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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 227 Collections and/or Records:

End this useless animal suffering, 1960

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/7/1
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An article, "End this useless animal suffering", written by David Stephen and published in the Weekly Scotsman, Thursday, November 3, 1960. The article is a reflection on a book, "More Spotlights", by M. Beddow Bayly, published by the SSPV.

Dates: 1960

Evidence on Laboratory Visits, 1932 - 1974

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/5/5
Scope and Contents A combintation of letters, reports, notices and cuttings relating to visits to vivisection laboratories carried out by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection. Records in this file include; A leaflet, published by the SSPV, titled "An Animal Lover Visits Vivisectional Laboratories" A page from Oral Answers, 24th January 1974, about visits to laboratories. "Additional Notes on (Visits to Edinburgh and Glasgow Laboratories) For the Committee on...
Dates: 1932 - 1974

Excerpt from Minute of Meeting of Delegates of the Scottish, the Glasgow and West of Scotland, The Aberdeen, and the Dundee Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, held at Edinburgh, on 7th December, 1908, 1908

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/5/4/3
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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.

Dates: 1908

Experiments on Animals: A Short Book for Boys and Girls, 1940

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/2/142
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A phamphlet aimed at informing children about vivisection and the importance of being kind to all animals. Published by the National Anti-Vivisection Society. Pamphlet No. 35.

Dates: 1940

Experiments on Dogs, do they cause pain?, 1914

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/2/27
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A pamphlet, reprinted from "The Anti-Vivisection Review", April - June 1914, and distributed by the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society.

"Experiments on Dogs, Do they cause pain?", gives examples (including illustrations) of the experiements carried out on dogs in medical labaratories.

Dates: 1914

Experiments on Dogs useless in Investigating the Nature and Treatment of Cancer, 1933

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/2/36
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"Help the Dog leaflets (1933", a pamphlet issued by the Animal Defence and Anti Vivisection Society titled "Experiments on Dogs useless in Investigating the Nature and Treatment of Cancer".

Dates: 1933

Experiments on Living Animals Statistics Released by the House of Commons, 1901 - 1909

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/1/4
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Documents, released by the House of Commons each year between 1901-1909, which show the number of experiments performed on living animals under Licences granted under the Act 39 and 40 Vict. c. 77, distinguishing Painless from Painful Experiments (in continuation of parliamentary paper, no. 211)

1. 23 May, 1901 2. 7 May, 1902 3. 8 June, 1903 3. 1903 Report 4. 23 May, 1905 5. 16 June, 1906 6. 13 May, 1907 7. 11 June, 1908 8. 17 April, 1909

Dates: 1901 - 1909

Exportation of Horses, a Bill to amend the Law with respect to the exportation of horses, 1930

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/3/2/6
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A copy of a Bill on the exporation of horses, ordered by The House of Commons, 18 December 1930

Dates: 1930

Facts behind the "Front", 1965

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/2/80
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A publication from the International Conference Against Vivisection, a coalition of societies AVON, New York. The publication, titled "Facts Behind the "Front"", contains statistics and images of experiments on animals in the early 1960s.

Dates: 1965

Fifeshire and Miscellaneous Subscription Lists 1, 1922 - 1931

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Identifier: Coll-1618/1/2/3/8
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A bound volume containing details of the names, addresses, and amount paid in subscriptions to the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection from Fifeshire and miscellaneous


Contains many inserts relating to subscriptions

Dates: 1922 - 1931