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Good Dog! Good Person: The Folklore of Animal Control

This guest post from James Rodgers, interim Executive Director for Increased Access, explores how social reform influenced the development of animal control policies.

Audrey Lodato

February 12, 2026

1800s, Animal Welfare

animal control, Animal Welfare, animal welfare history, animals, canadian animal control, Canadian animal welfare, Cats, dogs, Early Animal Control, history, Humane Movement, Indigenous communities, James Rodgers, Moral judgement, nature, pets, philosophy, politics, Social reform

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