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Victorian pet cemeteries: animals in the afterlife
Victorian pet cemeteries: animals in the afterlife
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2021
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Podcast episode
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In the 19th century, devoted pet-owners established Britain’s first pet cemeteries. Dr Eric Tourigny explains what they tell us about Victorian attitudes to animals In the 19th century, devoted pet-owners established Britain’s first pet cemeteries. Dr Eric Tourigny of Newcastle University, who has been analysing inscriptions on animal gravestones dating back to the 1880s, explains what they tell us about Victorian attitudes to animals, and how Britain became a nation of pet lovers.
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Released:
Feb 11, 2021
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