Some facts as to the administration of the Act : (evidence before the Royal Commission).

  • Research Defence Society (Great Britain)
Date:
[1908]
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Credit: Some facts as to the administration of the Act : (evidence before the Royal Commission). Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    clearly, on his papers, the character and the purpose of the proposed experiments ; and, having obtained his license, he must record and report all his work, and must also send to the Q S9, 105 Home Office a copy of any published account of it. And of course, he maybe required to send an interim report; and his work is open to inspection. Inspection, according to the opponents of all experiments on animals, is a farce. It is impossible, they say, for three men to inspect so many places and so much work. But let us hear what the inspectors say on this question, whether the amount of inspection is sufficient. tl.at is the only advantage it would be . . Rut I should <2 *>. '.'3 SSBrtVfc ’XW f ”°M ,S9'' -»i»Te„io„ A K.3S? 1 si fSfcS tt> .he present, bn. is getting be „,ore one Z, ™lge « Mr. Thane, Inspector. I think the inspection is essential 1 f l T f 11 1. _ It ■ licensees informed as to what they should do »nd / ,ke,ePs pi evented their stupidly contravening the law. If the character of the people is not such that they would not do wrong I do L S W Q 603, 60. ™„lT beLve^lmsei;.'™ I'™5 th',e secure that ,h”J ,SIR Tames Russell, Assistant Inspector, n nA- T do' 'i , 1 do. not think there are any abuses existing in Ireland Q9,i' orV^.h« .*.££££ Sir A . Thornley Stoker, Inspector for Ireland. I he duties of the Inspectors include, of course, a great quantity of office-work and correspondence. In strange contrast with the above facts, the following statement is reported as made by Mr. Abiathar Wall, an opponent of all experiments on animals. “A vivisector has a theoiy whereby he hopes to discover a cure for say, neuralgia of the little finger, and the Home Secretary promptly arms him with a license to torture as diabolically as he pleases and as many animals as he thinks fit.” (Issued by the Research Defence Society).