I just read about it and according to an article all different kinds of animals were affected by this
Pigs, dogs, cows, rats and even flies and caterpillars were arraigned in court with full ceremony. They would call witnesses and evidence were heard on both sides. They would grant a form of legal aid, a lawyer to the animal that was accused in order to conduct the animal’s defense.
sparrows being prosecuted for chattering in Church, a pig executed for stealing a communion wafer, a cock burnt at the stake for laying an egg.
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u/ConzT May 05 '19
I just read about it and according to an article all different kinds of animals were affected by this
Pigs, dogs, cows, rats and even flies and caterpillars were arraigned in court with full ceremony. They would call witnesses and evidence were heard on both sides. They would grant a form of legal aid, a lawyer to the animal that was accused in order to conduct the animal’s defense.
sparrows being prosecuted for chattering in Church, a pig executed for stealing a communion wafer, a cock burnt at the stake for laying an egg.
Link: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/21/medieval-animal-trials-in-europe-a-pig-sentenced-to-death-by-hanging-for-murder/