Protection of Animals Act 1934
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to provide further protection to certain animals. |
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| Citation | 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 21 |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 17 May 1934 |
| Repealed | 2006 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Protection of Animals Act 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 21) was an act of the British parliament effectively making rodeo, as it then existed, illegal in England, Scotland and Wales. The law was based upon the perceived cruelty to animals exhibited at western rodeos brought by promotions such as Tex Austin's 1924 "King of the Rodeo" exhibition at Wembley Stadium in 1924, the first such program in England.
The act was repealed and replaced by the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45) and the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11) respectively.