The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (later the Royal SPCA) was founded in 1824. It originally focused on the plight of working animals such as horses, but later took up the cause of all animals and pets. Other organizations in aid of animals soon followed - and magazines began to educate readers on the humane treatment of pets and animals in general.

Organizations for Pets

Gone to the Dogs: A Visit to the Home for Lost Dogs (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876)

A visit to London's Home for Lost Dogs, in search of a missing companion.

At the Animals' Hospital (The Strand, 1891A)

The Home for Lost Dogs (The Strand, 1891A)

A Cemetery for Dogs, by E.A. Brayley Hodgetts (The Strand, 1893B)

The final resting place for some Victorian "best friends."

The Royal Humane Society, by Frank David Pengally (The Strand, 1893A)

The Dogs' Home, Battersea, by Basil Tozer (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895B)

A Queer Little [Dog] Graveyard (Home Magazine, 1898)

General Pet Care

A Few Words on Kindness to Animals, by Harry Jones (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882)

Our Pets and How to Treat Them (Little Folks, 1883)

Unintentional Cruelties, by Gordon Stables, M.D., R.N. (Girl's Own Paper, 1884)

Tips on proper pet care.

An Extinct Disease, by Anne Beale (Girl's Own Paper, 1902)

An excerpt the author's diary concerning an outbreak of rabies in Wales in 1850.

The Vivisection Controversy

Vivisectors and Their Victims, by W. Gilbert (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1875)

Does Vivisection Help? (Century Magazine, 1890B)

Arguments for and against vivisection as a means of medical study.