: opposing, prohibiting, or punishing cruelty and especially the cruel treatment of animals
anti-cruelty legislation against dog fighting
Examples of anti-cruelty in a Sentence
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Randazzo said two bills proposed in the state Senate would change to the state's anti-neglect and anti-cruelty statutes to allow animal control more authority in situations like the ones these six dogs are in.
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2024
In a first-of-its-kind anti-cruelty measure, the city of West Hollywood this week banned the sale and use of rodent glue traps.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2024
In a first-of-its-kind anti-cruelty measure, the city of West Hollywood this week banned the sale and use of rodent glue traps.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
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“Anti-cruelty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-cruelty. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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