At the Central Hall, Westminster, on Monday, a meeting, called
by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, protested against the allegations of Captain Gee in the House of Commons last week that the Society had faked a film for the purpose of propaganda against the traffic in horses for slaughter abroad and had been guilty of other misrepresentations. Captain Gee took the courageous course of attending the meeting and informed Lord Banbury, the chairman, that he was ready to stand by everything he had said. Apparently the film complained of has never been shown (as had been alleged) for the purpose of collecting money, but was merely used twice for the information of supporters of the Society. If those who were responsible for the film " tipped " the staff of the slaughter house, as it is understood they did, that by no means proves that the incidents which were filmed were specially staged. Probably on no other terms could those who made the film have gained admittance. Too much can easily he made of a very small point.
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