Basil Goldstone
Basil Goldstone | |
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Born | October 1909 Twickenham |
Died | November 1988 King's Lynn |
Occupation | Political activist |
Basil Eric Goldstone (October 1909 – November 1988) was a British Liberal Party activist. He served for some years on Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District Council.[1] He was the founder of the Liberal Animal Welfare Group.
Career
Goldstone was born in Twickenham.[2] He studied at Richmond Hill School and Dover College before joining the Royal Air Force.[1] He stood repeatedly for the Liberal Party in general elections, but was never elected: in Hendon in 1935, Petersfield in 1945, Dover in 1950 and 1959, Basingstoke in 1964, Peterborough in 1966, Norfolk South in 1970, and Harlow in February and October 1974.[3] He was more successful locally as he was elected in 1961 to the Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District Council by 450 to 50 votes.[2]
He moved to King's Lynn in 1965 as a hospital catering officer and won a Lynn Town Council seat in 1971.[2] In 1976–77, he served as president of the Liberal Party. He was president of Lynn Liberals and involved with St Margaret's Residents' Association which provided homes for the elderly.[2]
In May 1988, an American red oak tree was planted near the Red Mount in The Walks park in King's Lynn in recognition of his service to the Liberal Party.[2][4]
Animal welfare
A long-term supporter of animal welfare, in 1978, he proposed wide-ranging animal protection legislation, which the party voted to support.[5] In 1980, Goldstone founded the Liberal Animal Welfare Group.[6] Richard D. Ryder has commented that Goldstone "rapidly made the Liberal Party the most active of the four major parties in the whole field of animal welfare".[7]
Goldstone was an opponent of fox hunting and in 1986 criticized Henry Bellingham's arguments that fox hunting is a humane way to kill.[8]
Death
Goldstone died at his home in King's Lynn, aged 79.[2]
References
- ^ a b The Times Guide to the House of Commons (1964), p. 25
- ^ a b c d e f "The Liberal stalwart who cared for people". Lynn News & Advertiser. 25 November 1988. p. 3. (subscription required)
- ^ The Times Guide to the House of Commons (1974), p. 140
- ^ "Lib plants a tree". Lynn News & Advertiser. 10 May 1988. p. 12. (subscription required)
- ^ Richard Dudley Ryder, Animal revolution: changing attitudes toward speciesism, p. 183
- ^ Garner, Robert. (2016). Animal Rights: The Changing Debate. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 187. ISBN 978-1349251766
- ^ Ryder, Richard D. (1983). Victims of Science: The Use of Animals in Research. National Anti-Vivisection Society. p. 154. ISBN 978-0905225067
- ^ "Challenge on animal welfare". Lynn News & Advertiser. 27 March 1986. p. 20. (subscription required)
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Preceded by | President of the Liberal Party 1976–1977 | Succeeded by |
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- Abandoned pets
- Blood sports
- Chick culling
- Cormorant culling
- Livestock dehorning
- Eating live animals
- Eating live seafood
- Intensive animal farming
- Intensive pig farming
- Overview of discretionary invasive procedures on animals
- Dairy farming
- Poultry farming
- Puppy mill
- Vivisection
- Welfare of farmed insects
- Wild animal suffering
- Wildlife farming
- Feedback (pork industry)
- Foam depopulation
- Ventilation shutdown
- Barn fire
- Abnormal behaviours in animals
- Animal psychopathology
- Animal shelter
- Animal welfare science
- Anthrozoology
- Behavioral enrichment
- Compassionate conservation
- Conservation welfare
- Ethics of uncertain sentience
- Ethical omnivorism
- Five freedoms
- Humane law enforcement
- Intrinsic value in animal ethics
- Rescue group
- Three Rs principles
- Welfare biology
nonhuman animals
- ASPCA
- Animal Defenders International
- Animal Welfare Party
- American Humane
- Animal Aid Unlimited
- Animal Welfare Board of India
- Animal Welfare Institute
- Badger Trust
- Band of Mercy
- Battersea
- Blue Cross
- Blue Cross of India
- Cats Protection
- Compassion in World Farming
- CAWF
- Cinnamon Trust
- Dogs Trust
- DSPA
- DSPCA
- Eurogroup for Animals
- Farm Animal Welfare Committee
- Four Paws
- FRAME
- Hedgehog Care
- Humane Canada
- HSUS
- Humane Society International
- Humane Slaughter Association
- International Animal Rescue
- IFAW
- International Society for Applied Ethology
- ISPCA
- List of animal welfare organizations
- League Against Cruel Sports
- Marine Connection
- Network for Animals
- Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research
- MSPCA-Angell
- National Animal Welfare Trust
- National Anti-Vivisection Society
- OneKind
- Party for Animal Welfare
- People for Animals
- People's Dispensary for Sick Animals
- RNZSPCA
- RSPCA
- RSPCA Australia
- Save Me
- SSPCA
- Tiggywinkles
- Toronto Humane Society
- UFAW
- Wildlife Aid Foundation
- World Animal Protection
- World Horse Welfare
- American Humane Magazine
- Animal Welfare
- AWI Quarterly
- Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
- Our Dumb Animals
- The Animals' Guardian
- The Zoophilist
and workers
and writers
- Animal advocacy parties
- Animal killing
- Animal rights
- Animal welfare and rights legislation
- Animal sacrifice
- Animal sanctuaries
- Animal testing
- Animal welfare and rights by country
- Cruelty to animals
- Dishes involving the consumption of live animals
- Fur trade
- People associated with animal welfare
- Whaling
considerations
festivals
- Blessing of animals
- Bous al carrer
- Cock throwing
- Combat de Reines
- Eid al-Adha
- Gadhimai festival
- Goat throwing
- Goose pulling
- International Primate Day
- Kapparot
- Dog Meat Festival
- Monkey Buffet Festival
- October Horse
- Pushkar Camel Fair
- Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo
- Running of the bulls
- Surin Elephant Round-up
- Toro embolado
- World Animal Day
- Animal testing regulations
- Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (UK)
- Animal Welfare Act 1999 (NZ)
- Animal Welfare Act 2006 (UK)
- Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (US)
- Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 (UK)
- Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 (UK)
- EU Directive 2010/63/EU (EU)
- EU Directive 1999/74/EC (EU)
- Horse Protection Act of 1970 (US)
- Hunting Act 2004 (UK)
- List of international animal welfare conventions
- Philippine Animal Welfare Act 1998 (Philippines)
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