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An incredibly vile sport: Campaigns against Otter Hunting in Britain, 1900-39

Matless, D; Allen, DN; Watkins, C

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D Matless

C Watkins



Abstract

Otter hunting was a minor field sport in Britain but in the early years of the twentieth century a lively campaign to ban it was orchestrated by several individuals and anti-hunting societies. The sport became increasingly popular in the late nineteenth century and the Edwardian period. This paper examines the arguments and methods used in different anti-otter hunting campaigns 1900-1939 by organisations such as the Humanitarian League, the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports and the National Association for the Abolition of Cruel Sports.

Acceptance Date Mar 3, 2016
Publication Date Mar 3, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Rural History: economy, society, culture
Print ISSN 0956-7933
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 79 -101
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956793315000175
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0956793315000175

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