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Animal Welfare Collection

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: The kill at a Victorian fox hunt

The kill at a Victorian fox hunt
The horrible aftermath of the kill at a Victorian fox hunt, with the hounds tearing pieces from the corpse and a jubilant huntsman dancing a jig with the unfortunate foxas brush

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Foxhounds invading a Victorian house

Foxhounds invading a Victorian house
A member of the local fox hunt has followed the foxhounds into a smart house - thankfully, without his horse - where the behaviour of the hounds is causing considerable uproar

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Milky Monkey

Milky Monkey
23rd March 1959: Congo, a chimpanzee at London Zoo, likes his milk and whenever possible upturns a bottle and drains it dry. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Three blind mice painting, sepia

Three blind mice painting, sepia
"Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run, They all ran after the farmer's wife, She cut off their tails with a carving knife

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Eye of the Master

La Fontaines Fables - Eye of the Master
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Eye of the Master

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Dog whose ears were cut

La Fontaines Fables - Dog whose ears were cut
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Dog whose ears were cut

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Farmer Dog and the Fox

La Fontaines Fables - Farmer Dog and the Fox
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Farmer, The Dog, and the Fox

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Horse and the Ass

La Fontaines Fables - Horse and the Ass
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Horse and the Ass. An ass dies in the road from being overburdened

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: La Fontaines Fables - The English Fox

La Fontaines Fables - The English Fox
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The English Fox

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Animal Dentist

Animal Dentist
circa 1930: Sally the chimp pays a visit to the dentist for a check up. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Donkey Check Up

Donkey Check Up
circa 1910: A vet listens to a donkeys breathing with a stethoscope. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Farrier At Work

Farrier At Work
1926: Blacksmiths at work at their smithy, which also has a petrol pump, at Wood Green. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: The Four Stages of Cruelty - Against animals

The Four Stages of Cruelty - Against animals
Vintage engraving by William Hogarth, The Four Stages of Cruelty. The first stage, cruelty against animals

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: William Hogarth The Four Stages of Cruelty

William Hogarth The Four Stages of Cruelty
Vintage engraving by William Hogarth, The Four Stages of Cruelty. In the second plate, the scene is Thavies Inn Gate, one of the Inns of Chancery which housed associations of lawyers in London

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus), lithograph, published in 1882

Bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus), lithograph, published in 1882
Bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) in alpine landscape, Lithograph, published in 1882

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Grey partridge (Perdix perdix), threatened species, hand-colored lithograph, published 1885

Grey partridge (Perdix perdix), threatened species, hand-colored lithograph, published 1885
Grey partridge (Perdix perdix), threatened species. Hand-colored, published in 1885

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Yellow warning sign turtle crossing, turtles crossing the beach for laying their eggs, Manavgat

Yellow warning sign turtle crossing, turtles crossing the beach for laying their eggs, Manavgat, Turkey

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Elephant Warning

Elephant Warning
Notices warning people not to disturb the elephants in Western Uganda

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Predators, wood engravings, published in 1878

Predators, wood engravings, published in 1878
Predators: Sea Otter (Enhydra marina, or Enhydra lutris); Eurasian lynx (Felis lynx, or Lynx lynx); Wolverine (Gulo borealis, or Gulo gulo); Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Antique illustration of veterinary surgery experiment on rabbit

Antique illustration of veterinary surgery experiment on rabbit

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Unicornis)

Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Unicornis)
Ilustration of a Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Unicornis)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Illustration, cartoon of a woman with a dead fox draped around her neck

Illustration, cartoon of a woman with a dead fox draped around her neck and holding a smoking shotgun, a dead fox and a howling fox in the background

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: City Blacksmith

City Blacksmith
Southwark smithy William Surridge at work in Burman Street near the Elephant and Castle in South London

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Old house building in hong kong

Old house building in hong kong
Crowed public house building in hong kong

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Little and Large

Little and Large
21st March 1980: An English Carthorse and an American Donkey share grazing. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Camera Shy

Camera Shy
A keeper lifts the shell of a giant tortoise in London Zoo so that the photographer can get a good view

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Aerial view, Manana Island or Rabbit Island, State Seabird Sanctuary, bird sanctuary

Aerial view, Manana Island or Rabbit Island, State Seabird Sanctuary, bird sanctuary, Waimanalo Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, United States

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Bull running in bullfight, Mexico City, Mexico

Bull running in bullfight, Mexico City, Mexico

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: First Aid Yeomanry

First Aid Yeomanry
Women of the First Aid Yeomanry watering horses in camp at Lee. They were forerunners to the Womens Army Corps. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Rest Home For Horses

Rest Home For Horses
January 1913: The Home of Rest for Horses at Cricklewood, north London, where the horses annual New Year dinner is about to take place. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: New Year Diners

New Year Diners
January 1913: A half starved costers donkey and a horse called Max enjoy their New Years Dinner at the Home of Rest for Horses in Cricklewood. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Keeper And Baboon

Keeper And Baboon
August 1908: A baboon grooms the head of a keeper at Bostocks Jungle, Earls Court. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Swans

Swans
circa 1909: Two gamekeepers tagging swans. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Stables

Stables
May 1911: The stables used by a bus company to accommodate horses used for pulling the London Horse Bus. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Army Forge

Army Forge
1st February 1901: Shoeing smiths at work in a cavalry camp during the Boer War. (Photo by Reinhold Thiele/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: The Box Car

The Box Car
26th March 1914: A box car lies open, ready to receive a racehorse. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Leopard Display

Leopard Display
A leopard display at Bertram Mills Circus, Olympia, London

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Dog At Battersea

Dog At Battersea
1980: A mongrel in an enclosure at Battersea Dogs Home, south London. This image was used in a pre-Christmas appeal to find good homes for hundreds of stray dogs

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Pony Vacation

Pony Vacation
circa 1954: Working horses on a holiday arranged by the International League for the Protection of Horses. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6944 - A Horse On Holiday - unpub

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Swans Cleaning

Swans Cleaning
December 1956: Swans groom themselves after swimming through an oil spill on the River Thames. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8941 - Cleaning The Swans - unpub

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Cockfighting

Cockfighting
14th December 1946: Two birds fighting to the death during a cockfight in Bali. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4271 - A Cockfight In Bali - pub

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Angry foxhunting man whose horse is refusing a jump

Angry foxhunting man whose horse is refusing a jump
An extremely irritated foxhunting man who is vainly attempting to persuade his reluctant horse to jump a hedge, so he can keep up with the rest of the Hunt. Understandably, the horse is adamant

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Bullfight In Seville

Bullfight In Seville
The climax of a bullfight in the Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza, Seville, with the citys famous cathedral in the background, circa 1850. An engraving from J. G

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Spiky Porcupine

Spiky Porcupine
27th April 1959: A Brazilian spiky porcupine, shortly after its arrival at London Zoo. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Drying The Dog

Drying The Dog
circa 1955: A dog standing in the sun to dry itself. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Dog Wardens Van

Dog Wardens Van
circa 1955: A cat walking across the roof of the dog wardens van which serves the township of Cheltenham. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageAnimal Welfare Collection: Syrian Bear

Syrian Bear
February 1907: A young Syrian bear stands on its hind legs to greet a keeper who holds the chain from its collar. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)



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