JB/072/214/001

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Cruelty to animals
Main Text

Cruelty to animals If any person is wantonly (a) hurt or kill any
an offence instrumental (b) in hurting or worrying<add>(d)</add> any animal, (bc) his punishment
shall be as follows
Punishment 1. He shallmay be made to do penance more or less public
2. If he be a male under 15 years or if a condition
not superior to that of a day-labourer, and of
the male sex he may be whipped.

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Exposition

[(a) Wantonly] The act is to be deemed wanton when
performed deliberately for the sake of seeing the animal suffer and
not for any useful purpose
It may be done for a useful purpose when done
1. In the way of chastisement, so it be .
2. In making the animal subservient to the use of or
man conveniences of man & his example in the way of food, physic, carrying cloathingconveyance
or manufacture.
3. To defend any person or thing from being hurt or annoy'd
by it.
4. In the way of experiment to promote medical or
other useful knowledge
3 [(c) Animal] It matters not what the animal is, so it
appear to be susceptible of pain: whether bird, beast, fish
or insect.
"The poor worm you tread on
"In corporal sufferance feels a fancy as great
"As when a hero dies."
2 [(b) Instrumental] It matters not by what means: whether by beating
it for instance with one's own hand, or by setting another animal

Identifier: | JB/072/214/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 72.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	072	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	214	Info in main headings field	cruelty to animals
Image	001	Titles	main text / exposition
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1 / f2 / f3 / f4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[gr with crown motif] pro patria [with motif]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	23831
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