The Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Bill will come up for
its third reading on November 15th. It is a Private Bill, but we hope the Government, even at this late stage, may adopt it. They have been charged with a lack of courage, but they can easily disprove the charge by making the Bill their own. Broad'j, the issue is between the humanitarian societies and the Meat Traders' Federation, but the official bodies which have investigated the matter have all decided in favour of the humanitarians. A debate on humane slaughter has been arranged for Friday of this week by the University of London Animal Welfare Society. These lines, we fear, will not be read by many people before the debate takes place, but for the benefit of those who do read them in time we should like to say that the debate will be at 8 o'clock at Birkbeck College, Breams Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C. Professor F. G. T. Hobday will take the chair. Mr. A. C. Dewbury will speak for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Mr. A. C. Knight for the Meat Traders' Federation. Admission will be free.
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