Tag: Animals
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One Bee is No Bee: The Partnership Between Bees and Humans
Continuing her series on the historical relationship between humans and animals, Ailsa Fraser considers how bees and humans have helped each other, and worked together, across time.
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Taking the Bull by the Horns: The Partnership Between Cows and Humans
After previously exploring the connection between dogs and humans, Ailsa Fraser considers the historical, and present, relationship between humans and cows.
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Man’s Best Friends: The Partnership of Dogs and Humans
Ailsa Fraser explores the evolving relationship between humans and dogs, tracing its origins, mutual benefits, and ethical implications.
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Pet Cemeteries in the Victorian Era
Commemoration of pets has been an important part of human history that symbolizes our relationship with animals. Megan Crutchley analyzes how human’s relationship with pets changed during the Victorian Era.
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Uncovering China’s Complex History of Animal Welfare: From Compassion to Modern Challenges
Attitudes towards animals vary from culture to culture, with legal and social implications. Sarah Zhou examines China’s history of animal welfare and what it means today.
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Murderous Pigs and Ex-Communicated Rats: Edward Payson Evans’ Handbook of Animal Trials
Written by Ebba Andersson. Scholars have long relied on Edward Payson Evans’ large appendix of animal trials. From rats to goats, there are details of trials throughout European history. Yet, is there more to this text than meets the eye?
Retrospect Journal 