Barking at the Knot

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Understanding the hidden history of animal services

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  • President’s Report, Women’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

    The topics covered in the President’s report of the Women’s SPCA in 1909 covered all manner of topics – A paper on hydrophobia, a committee comprised of women overseeing animal control officers in Philadelphia, the management of bequests, and a very dark cartoon.

    Audrey Lodato

    September 24, 2025
    1900s, Animal Welfare
    1910, animal control, Animal Welfare, animals, Anti-vivisection, Caroline Earle White, dogs, Edwardian, Edwardian History, Guilded Age, history, Humane Movement, hydrophobia, Pennsylvania, Periodical, pets, The journal of Zoophily, Women, Zoophily
  • The Humane Movement at the Centennial Exposition

    The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia was one of the hallmark moments of Victorian America, and the Humane Movement showed up to gain support. Find out what they exhibited.

    Audrey Lodato

    June 4, 2025
    1870s, Animal Welfare
    animal control, Animal Welfare, animals, ASPCA, Centennial exposition, dogs, George Angell, Henry Bergh, history, Humane exhibits., Massachusetts, Victorian america, Victorians, Zoophily
  • “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 Journal of Zoophily

    The Journal of Zoophily was the periodical of the American Anti-Vivisection society. It gives a fascinating glimpse into the movement.

    Audrey Lodato

    April 28, 2025
    Animal Welfare
    Animal Welfare, animals, Anti-vivisection, blog, Cats, dogs, gilded-age, history, hydrophobia, newspapers, Periodicals, pets, Philadelphia, Zoophily

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