14 APRIL 1933, Page 3

Humane Slaughtering The Slaughter of Animals Bill, making use of

the humane killer in public abattoirs compulsory, got its second reading in the House of Commons last Friday by 133 votes to 9. A similar Bill had reached the Committee stage in 1931, when the political crisis brought the last House to an end. This year the Bill piloted by Colonel Moore should have no difficulty in reaching the Statute-Book. Public opinion is overwhelmingly in its favour, and most of its opponents in the trade are being converted by experience.

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