A Profile of Lady Gertrude Stock

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Lady Gertrude Georgina Stock, née Douglas, was born 21st August 1842. She was the daughter of Sarah Sholto Douglas and John Douglas, the 7th Marquess of Queensbury.

In addition to being an aristocrat, Lady Gertrude Stock was an accomplished novelist, writing under the alias George Douglas. Her novels are described as “robust”, often featuring “hoydenish heroines”.

Lady Gertrude Stock established the National Canine Defence League, the forerunner to the charity that is today recognised as the Dogs Trust. She founded the charity to protect canines from ill-usage and torture of all kinds.

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Today, dog owners

Today, dog owners typically regard their pets as a

typically regard their

case. In the late 19th Century, when Lady Stock

pets as a member of the family, but

member of the family, but this was not always the established the National Canine Defence League, canines in the UK were usually bought as working dogs, purchased to fulfil a specific task, and often subjected to treatment that would be regarded as

this was not always

animal cruelty today.

the case.

Funded entirely on donations, the Dog’s Trust has achieved numerous advancements in the treatment of animals over the years, campaigning for the provision of proper veterinary care, the protection of strays and the abolition of experimentation and prolonged chaining of dogs.

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