, 1880-11-03
LAWS EOR ANIMALS.


ttncrr Things Tint Hrro DOhc III An.
Client Tine.-lfrM Hanged fur Killing
1Ihrc--A Prosecution Against Cut-
crptilar~.
t1|hfhu ttltU .faurhrl
At MI early pcrnl In history animals be-
cnsns tho subjGct Of legal r6gn!zat,cH, nlld III
various countries were L0th protected ntuI
punished In liku form Ut law as human
beings.
THUS, Tic T.cvi.cnt law contained coeent
provisions fnr Tic projection Uf u,,imnlS. The
,sss lying uhtler ti.e burae,, WIS to be lelpc.l.
tExOtl., xxttt., i; Dcus., xxIi., ~ lsest III
tllu sabbath was eniniueti for cNttlr rs well
ttonu by either. tESml., xxlll., r.; De,it., VI,
l4.) The bird was no. 10 be taken witt, It's
young {lrnt., xXil., q, y: nninm's Of ull-
equal strength wcrn III, 10 br ,llalr to work
together i'd, 10l; and the az. WHEN working,
WIS not To l,e deprived uf its proper f0o.
tDclt., NM, ~
f'y lie INV Of ancient EEypt to kill n bGast
Wll1fAtEy wlls punished with death; nyrl-
HrItalty, 1t was lllahIe.. Il, lll1ia. where h.
lief ~ tnetetn,,syel,.s!s prevails. the Hike
consideration 'hIs brcn shown theln for cent
Mrtvs.
Auimn!s were prosecuted IN cnurts Of JUS
lice lyetWntn tho thtrlce,lti md seventeenth
rri,titrlcs fur Injuries by them tn lliIsl:l1i b..
IL IL ,las Il, t"r'i, of ia% ID ,risl. j"is,asn, a,
srntencr.--lhe latter often tint Of ,lrntii IN 4
crtlel n,nlil,cr. THIS singular prnctIce ar,'sc
lmr'ly i!t,!, ttesire ,n apply tic it:r ttt fhntx
ii narr;iy fn,,n suprrstiiim!. W@hSrs @ Tic aiiiiaal
WIS Capable. of physical ,sptzurc It wiz fur,l-
ally arrested nlul brought hulnre tic cuirt,
AMI then Imprisoned tb tho hrtinnry prisuii
Il 1 !as rs :c1i r WHsss wsrs ersr1y tS'!
lilo truth Of tl,e cIr!rge. Tile Judge thcrc-
ulmit res!tlergh Judgment md tntHsGE srii-
s,'sS r rai' wicl! Was g., cxectstl n ,. ,
uftcn tlrcssul In tse cauthps nf man. Il !Ie
lllnt!n ur death was hy burning, l,s,,l@ng by
the legs, inistllhtlD1. Or liIailniHH, NlM vnrird
acrnrt!lilg 10 Tic nature Ut the ofellse co'll-
nulttg,t.
Cus.'s Of the l:inl were frequent III France
between u. u. l:.H llul i. u. l5s!. llu.s, tn
tho llnn'berhf seventeen, ~ appears By tile
court rsc"Ftts, wert hung, drawn. antt u.lnr-
III their cradles. Bulls were i.I ltis: manner
trital Mid condemned for gsrilg llllIuatt he
inEs. III 1sM' one Was hung until tscAI fer
having inrio.!sly kllsd y youux l2.l Of fur.
were condemned tn .lcat!, fur !luyins killed
lllil,. Il v,tsu vi this kind occurred ut ULton
IN tint, year.. III. Snrttlnfa, in l:a' Wilt Or
!tUlAcstlc cattte tnkel damage feslsa,lt coa!ta
j,ss '1 srysr1ty Enr tin, iirst otI.,,s,: Of tr"s.
missing on Il strange jlrItl. one rar wns cut
off; fur the stconl attrllsc, llIc 0ttlnr rAr; for
the thisl Nftei'sr, tho animal WAS cb!tlscAt.t
siyIrt,1t century. cnscs of cnnl,al co.Ilrmiu-
iinn IT emilia ar l!0ss ,rlla.Nr To hnyc crtsMI.
The procedure l"r damages aY''Inst tha
owner Of tile nnIIlal was suGstitutcl-tho
WGsu. teI,vsIeni sr}zurc of thu offender wns
tmnrnetlrlblu fc, q. Vf lies lncllsts, cutter
uii,rs. utc.. wGirft Injured tho vrtn,s of tiio
soal,try: so as ii tinlss to srratc T. fan.ias,
IN With i il',,,,,,"nt of nanitrMa n,,., naii.
Ilrtu MS f,ll1liiNtrd ngltl,st tlc Uife,,s,inr
Insects, wI!o wcrc eonsidcre.! se,It b. sol,!e
s,,!" mil iis!s F eS nft anr's TSfe ~ u
Ijrrrnf III, lnyfrts. ir,n ni,.n uf t,iIn4sr1,tny
ii i5i0 W III Ie!ialf Of sol,Ie rNts. wi,lcll wore
Till locality Is % sttli nrsscryeJ s nv liz insisted
wne1Ice they came: tilat There WINS ,,o way
inrt n,,nn ,vi.sr" tats ,vrr" mt wn;iiny FIR
tn U MD Terr ~. ,rneM S|s ny mi nrn,,ts @ "t rn av
!oy Wrt i, in iaSoT ot his eIisnix: & lIs w;!s
Wuyr1,cr. wIinrn n cotmninInt wns nrgpI
,i~ninst rertuin SmnIsl, tiirs' rGa r.f',,,.
I'll trfcntlr,i thsin on tho n,en 1T tlGjr
siualI size and, youth, md tho Cuart
.e t avov HeG s ass,r 1t 'so ta, wo sot ,r, HTDy@
e tv n W. TI an ,S1;s s cu, s WHIT HIT
Tie most curious cnsa Of Mi was Il, :5si, where
errlaln % %wesvii or vi',c M xr't. The eS,Illsei asi
1t 10y tI +, nfs ts ~ tI !ov KS na y
urElll,i.,it % It, aftcr M Irxu1nct. it, umti lis u,,se-
",,1mr hnnan.., vnr,, nmt mn, tinn,I" ,,tin~o.1
Tia usSets ]ocality I" wni:l, thcv ,n1s't r..
tirn 7Ti.ir cnn,,snf tirxt ,i"m,@nsj,' - int",.
IT., ~ cous,Irr tn',. IN , .'i, ihe ,ee cs ,t r "eS
.rn1 nvs ny fsr III % IT, III. i," a.u ~ M
.'IIrm,s tiIrlinr,I n mr. m,rt -. III II ,n,sc tho liz
a'tt,. tiy,r ,.oa ~ "1GHpI a'HI;! ~ MI nccsH r sll9
nhsuuilcty hi % otlig tia InhtvIl, ,'rossc.tor a 'Ia uIe
!sse IN t,s a 3nfy e Sixrts, ws s'''' ,
rec,,r,I:, Iastlv. III Vae,Ice h Ifs l!s5 IN
,,rns..rmtion mr'}nst cat"r,iiinrs " wns mr.
i,mnT wi;I, erE%t so1r,n',tv !. s ~ ,,1mts
Hf Ecclesiastical law ursnI were ~ M d,c,ttn t NJ
r. r. rS!,llm, hot teoutf",,s nit - iaWvsrs ~, ~
m n"ti"l in fnn%v;i,, ~, it 1,,sns ita ~
att NJ t'''e'' IT. "e''''"''' '''' '''S'e'" u'c''
perpils ~ ia sq,i aiis ill., i, Sis 1Ilie t,n s"ms
!.sa ~. ~. sh s"'o'' ''s"'ec "'' "cfe 'ha'c'a-
o's r r. tetry Gr ARGUES that tho ancient lstluc-
tv . 70 ninas u er n ~t t1 nf ihe ,l ls Y. tns .
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