University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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A printed document containing details of a Bill to provide more humane slaughter of animals.

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A copy of the Humane Slaughtering of Animals for Food Bill, with handwritten edits throughout the document.

Scope and Contents Typewritten notes on an ammendments in Clause 3 of the schedule - slaughter of animals bill. The ammendment is as follows "A person shall not proceed to slaighter any animal until it shall have been effectually stunned and such stunning stall be effected with a mechanically operated instrument, suitable and sufficient for the purpose and approved by the minister of health on the advice of an expery committee appointed by him who shall advise him as to the suitability of the...

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An article, published by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for the Humane Slaughtering of Animals for Food. The article, titled "Bacon Factories and the Humane Killer, a reply to Mr. A.E. Marsh", by R.O.P. Paddison, regards the pain and trauma caused to pigs during the slaughtering process.

Scope and Contents A prospectus for shares of the company B.A.P. limited (British Animal Products). "The company has been formed for the purpose of utilizing, for industrial purposes, the carcases of decrepit and worn out horses and other animals, the principal intention being that these animals shall be collected without cruelty and painlessly killed. The document contains the aims of the company, its finances, and governance. The document also contains a blank application form to buy...

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A notice, printed on card, from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals titled "Cartirdges to be Used in Killing Sheep, Pigs and Calves". The notice lists the types of cartridges which should be used for the slaughter of each animal. The notice was written by R.O.P. Paddison

Scope and Contents 14 reports from the Council for Justice to Animals and Humane Slaughter Association, 1935-1946The objective of this organisation was to promote humane methods of slaughted, introduce reports in the cattle market, substitute public abattoirs for private ones, and propagate Humanitarian ideal in respect to relations of animals in general. This is not a complete run of records, but within the collection are; 1935 (two copies) 1937 (two copies) 1939 (two...

Scope and Contents Documentation sent to the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection from the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on the topic of humane killing of animals through electrocution. There are two letters addressed to Miss Ivory from Archibald Langwill, Secretary of the SSPCA. The first, dated 6th June 1923 regards the presentation of a letter on electrocution, written by Miss Ivory, to the Directors of the SSPCA. The other relates to the sharing of...

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A printed list of resolutions, created by delegates present, whose respective Societies supervise, under the Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Acts, the whole of Scotland, having had under consideration the subject of the methods employed in Scotland in killing animals for human food.

Scope and Contents Documents relating to the General Election Campaign of the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society during the General Election, 1950. Leaflets, "General Election, 1950" addressed to members and friends of the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society to urge them to research the humanitarian stance of their candidates on topics of farming, slaughter, welfare, vivisection, wild animals in captivity (2 copies)Leaflets, "The General Election 1950, vivisection...