1. Annie Bradshaw was active in Our Dumb Friends' League for many years and co-founded the Performing Animals' Defence League.
14 Facts About Annie Bradshaw
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Annie Bradshaw married Albert Septimus Bradshaw in 1881 and their son Vernon was born in 1883.
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Annie Bradshaw was known for her work on promoting the cause of animal protection.
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Annie Bradshaw stated that horrible atrocities were perpetrated on performing animals and it is a fallacy to assume they are trained with kindness.
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Annie Bradshaw co-founded the Performing Animals' Defence League with Ernest Bell in 1914.
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Annie Bradshaw gave evidence in the House of Commons and supported the passing of a Bill dealing with the prohibition of performing animals.
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Annie Bradshaw argued that performing animals were abused by their trainers by being forced to do more clever and difficult tricks each year to satisfy public demand and that the animals were starved, beaten or whipped.
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Annie Bradshaw sat on the executive committee of the Performing Animals' Defence League.
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Annie Bradshaw was highly critical of Lord Lonsdale a patron of the Performing Animals Defence League but a supporter of the circus.
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Annie Bradshaw was a vegetarian for ethical reasons and spoke out against animal suffering in slaughterhouses.
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Annie Bradshaw was a vice-president of the London Vegetarian Society.
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Annie Bradshaw was an activist for Our Dumb Friends' League for many years.
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Annie Bradshaw was described in the Westminster Gazette as "perhaps the best known and most whole-hearted supporter of our dumb friends in the country".
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Annie Bradshaw aimed to reform the League and was a leading member of its Reform Committee.