Barking at the Knot

Understanding the hidden history of animal services

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