The diminutive Pekingese dog was first reported to have arrived on English shores after the Second Opium War in 1862. Queen Victoria herself was even given one such dog, named Looty, in 1865, giving rise to a surge in popularity for the breed among upper-class English women.
In the 2019 Milestone Lecture, Dr Rachel Clement Tolley argues that we must reject a purely biological definition of the ‘body’ so that the criminal law appropriately recognises, respects and protects all bodies, including those of people with disabilities.
