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The Prevention of Cruelty to, and Protection of, Children Act 1889, commonly known as the Children's Charter, [2] was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it then was). It was the first Act of Parliament for the prevention of cruelty to children. It enabled the state to intervene, for the first time ...
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is a British child protection charity founded as the Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (LSPCC) by Thomas Agnew on 19 April 1883. The NSPCC lobbies the government on issues relating to child welfare, and creates child abuse public awareness campaigns.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted in 1960 to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and to amend the laws relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals. The act defines "animal" as 'any living creature other than a human being'. [1] [2] [3]
The Cruelty to Animals Act 1849 [1] (12 & 13 Vict. c. 92) is 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 The act repealed two previous acts, the Cruel Treatment of Cattle Act 1822 and the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835, and reiterated the offences of beating ...
Moved by the suffering of Indian strays and draught animals, Colesworthey Grant founded the first Indian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in 1861 in Calcutta. The Indian SPCAs successfully lobbied for anti-cruelty legislation in the 1860s, which was extended to all of India in 1890–91.
The act was introduced as a bill by the member of parliament for South Durham, Joseph Pease, who was a Quaker and a member of the committee of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. [2] The law was passed in part due to lobbying by the society (founded 1824, since 1840 the RSPCA).