<s>[INST] Which nation was the first to outlaw animal cruelty? [/INST] In 1822, the British Parliament passed a statute proscribing the cruel and uncomely usage of livestock, the first law of its kind in the world. This was trailed by the Barbarity to Beasts Act of 1835, which debarred the cruel and uncomely treatment of all tame animals, including steeds and canines. The act likewise presented fines and detainment for transgressors. In 1876, another demonstration was passed that presented more straitened punishments for the people who infringed the law. The Beastliness to Creatures Act of 1876 made it a felony to cause or permit superfluous torment or barbarity to any creature, regardless of its species, and acquainted the idea with creature welfare reviews. This law is as yet set up today and is implemented by the Creature Welfare Act 2006, which accommodates stricter punishments for creature cruelty offenses. Thus, the United Kingdom was the first nation to proscribe creature barbarity.</s>\ <s>[INST] Did a news story or event trigger parliament to take this action? [/INST] No specific news story or event triggered this statue to be put in place. It was rather the efforts of Richard Martin, an Irish politician and campaigner against cruelty to animals, who presented a bill named "Ill Treatment of Cattle Bill" to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.</s>