A Congress of German Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (Thierschutz Verein) has just closed its labours at A Congress of German Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Thierschutz Verein) has just closed its labours at
Gotha. The Congress was very well attended by upwards of 80 representatives of German societies, and by many delegates from the societies of other countries, including Monsieur and Madame Lembeko, from Copenhagen, Baroness von .Schwartz from Rome, and Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Cobbe from the Victoria,Street Society for Protection of Animals from Vivi- section. Atnong the subjects debated in the Congress, that of Vivisection occupied a prominent place, Baron Ernst 'von .Weber and Herr W. Wulff bringing forward a motion pledging the Congress to seek the legislative restriction of the' practice throughout Germany. Hen Mtirquart, President of' the Con- gress, and also President of the Dresden Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was opposed to Baron Weber's proposal, as were in all 28 representatives at the Congress ; blit these gentlemen were entirely out-voted by 57 supporters of Baron Weber. It may thus be considered that a large majority of the German Societies are pledged to , exert themselves to obtain, a law against Vivisection considerably more stringent than the English Act of 1876. At the conclusion of the Congress, a German Anti-Vivisection League was founded ; and it was arranged that it should hold its first annual meeting next summer, at Brussels.
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