Animal Welfare Collection

Running of the bulls, San Fermin festival, Plaza de Toros, Pamplona, Navarra, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

Indian miniature, animal kindness ahimsa
An Indian Rajput style miniature dating to 19th century showing Ahimsa. Ahimsa is a tenet of the Indian Religions (Hinduism)

Steering the bull by left horn tip, bullfighting, Spain, Europe

The banderillas sticks are placed in the bulls neck, bullfighting, Spain, Europe

Matador and bull during a bullfight in Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Provence, France, Europe

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

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

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)

Begging Monkey, n.d. Creator: Auguste-Andre Lancon
Begging Monkey, n.d

The Centenary of the Royal Veterinary College, Camden Town; Free Practice -- Sounding... 1819. Creator: Unknown
'The Centenary of the Royal Veterinary College, Camden Town; Free Practice -- Sounding his Lungs, 1819. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

A tigress lays beside a cub she gave birth to in captivity, at the Villa Lorena animal refuge center in Cali September 11, 2010. The refuge takes in injured and abandoned animals from circuses

A zookeeper feeds Korzhik, Rogalik and Keksik, orphaned roe deer fawns, at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

Staff carry out a health check on one of the three 12 week old tiger cubs in their enclosure at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England December 21, 2011

A tiger is seen in a cage before a rehearsal at the Fuentes Boys Circus in Mexico City July 31, 2014. Mexico Citys government overwhelmingly passed a law on June 2014

One of the three bear cubs who were found by the Bulgarian authorities in the wild and rescued at the Dancing Bears Park is pictured inside a bus near Belitsa, Bulgaria, May 23, 2018

A male elephant attempts to stand on its feet after it was fitted with an advanced satellite radio tracking collar to monitor their movement and control human-wildlife conflict near Mt

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

Au Jardin des Plantes. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)
3100567 Au Jardin des Plantes. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Jardin des Plantes)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Going to the Zoo
LLM460525 Going to the Zoo by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Going to the Zoo. Illustration for Warnes Picture Puzzle Toy Book (c 1880)

A British officer (right) is pictured at a stables in The Hull, East Riding and Yorkshire Area. Note to editors. It is possible that these soldiers are part of the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry

Tobys in the doghouse. 19th March 1954 They took my temperature and they said, Toby " you re a sick dog." So into a cubicle at the animals hospital I went

PDSA Hospital Ilford 19th March 1954 A veterinary assistant and vet treats one of the patients at the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals Hospital, at llford (Essex)

The donkeys on Rhyl beach seen here feeding during a break. July 1978

Turkeys plucking by machinery - 13th December 1951

Plucking Geese - pauline Wills and Mrs Gladys Banks December 1957

Donkey sanctuary July 1995

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Pakistan, Performing Animals, Man with dancing bear led by chain attached to ring through its nose

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China, Hong Kong, New Territories, Performing monkey dressed in elaborate costume and mask

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

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

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

These hatchlings of an Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) should be buried and protected under 40 cm of warm sand, but a domestic dog dug them out at Ostional beach in Costa Rica

RSPCA inspector examining a horse, c1903 (1903). The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) was founded in 1824 at 77-78 St Martins Lane, London

Horse with Rarey fittings, c1905 (c1910). The Rarey technique is a method of calming horses that have become vicious and fearful of humans due to abusive handling or other traumatic events

The Grand National Trophy, 1906 (1908-1909). Artist: Elkington & Company
The Grand National trophy, 1906 (1908-1909). The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom

Bullfight incident, Arles, France, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Bullfight incident, Arles, France, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th June 1898

The Cruel Children, c1850-1890. Artist: Stanislas Lepine
The Cruel Children, 20th Century. French Impressionist Painter, Private Collection

A Farewell Ride on Jumbo, London Zoo, 1882. This large African elephant was sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

Transporting Jumbo the African elephant to America, 1882. Jumbo was a large African elephant sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

Jumbo the African elephant, 1882. Jumbo was a large African elephant sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus

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"Promoting Animal Welfare: From Bullfighting to Fox Hunts and Beyond" a global concern that transcends borders and cultures. In Spain, the Running of the Bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Navarra, has long been a controversial event. While some see it as a thrilling tradition, others question its impact on animal well-being. Similarly, bullfighting in Spain and Europe raises ethical questions about animal kindness and ahimsa - the principle of non-violence towards all living beings. The sight of matadors steering bulls by their left horn tip or placing banderillas sticks in their necks leaves us pondering whether these practices align with our evolving understanding of compassion. Across the border in France's Provence region, bullfights also take place. Here, spectators witness the intense face-off between matador and bull. Yet again, concerns arise regarding animal welfare as this ancient spectacle unfolds before our eyes. Moving away from traditional European events, we encounter another dark chapter in history - Victorian fox hunts. The image of hunters carrying out "the kill" at these hunts sends shivers down our spines. It reminds us how far we have come in recognizing animals' rights to live free from harm. On a lighter note, who can resist smiling at the mischievous antics captured in paintings like "Three Blind Mice"? These sepia-toned artworks remind us that even small creatures deserve our care and protection. Fortunately, not all stories are bleak when it comes to animal welfare. In Hawaii's Honolua Bay marine sanctuary lies hope for endangered species like green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). Such protected areas around the world serve as havens where animals can thrive undisturbed by human activities. Meanwhile, dedicated zookeepers nurture orphaned roe deer fawns named Korzhik, Rogalik, and Keksik with love and tenderness.