'Down pythons’ throats we thrust live goats':snakes, zoos and animal welfare in nineteenth-century Britain

Cowie, Helen Louise orcid.org/0000-0003-1485-8350 (2024) 'Down pythons’ throats we thrust live goats':snakes, zoos and animal welfare in nineteenth-century Britain. British Journal for the History of Science. ISSN 0007-0874

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Keywords: snakes, live feeding, zoological garden, menagerie, Britain, nineteenth century, animal welfare, science, RSPCA, Humanitarian League
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  • Published (online): 21 May 2024
  • Accepted: 13 February 2024
Institution: The University of York
Academic Units: The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > History (York)
Depositing User: Pure (York)
Date Deposited: 23 May 2024 10:00
Last Modified: 02 Dec 2024 01:17
Published Version: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007087424000542
Status: Published online
Refereed: Yes
Identification Number: 10.1017/S0007087424000542
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