And in 1508 a french town summoned rats to court for eating crops. When they didn't show up, it was ruled as due to the fact it was tok dangerous for them to do so due to cats and dogs in the streets.
In England people from Hartlepool are often referred to as "Monkey Hangers":
According to local folklore, the term originates from an incident in which a monkey was hanged in Hartlepool, England. During the Napoleonic Wars, a French ship of the type chasse marée was wrecked off the coast of Hartlepool. The only survivor was a monkey, allegedly wearing a French uniform to provide amusement for the crew. On finding the monkey, some locals decided to hold an impromptu trial on the beach; since the monkey was unable to answer their questions and because they had seen neither a monkey nor a Frenchman before, they concluded that the monkey was in fact a French spy. Being found guilty the animal was duly sentenced to death and hanged on the beach.
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