Abstract
AbstractOn 26 August 1760 the Common Council of the City of London reacted to reports of a rabies outbreak by announcing a two‐month‐long dog cull. Although many Londoners supported this method of halting the spread of the disease, others argued that the killings were excessive or immoral. In mid‐eighteenth‐century Britain sentimental ‘modern’ attitudes were in conflict with traditional beliefs concerning the place of animals. This article argues that the cull exposed this rift in British society's treatment of and relationship with animals, and seeks to position the resultant media event in the context of their shifting status.
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