Henry Crowe (vicar)

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Henry Crowe
Born14 March 1769
Stoke Ferry
Died18 December 1851 (1851-12-19) (aged 82)
Hatton Garden
Occupation(s)Vicar, writer

Henry Crowe (14 March 1769 – 18 December 1851)[1] was an English parish priest and early animal rights writer.

Biography

He was born at Stoke Ferry, Norfolk,[2] the son of the Rev. Henry Crowe, Rector of Burnham Deepdale. After schooling in Norwich, he matriculated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 1786, graduating B.A. in 1790.[3] He was a Fellow of Clare College (1793–1800) and obtained his M.A. in 1794.[2]

Crowe was ordained deacon on 5 December 1791 and priest on 26 May 1793. He was vicar of Buckingham (1810–1851).[2] He died at Hatton Garden in 1851, age 82.[2]

Zoophilos

Crowe was the author of the book Zoophilos, published in 1819. It was an early work supportive of

bearbaiting.[4] He also criticised methods of animal slaughter and types of animal experimentation and testing.[5] Crowe opposed vivisection and his book contains the chapter, On Cruelty in philosophical researches which compares vivisectional cruelties to the inquisition.[6][7] He was an opponent of field sports, especially hunting.[8]

There were positive reviews of Crowe's book published in

The Monthly Review (1820).[9][10]

Selected publications

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rev Henry Crowe MA: Vicar of Buckingham". JJ Heath-Caldwell. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. ^ a b c d Venn, John. (1898). Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College: 1349-1897. Cambridge University Press. p. 111
  3. ^ "Crowe, Henry (CRW785H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ABC-CLIO
    . p. 115
  5. ^ Magel, Charles R. (1989). Keyguide to Information Sources in Animal Rights. Mansell Publishing. p. 77
  6. ISBN 978-0-691-65520-8
  7. ^ Atalić, Bruno (2012). "Historical development and ethical considerations of vivisectionist and antivivisectionist movement". Jahr: Annual of the Department of Social Sciences and Medical Humanities. 3 (6): 399–414.
  8. ISBN 978-1-4094-4220-2
  9. ^ "Zoophilos, Or, Considerations on the Moral Treatment of Inferior Animals". The Gentleman's Magazine. 89 (2): 249–250. 1819.
  10. ^ "Zoophilos, Or, Considerations on the Moral Treatment of Inferior Animals". The Monthly Review. 93: 223. 1820.
  11. ^ "Animadversions on Cruelty to the Brute Creation". The Gentleman's Magazine. 95 (2): 58–59. 1825.
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