Henry Crowe

Henry Crowe (14 March 1769 – 18 December 1851) was an English Anglican clergyman and early animal rights writer.

Biography Henry Crowe was born at Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, the son of the Rev. Henry Crowe, Rector of Burnham Deepdale. He was a Fellow of Clare College (1793–1800) and obtained his M.A. in 1794. He also criticised methods of animal slaughter and types of animal experimentation and testing. Crowe opposed vivisection and his book contains the chapter, "On Cruelty in Philosophical Researches" which compares vivisectional cruelties to the inquisition. He was an opponent of field sports, especially hunting.

There were positive reviews of Crowe's book published in The Gentleman's Magazine (1819) and The Monthly Review (1820).

Selected publications Zoophilos, Or, Considerations on the Moral Treatment of Inferior Animals (1819) Animadversions on Cruelty to the Brute Creation (1825)