Henry Crowe (14 March 1769 – 18 December 1851) was an English Anglican clergyman and early animal rights writer.
Biography Henry Crowe was born at Stoke Ferry, Norfolk,Venn, John. (1898). Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College: 1349-1897. Cambridge University Press. p. 111 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. He was a Fellow of Clare College (1793–1800) and obtained his M.A. in 1794.
Crowe was ordained deacon on 5 December 1791 and priest on 26 May 1793. He was vicar of Buckingham (1810–1851). He died at Hatton Garden in 1851, age 82.
Zoophilos Crowe was the author of the book Zoophilos, published in 1819. It was an early work supportive of animal welfare and criticised the mistreatment of animals such as bullbaiting, cockfighting, and bearbaiting.Sherry, Clifford J. (1994). Animal Rights: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. p. 115 He also criticised methods of animal slaughter and types of animal experimentation and testing.Magel, Charles R. (1989). Keyguide to Information Sources in Animal Rights. Mansell Publishing. p. 77 Crowe opposed vivisection and his book contains the chapter, "On Cruelty in Philosophical Researches" which compares vivisectional cruelties to the inquisition.French, Richard D. (1975). Antivivisection and Medical Science in Victorian Society. Princeton University Press. p. 24. He was an opponent of field sports, especially hunting.May, Allyson N. (2013). The Fox-Hunting Controversy, 1781-2004: Class and Cruelty. Routledge. p. 55, p. 82.
There were positive reviews of Crowe's book published in The Gentleman's Magazine (1819) and The Monthly Review (1820).
Publications Zoophilos, Or, Considerations on the Moral Treatment of Inferior Animals (1819) Animadversions on Cruelty to the Brute Creation (1825)
See also Christianity and animal rights History of animal rights
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