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League Against Cruel Sports
The League Against Cruel Sports, formerly known as the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports, is a UK-based animal welfare charity which campaigns to stop blood sports such as fox hunting, hare and deer hunting; game bird shooting; and animal fighting. The charity helped bring about the Hunting Act 2004 and Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002, which banned hunting with hounds in England, Wales and Scotland. History Early years The League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports was founded in 1925 by Ernest Bell and Henry B. Amos with George Greenwood as first president. Their inaugural public meeting was held on 25 November 1925 at Church House, Westminster and was chaired by Greenwood, a council member of the RSPCA. The League opposed the suffering of any sentient animal, either directly or indirectly for the purpose of sport. The League was founded due to frustration over the RSPCA's lack of "emphasis on the abolition of hunting or on Royalty to stop h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Bell (activist)
Ernest Bell (8 March 1851 – 14 September 1933) was an English publisher, writer, and activist known for his work on behalf of animal rights and Animal welfare, welfare, vegetarianism, and humanitarian causes. A dedicated reformer, he was involved in numerous campaigns for social change and played a leading role in organisations such as the Vegetarian Society, the Humanitarian League, and the League Against Cruel Sports, which he co-founded in 1925. Bell also contributed to the development of ethical literature through his work with his family's publishing firm, George Bell & Sons, and edited or launched several reform-oriented periodicals. Biography Early life and education Ernest Bell was born in Hampstead on 8 March 1851, the second son of the publisher George Bell (publisher), George Bell and his wife Hannah Simpson. He was educated at St Paul's School, London and attended Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1873 with an Bachelor's degree, BA and an Master's degre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry S
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia * Henry River (New South Wales) * Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebraska * Henry, South Dakota * Henry Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She had been queen regnant of List of sovereign states headed by Elizabeth II, 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, longest of any British monarch, the List of longest-reigning monarchs, second-longest of any sovereign state, and the List of female monarchs, longest of any queen regnant in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King George V. She was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon Abdication of Edward VIII, the abdic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Butler-Bowdon, 25th Baron Grey De Ruthyn
John Lancelot Wykeham Butler-Bowden JP (25 October 1883 – 25 October 1963) was a British peer: the 25th Lord Grey de Ruthyn. He died without issue and the barony is in abeyance. He was an advocate of animal welfare and an opponent of hunting. Early life Butler-Bowden was born near Sheffield on 25 October 1883. He was the only child of Lancelot George Butler-Bowden (1851–1909) and Hon. Ella Cicely Mary Clifton (1856–1912), who married in 1879. His paternal grandparents were John Butler-Bowdon of Pleasington Hall and Amelia ( Whitgreave) Butler-Bowdon. His maternal grandparents were Augustus Wykeham Clifton (brother of John Talbot Clifton of Lytham Hall, MP for North Lancashire) and Bertha Clifton, ''suo jure'' 22nd Baroness Grey de Ruthyn ( Rawdon-Hastings). He was educated at rural Mount St Mary's College. The Jesuit order had been operating in the Sheffield area since 1620 and, after the Catholic Emancipation of 1829, they were allowed to educate the local youth open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hemingway
Edward Alexander Hemingway (29 April 1902 – 2 May 1963) was a British journalist, animal welfare activist and opponent of hunting. Biography Hemingway lived at Windsor as a young boy where he became attached to deer. His uncle was the headmaster of the Royal School within the grounds of Windsor and he lived with him for a while. He worked as a local councillor in Minehead and as a freelance journalist. In 1936, he established a naturist club, the North Devon Club of Beaworthy. It is considered to be one of the oldest nudist colonies in England. Hemingway lived at Sandymount, The Ball in Minehead. He was chairman of the Urban Council's Finance and Staff Committees. He suffered from a weak heart. In 1944, he was fined £20 by a National Service officer for refusing a medical examination. He married Catherine Freda Firminger in 1946. They had one daughter Kathleen Margaret Hemingway. Hemingway's cousin was the American writer Ernest Hemingway. League Against Cruel Sports Hem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hemingway In 1928
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Society For The Abolition Of Cruel Sports
The National Society for the Abolition of Cruel Sports (NSACS) was a British animal welfare organisation that campaigned against hunting and other blood sports. It was formed in 1932 as a splinter organisation of the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports over a dispute within the League over their attacks on the RSPCA. The organisation advocated for legal protection for wild animals and peaceful methods to end the killing of animals for sport. It was dissolved in 2017. History Animal welfare workers Ernest Bell and Stephen Coleridge both resigned from the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports in 1931 over Henry B. Amos's continuous criticism of the RSPCA. In response they founded NSACS in 1932 with others including Henry S. Salt and Jessey Wade. The Society's mission statement stated:The Society's ultimate aim is to secure the legal protection and State control of British wild-life and the legal abolition of all forms of killing for sport; its immediate object is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Coleridge
Stephen William Buchanan Coleridge (31 May 1854 – 10 April 1936) was an English author, barrister, opponent of vivisection, and co-founder of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Biography Coleridge was the second son of John Duke Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice of England, and Jane Fortescue Seymour, an accomplished artist. His grandfather was nephew to the famous poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. At fourteen he was sent to the public school Bradfield College. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1878. He was admitted to Middle Temple in July, 1875 and May, 1882.Venn, John Archibald. (2011). ''Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900''. Cambridge University Press. p. 92. He was called to the Bar in 1886. He worked as private secretary under his father 1884–1890. He was Clerk of assize for South Wales Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Walpole
Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (13 March 18841 June 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. His skill at scene-setting and vivid plots, as well as his high profile as a lecturer, brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s but has been largely neglected since his death. After his first novel, ''The Wooden Horse'', in 1909, Walpole wrote prolifically, producing at least one book every year. He was a spontaneous story-teller, writing quickly to get all his ideas on paper, seldom revising. His first novel to achieve major success was his third, ''Mr Perrin and Mr Traill'', a tragicomic story of a fatal clash between two schoolmasters. During the First World War he served in the Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Hunting
Drag hunting or draghunting is a form of equestrian sport where mounted riders hunt the trail of an artificially laid scent with hounds. Description Drag hunting is an equestrian sport where a field of mounted riders chase a pack of hounds who follow or 'hunt' a trail of an artificial non-animal based scent. The primary difference between fox hunting and drag hunting is the hounds are trained to chase a prepared scent trail laid by a person dragging a material soaked in aniseed or another strong-smelling substance and not an animal-based scent mimicking a fox hunt, as in trail hunting. A drag hunt course is set in a similar manner to a cross country course, following a predetermined route over jumps and obstacles. Because it is predetermined, the route can be tailored to suit the riding abilities of the field. The scent, or line, is usually laid 10 to 30 minutes prior to beginning of the drag hunt, and there are usually three to four lines, of approximately each, laid for a da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stag Hunting
Deer hunting is hunting deer for meat and sport, and, formerly, for producing buckskin hides, an activity which dates back tens of thousands of years. Venison, the name for deer meat, is a nutritious and natural food source of animal protein that can be obtained through deer hunting. There are many different types of deer around the world that are hunted for their meat. For sport, often hunters try to kill deer with the largest and most antlers to score them using inches. There are two different categories of antlers. They are typical and nontypical. They measure tine length, beam length, and beam mass by each tine. They will add all these measurements up to get a score. This score is the score without deductions. Deductions occur when the opposite tine is not the same length as it is opposite. That score is the deducted score. Hunting deer is a regulated activity in many territories. In the United States, a state government agency such as a Department of Fish and Wildlife (D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Walsh (minister)
Walter Walsh, D.D., (13 April 1857 – 20 May 1931) was a Scottish religious leader and peace activist. Early life and education Walsh was born in Dundee on 13 April 1857. He was educated at the High School of Dundee and the University of Glasgow. In 1910, he received his D.D. from Pittsburgh University. Career Walsh served as a Congregational minister in Pitlochry (1882–86), Newcastle (1887–97), and Dundee (1897–1912). He was a member of the Newcastle-on-Tyne School Board (1891–97) and also served on the Dundee City Council (1906–12). In 1912, he was condemned for holding Universalist views by the Edinburgh Court of Session, and was deprived of church properties. In 1913, he moved to London and replaced the late Charles Voysey as minister of the Theistic Church, which sought a middle path between Liberal Christianity and Unitarianism. In 1916, he became leader of the Free Religious Movement. He also took an interest in social issues such as pacifism, educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
