This bronze statue of a dog was commissioned by anti-vivisectionists in 1906 during 'The Brown Dog Affair', a political controvery about vivisection triggered by allegations that procedures were carried out on an inadequately anaesthetized brown terrier dog at University College London in February 1903. The Brown Dog affair became a notorious political controvery involving the infiltration of the University of London by feminist anti-vivisectionists; a libel trail and battles between medical students and the police, who were draughted in to protect the statue from vandalism. The students were angered by the provocative plaque beneath the statue describing the experiences of the dog in the university laboratories and posing the question "Men and women of England, how long shall these things be?". In 1910 the statue was removed and melted down after questions were asked in the House of Commons about the cost of policing it. A new memorial to the Brown Dog was unveilied in Battersea Park in 1985.
This is part of the Series: CPS01/01 Original negatives by Campbell's Press Studio Ltd; within the Collection: CPS01 Campbell's Press Studio
Source: Historic England Archive
Edwardian Statue, Edwardian Commemorative Monument, Recreation Ground, Animals
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