Anti-Vivisection

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A bound volume containing subscription and donations for the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection between 1970-1982. The contents of the volume include; the date; name of division (county); name of subscriber; ref. no. in receipt book; amount of subscription; amount transferred to general cash book; general cash book folio.

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A bound volume containing subscription and donations for the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection between 1982-1996. The contents of the volume include; the date; name of division (county); name of subscriber; ref. no. in receipt book; amount of subscription; amount transferred to general cash book; general cash book folio.

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Examples of leaflets which were distributed by the Scottish Tail Wagger's Club. Each one addresses a different issue which relates to the welfare of dogs from extracts from "Vivisection of Dogs, the case for exemption), published over the signatures of 59 qualified medical practitioners". Set out below as follows.

1. Surgery 3. Diabetes and action of drugs 5. Canine Distemper, legal requirements for anaesthesia 6. Exclusively English Experiments on Dogs

Scope and Contents A number of articles relating to vaccinations and animal welfare which were found together. The articles include a poster titled "The Shot Killed My Son", regarding the polio vaccination; "Pass the Pills, Please...(right into the trash-can!)" by H. Jay Dinshah, president of the American Vegan Society; "A Pivotal Moment", by S. Orion about seeking peace and not war; "Wild Animals", by Enola Chamberlin regards the potential to tame wild animals by showing love and killing no living thing;...

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A transcription of two sermons giving by Rev. Goerge Jack M.A. of St Mungo's Chruch, Leith. Reprinted from "The Leith Observer, 1919, titled "The Sin of Cruelty to Animals". The issues covered in the sermon include the fur trade, vivisection, whether cruelty is a sin, the devine rights of animals.

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"The Spirit of Claude Bernard", by M. Beddow Bayly, is an article originally printed from the Anti-Vivisection News, January, 1953. The article regards physiologist, Claude Bernard (1813-1878), and his use of experiments on animals.

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A booklet, written by M. Beddow Bayly, and published by the SSPV, titled "The Story of the Salk Anti-Poliomyelitis Vaccine". The booklet leans more torwards the argument of the dangers of the vaccine rather than anti-vivisection. Out of 35 chapters, 3 regard vivisection.

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A leaflet, published by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection with an image of Vivisected Jack and the story of his vivisection experience. Republished from an article in the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch, 24th January 1914.

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This pamphlet "The Surgery of Mirtal Stenosis", by M Beddow Bayly accompanies his previous publication "Blue-Babies and Heart Surgery". Both regard the use of operations on dogs used to develop treatment for heart defects.

This has been reprinted from Animals' Defender, May, 1961 and published by the SSPV.

Withdrawn from publication April, 1976

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The Tail Waggers Club raised funds for the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection from the 1930s-1950s.

As opposed to most of the ledger's in this collection, the Tail Waggers Club gives the name of the dog before that of the person donating money to the organisation.

There are four volumes in this series of documents.