TIL the Shogun who ruled Japan 1680–1709 introduced animal rights laws and fed dogs in public kennels rice and fish at the taxpayers' expense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Tsunayoshi#Shogun_Tsunayoshi



Submitted April 02, 2015 at 06:23PM by 9999monkeys http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/316pyf/til_the_shogun_who_ruled_japan_16801709/