Tim Biscoe
University of Bristol

https://doi.org/10.36866/pn.104.6

In The Society’s email sent on 31 March about the 140th Anniversary of The Society it was stated that The Society was ‘making considerable contributions to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1876’. This statement was of course true for 1876, as you note, but the Procedures act was for 1986. Since a number of us spent around 5 years or more on this issue around the 1980s you should know that we are not so old as you imply. The others were in particular Ann Silver, Cecil Kidd, Jim Pascoe, and Denis Noble, Bernard Ginsborg, Tony Angel, and in general, those members of the Committee at that time, including the unwavering support of the Treasurers, Robert Comline and then Ron Linden. The leading MP for us all was Tam Dalyell who was enormously effective and helpful through two Private Members bills and eventually the Government proposed legislation. Tam Dalyell was supported in the Committee stages by Ray Mawby and Sir Nigel Fisher.

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