement or observance of laws for the pro- tection of dumb brutes from cruelty are, in my judgment, among the best evidences of the justice and benevolence of men.' TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................... 1 I. THE BRITISH SET THE STAGE ........................... 2 II. THE LEGAL FRA WOR IN mHE UNITED STATES 4 A. Early American Legislation ...................... 6 B. The Bergh Era Begins ............................. 13 III. NEw LEGISLATION .......................................... 14 A. Enforcement on the Streets of New York.. 18 B. The Ripple Effect ................................... 20 IV. TAKING TE LAWS TO COURT .......................... 22 V. A VOICE OF CONCERN .................................... 30 CONCLUSION .................................................. 31 INTRODUCTION The nineteenth century saw a significant transformation of society's attitude toward animals,2 which was reflected in the © All rights reserved to author. t Professor David Favre of the Detroit College of Law is a board member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund and has written a number of books and articles on animal issues over the past twelve years. Vivien Tsang graduated from The Detroit College of Law in 1993. 1. Stephens v. State, 3 So. 458 (Miss. 1887) (Arnold, J., plurality). 2. Access to nineteenth century writing on the topic of animals is limited. There is almost no discussion from the legal perspective. See CHAs R. MACEL, A BmLooRAPmry oN ANnUAL RIGuTS AND RELATED MArrERs 51-451 (1981).

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