Anti-Vivisection

Scope and Contents 1. A note about the book, "In the Cauldron of Disease" and a comment to say Lind-af-Hageby was aware of the book and knew the author, 1951 2. Leaflet - "Watchman, What of the Night?", by Hon. Mrs. Zeeneb Charlton about animal welfare in experiments and blood sports, 1940 3. Two copies of "Progress To-day", a pamphlet with information on the Humanitarian movement 4. "How to Befriend Laboratory Animals", by Charles W. Hume, published by the UFAW (The Universities Federation for Animal...

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Correspondence from those who were invited to speak at the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection between 1925-1950.

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Eva Hill's publication ""Light" Behind the Headlines", regards the North American education system, the icoculation for polio, U.N. Charter, and the use of "cancer machines". Eva Hill championed alternative medicine as a treatment for cancer.

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A flyer for "Living Without Cruelty (Scotland) Exhibition", 1993, which took place at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, and had 50 plus exhibition stands displaying green products from UK charities, pressure groups, and ethical companies. Organised by Advocates for Animals (previously the SSPV).

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Lists of the names and addresses of those who donated to the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection between 1960-1967. The files have been divided as following.


1. Scotland (bar Edinburgh)
2. Edinburgh
3. Wales, Ireland, Isle of Man, Isle of Arran
4. England
5. Overseas
6. Business subscriptions and executive committee addresses

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A pamphlet containing the contents of a speech delivered by Air Chief Marshall Lord Dowding in the House of Lords, Tuesday, 14th October 1952. This pamphlet was published by the SSPV.

The contents of the speech concern the welfare of animals used for animal testing and vivisection, and gives examples of the violence used on animals for science.

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A pamphlet containing a transcript of a speech given by Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding, in the House of Lords, Thursday, 18th July, 1957. The content of the speech is about the use of animals in experiments, descriptions of the experiments, and statistics detailing the number of animals killed.

This is the 1977 republished edition. It was eventually withdrawn 9th February 1983

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"Lost "Ben", a Plea for the Helpless", is a poem by C. Brewster Macpherson about a family dog being taken by vivisectors. the poem was published in London by Arthur H. Stockwell, 29, Ludgate Hill.

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A leaflet encouraging the public to donate to the SSPV. This one is aimed at those who love dogs with a picture of a dog and details of their companionship.

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A booklet published by the Humanitarian League of Rochester, New York, titled, "Manual on Vivisection, a moral and practival question, discussed with reference to science and ethics." Complied by Patricia Raymond Dunstan.

The booklet contains chapter on the moral and practical questions relating to vivisection, examples of experiments, statements from physicians, surgeons and clergy.