The Cruelty to Animals Act 1849 (12 & 13 Vict. c. 92) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the long title An Act for the more effectual Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 92) made similar provisions for Scotland.
Provisions Section 1 of the act repealed two previous acts, the Cruel Treatment of Cattle Act 1822 (3 Geo. 4. c. 71) and the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 59).
The act reiterated the offences of beating, ill-treating, over-driving, abusing and torturing animals with a maximum penalty of £5 and compensation of up to £10.
Subsequent developments The act was amended and including a prison sentence for the unlawful killing of any animals covers within the law and expanded by the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 77).
Section 27 of the act was repealed by section 2 of, and the schedule to, the Public Authorities Protection Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 61), which came into force on 1 January 1894.
The whole act was repealed by section 18 of, and the second schedule to, the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 27), which came into force on 1 January 1912.
See also Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act 1900 Animal welfare in the United Kingdom
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Bibliography The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1850, p. 142.
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