The Cruel Treatment of Cattle Act 1822 (3 Geo. IV c. 71) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the long title "An Act to prevent the cruel and improper Treatment of Cattle"; it is sometimes known as Martin's Act. It was one of the first pieces of animal rights legislation. The Act listed "ox, cow, heifer, steer, sheep, or other cattle", however this was held not to include bulls. A further act (5 & 6 Will. IV. c. 59 s. 2) extended the wording of this Act to remedy the issue. ^[1] This Act was repealed by the Cruelty to Animals Act 1849.

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Wikisource has original text related to this article: Martin's Act 1822

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• Animal law

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• Text of the Act to Prevent the Cruel and Improper Treatment of Cattle

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