HUMANE SLAUGHTER
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The concern, shown by the correspondence you pub- lished, as to the desirability of a Slaughter Act for England and Wales, should secure that the Bill now before Parliament gets the consideration it demands. It is I think much to be regretted that Lord Danesfort, who holds a prominent position in the R.S.P.C.A., speaks only of the use of mechanical killers. The use of these (the felling pistols) does not now constitute the whole of the story, as I have pointed out. To secure the full utilization of these instru- ments and of other improvements in slaughter processes requires that care is taken, in writing or speaking, not to understate the claims which can be made.
I would urge that readers of The Spectator, and other persons as well, should provide themselves with copies of the Bill so as to learn its provisions. The Bill can be ordered from His Majesty's Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, price 2d. There is no need to give the full title : Bill No. 22
is sufficient.—I am, Sir, &c., J. S. DOUGLAS. S Trinity Gardens, .Folkestone.
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