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The world\u2019s first animal charity, the RSPCA, was set up on June 16th, 1824, by a small group of men who met in Old Slaughter\u2019s Coffee House in St. Martin\u2019s Lane, London.\nThey had been brought together by Arthur Broome, a vicar and animal-welfare campaigner, but the main member of the group was Irish MP Richard Martin, widely known as \u201cHumanity Dick\u201d who had recently passed the first legislation of its kind against the mistreatment of horses and cattle.\xa0\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly look into why in the 19th century people who were interested in animal rights were seen as faintly ludicrous cranks; explain how one of the driving forces behind the RSPCA ended up in an unmarked grave; and discuss why cloven animals need to have duels fought on their behalf\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u201816 June 1824: The world's oldest animal charity, the RSPCA, is founded\u2019 (Money Week, 2015): https://moneyweek.com/396015/16-june-1824-the-worlds-oldest-animal-charity-the-rspca-is-founded\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018The History of the RSPCA\u2019 (Animal Legal and Historical Center, 2017): https://www.animallaw.info/article/history-rspca\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018Draw my life - History of the RSPCA\u2019 (RSPCA, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7yhxxKuSUM\xa0\n#1800s #Victorian #Animals #UK\n\xa0\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices