Barking at the Knot

Barking at the Knot

Understanding the hidden history of animal services

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  • An Unfortunate Series of Events (or Why We Impound Every Stray)

    Before a treatment for rabies, all stray dogs were widely regarded to be dangerous. Learn how the industrial revolution and tenement housing influenced how we chose to impound dogs, and how that effects us today.

    Audrey Lodato

    August 6, 2025
    Animal Welfare
    animal control, Animal sheltering, Animal Welfare, animals, ASPCA, Caroline Earle White, dog, dogs, George Angell, Henry Bergh, history, industrial revolution, mandatory impoundment, Massachusetts, pets, Rabies, travel, Urbanization

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