Barking at the Knot

Understanding the hidden history of animal services

How Corruption of Children Contributed to the Advent of Paid Animal Control Officers

Our first dog catchers were children catching strays for a 50 cent rabies bounty. Did this corrupt their morals?

Audrey Lodato

April 21, 2025

1870s, Animal Welfare

animal control, Animal Welfare, animals, ASPCA, books, Dog catchers, dogs, fiction, history, Rabies