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Animal welfare

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = AMS

Found in 451 Collections and/or Records:

Special Direction for Using the Greener "Safti" Killer on Dogs, 1920

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/3/1/1
Scope and Contents An information sheet from The Council of Justice to Animals (Scotland), of which Miss Netta Ivory was Honorary Secretary, detailing special direction for using the Greener "Safti" killer on dogs.The Council of Justice to Animals was founded in 1911 and aimed to improve methods of humane destruction for animals and slaughtered livestock. It is now known as the Humane Slaighter Association. This leaflet details directions in how to shoot a dog in the head whilst...
Dates: 1920

Speciesism: The Ethics of Vivisection, 1974

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/1/59
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"Speciesism: The Ethics of Vivisection", is based on a paper, read at a meeting of medical students of the London Medical Group, 5th November 1974, by author and animal rights advocate Richard D. Ryder.

The pamphlet discusses issues around the pain inflicted on animals and why animals are used for experiments.

This pamphlet was withdrawn from publication April 1990

Dates: 1974

Speech by Harvey Metcalfe, 1957

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/1/63
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A transcript of a speech given by Harvey Metcalfe at the Annual General Meeting of the National Anti-Vivisection Society, 18th June, 1957 about the work of the anti-vivisection movement and its importance.

This pamphlet was withdrawn April 1975.

Dates: 1957

Spiritual Healing and Vivisection, 1957

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/2/139
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"Spiritual Healing and Vivisection", by the Rev. A.D. Belden. Reprinted from The Healing Quarterly. Published by the National Anti-Vivisection Society.

Dates: 1957

Stolen Pets: Hospitals are Guilty, 1959

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/1/33
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A copy of a newspaper article (which is shown on the back from The People, newspaper, 1st September 1957), about how pets are stolen as part of the animal trade for vivisection. Published, with permission, by the SSPV. Withdrawn from circulation May 1969.

Dates: 1959

That "Pin-Prick" Experiment, 1935

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/2/16
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A pamphlet about the use of animals when testing vaccinations titled "That "Pin-Prick" Experiment; how the public is hoodwinked".

This leaflet was issued by the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society.

Dates: 1935

The Abolition of Vivisection; a guide for workers by one of them, 1950

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/2/5
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"The Abolition of Vivisection; a guide for workers by one of them", is a pamphlet directed towards workers urging them to organise against vivisection.

Dates: 1950

The Abolitionist, "Watch your Pets!", 1927

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/2/13
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A copy of "The Abolitionist", from the British Union for Abolition of Vivisection. The Abolitionist was a newsletter about the work of the society and stories about rescued animals.

Dates: 1927

The American Anti-Vivisection Society Forty-Eight Annual Report, 1930

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Identifier: Coll-1618/1/5/2/25
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The American Anti-Vivisection Society - formerly the American Society for the Restriction of Vivisection - Forty-Eighth Annual Report, 1930, Philadelphia.

The report contains details of the organisation's charter, board of managers, report, statement of funds, and membership lists.

Dates: 1930

The Anglo-Italian Society for the Protection of Animals Annual Report, 1965 - 1966

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Identifier: Coll-1618/1/5/2/18
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An annual report (1965-1966) from the Anglo-Italian Society for the Protection of Animals. The report contains a history of the organisation, their work (including sheltering stray animals), and their financial incomes and outgoings.

Dates: 1965 - 1966