[35] “It is extremely difficult to see why these tame deer of park and paddock should not be held to be domestic animals within the meaning of the Acts for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Indeed, if they have ceased to be _feræ naturæ_ they must be domestic animals, unless there be some miserable _tertium quid_ which is neither one nor the other. I am not aware that there ever has been a definite decision of the High Court upon this matter, and I venture to think that if a suitable case were to be taken up and properly argued, it is possible that a judgment welcome to humanitarians might be obtained.”--_Sir George Greenwood_ (“Humane Review,” January, 1908). [36] Letter to “Pall Mall Gazette,” March 24th, 1892, by Lady Florence Dixie. [37] Since this was written, more than thirty years ago, there has been a welcome growth of public feeling, resulting in a better control of the plumage trade. [38] See Appendix V. [39] We are told that in this country such barbarities are no longer possible, because, by the Act of 1876, vivisections may be performed by none but licensed persons, and the use of anaesthetics is made obligatory. It has to be remembered, however, that special licences can be obtained to dispense with anaesthetics, or, if an anæsthetic be administered, to allow the vivisector to keep the animal alive after the effect of the anæsthetic has passed away, in order to watch the results of the experiment, during which period the animal frequently has to endure great suffering. [40] On the reference to this passage in “The Confessions of a Physician,” by V. Veresaeff, see Appendix VI. [41] It is said that the first Lord Aberdare, in presiding over a meeting of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and in warning the society against entering on an anti-vivisection crusade, gave utterance to the delightfully irrelevant remark that he had himself been thrice operated on, and was all the better for it! [42] See J. Cotter Morrison’s article on “Scientific _versus_ Bucolic Vivisection,” “Fortnightly Review,” 1885. [43] Professor Jevons, “Fortnightly Review,” 1876. [44] “Mind in Animals,” translated by Annie Besant. [45] “The Old Faith and the New.” [46] See Appendix VII. [47] See Appendix VIII. [48] “They tell children, perhaps, that they must not be cruel to animals.... What avails all the fine talk about morality, in contrast with acts of barbarism and immorality presented to them on all sides?”--Gustav von Struve. [49] “Principles of Political Economy.” [50] See p. 3. [51] See p. 10. [52] See p. 29. [53] See p. 37. [54] See p. 69. [55] See p. 71. [56] From the translation by Simeon Linden, London, 1904; pp. 158, 159. [57] See p. 84. [58] _Daily News_, April 10, 1906. [59] See p. 86.