cruelty – Barking at the Knot

The Arsenic Club: Blackmail and Horse Poisoners, Part two

Part two of the this early cruelty investigation surrounding a gang of horse poisoners in 1910.

Audrey Lodato

January 30, 2026

1910s

ACOs, animal control, Animal Welfare, animals, Blackmail, cruelty, Cruelty investigations, history, Horse Poisoners, horse poisoning, horses, Humane Law, Investigations, writing
Number of Dogs Removed: 201

The history of intakes as a measure of a shelter’s success continues to influence the way we perceive the most important functions of animal services.

Audrey Lodato

October 22, 2025

1900s, Animal Welfare

ACOs, advocacy, american history, Animal Advocacy, animal control, Animal Rights History, animal shelter, animal shelter history, Animal sheltering, animal shelters, Animal Welfare, animal welfare history, animal-rights, animals, ASPCA, barking-at-the-knot, books, Cats, Compassionate animal care, Cruelis, Cruelism, cruelty, dog, dog catcher, Dog catchers, dogs, Early animal welfare movement, Ethics, Euthanasia, evolution, health, Henry Bergh, historical policy, history, History of Animal Welfare, Humane education, Humane exhibits., Humane Movement, hydrophobia, Impeachment, industrial revolution, John P. Haines, leaders, level setting, Livesaving, mandatory impoundment, Mercy to Animals, Morals, municipal shelter, New York City, new york times, news, newspapers, Periodicals, pets, philosophy, pound, Printing Press, Progress, public private partnerships, Rabies, Raising the bar, shelter intake, Shelter Reform, Social media, societal change, societal expectations, storytelling, strays, the future, the humane movement, The Importance of Level Setting in Animal Welfare, writing
“Automatic Electric Cage”

The humane movement never began with the intention to provide live outcomes. It began with the intention to provide humane death.

Audrey Lodato

May 27, 2025

1910s, Animal Welfare

Animal Advocacy, animal control, Animal Welfare, animal-rights, animals, cruelty, dogs, evolution, health, history, Humane Movement, Massachusetts, pets, Rabies, Zoophily

The Arsenic Club: Blackmail and Horse Poisoners, Part two

Number of Dogs Removed: 201

“Automatic Electric Cage”