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livestock and cattle crimes  

Definition

  • Livestock and cattle crimes include specific offenses: theft, killing, bestiality, and abuse. In 17th-century New England, colonies kept cattle, oxen, sheep, and hogs. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Livestock and Cattle Crimes]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZDPKXPSW-S

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