Study into almost 200 years of human-animal relations has shown that animal cruelty still exists, but more hidden, since the birth of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1824. Cocky, the Firemans Friend, The Animal World, February 1907 Dr Helen Cowie from the University of York's Department of History is investigating human-animal relationships throughout history and has found that what society considers 'traditional' and 'longstanding' interactions with animals is a much more recent phenomenon, with progress into the prevention of cruelty to animals far less consistent than commonly assumed.

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