The Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals dropped the word "Animals" from its title in 1892. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty inspectors worked voluntarily as probation officers until 1912, when the inspectors of the State Children Department took over these duties. The Council of the Society, following a close study of the ill-treatment of children, prepared a Bill to assist with their protection. The Bill was "shelved" several times in the Legislative Council. Finally, in 1896 the Children's Protection Act became law and consequently, the ill-treatment of children in Queensland became a penal offence.
1876 - 1892 Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
1892 - 1955 Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
1955 - 1981 Royal Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
1981 - Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Queensland
Sources used to compile this entry: Annual Reports of the Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, Brisbane, 1884-2009; Webb, Elizabeth, Three score years and ten : a human story based on the life work of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty in Queensland, Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, Brisbane, 1951.
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 14 September 2012, Last modified: 6 November 2014
Last updated: 7 August 2023
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