Cattle [derived by Skinner, Menage, and Spelman fr. Capitalia, quac aspr copr ad caput pertinent, personal goods; in which sense Chttels is yet used. Mandeville uses Catele for price], beasts of pasture, either wild or domestic.
The term, though often limited to horned domestic animals, may include (see Wright v. Pearson, LR 4 QB 582) horses and sheep; and also pigs and asses, R. v. Chapple, Russ & Ry. 77; R. v. Whitney, 1 Mood. 3.
Means bulls, cows, steers, heifers and calves, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, para 483, p. 246 [Animal Health Act, 1981, s. 89(1) (UK)]
As to injury to cattle by a dog, see Dogs Act, 1906, in which, by s. 7, 'cattle' includes 'horses, mules, asses, goats and swine.' See Dog.
As to larceny of cattle, see Larceny Act, 1916, s. 3, and as to killing cattle, etc., with intent to steal the carcase, skin, or any part of the animal killed, see s. 4.
As to the malicious wounding of cattle, see (English) Malicious Damage Act, 1861, ss. 40 and 41.
As to the prevention of cattle plague, pleuro-pneumonia, and foot and mouth disease, by slaughtering or preventing the movement of infected animals and restricting the importation of foreign cattle, see (English) Diseases of Animals Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 57), repealing and re-enacting the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 1878, repealing and replacing an Act of 1869 having the same title, and itself repealing eight prior Acts in pari materia, from 38 Geo. 3, c. 65, to 30 & 31 Vict. c. 125. In has further been amended by the (English) Diseases of Animals Act, 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5, c. 13). The law of this subject has always depended for its effectual working upon orders to be made from time to time by a Government Department, now the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. See Agriculture And Fisheries, Ministry Of.
The weighing of cattle at markets and fairs is provided for by the (English) Markets and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) Acts of 1887 and 1891 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 27), and (54 & 55 Vict.c. 70).
As to cruelty to cattle, see the (English) Protection of Animals Acts, 1911 and 1912. See Animals.
Includes elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, rams, ewes, sheep, lambs, goats and kids. [Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927), s. 2 (1)]
Cattle, includes elephants, camels, horses, asses, mules, sheep, goats and swine. [Delhi Police Act, 1978 (34 of 1978), s. 2(b
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