Protection of Animals Act 1934
- Protection of Animals Act 1934
The Protection of Animals Act 1934 was an act of the British parliament effectively making rodeo, as it then existed, illegal in England, Scotland and Wales. [Garner Robert (1993) "Animals, Politics and Morality" Manchester, UK, Manchester University Press, p.88, ISBN 0-7190-3574-0] The law was based upon the perceived cruelty to animals exhibited at western rodeos brought by promotions such as Tex Austin's 1924 "King of the Rodeo" exhibition at Wembley Stadium in 1924, the first such program in England.[ [http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1972/3/1972_3_72_print.shtml Carson, Gerald (April 1972) "The Late, Late Frontier" "American Heritage" 23(3): p.75] ] ]Analysis
The first section provided that roping any unbroken horse or untrained bull was illegal. This was followed by prohibitions on "wrestling, fighting, or struggling with any untrained bull", and on stimulating a horse or bull to buck. This last provision would exclude cinch straps specifically designed to irritate the animal or a strap cinched around its genitals.
The penalties were fines of up to 100 pounds, or up to three months in gaol, per violation.
Geographic scope
The last section of the act provided that it was not effective for Northern Ireland.
Notes
Reference
*Protection of Animals Act 1934, Chapter 21 Geo. 5, [http://www.veggieglobal.com/protection-of-animals-act-uk.htm#21 original version] , and [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1934/cukpga_19340021_en_1 Amended version]
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