 A demonstration on 19 March 1910 in Trafalgar Square, London, in support of the Brown Dog. The society's banner can be seen on Nelson's Column in the background. | |
| Formation | 1906 |
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| Dissolved | 1971 |
| Focus | Animal protection, animal welfare |
The Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society (ADAVS), also known as the Animal Defence Society was an animal welfare organisation, co-founded in England, in 1906, by Lizzy Lind af Hageby, and Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton.[1][2] The objective of the Society was a "Consistent Opposition to all forms of Cruelty to Animals and Abolition of Vivisection".[3] The Society was known for its support of humane slaughter.[3][4][5]
The Society's assets were transferred to a charity, The Animal Defence Trust that was registered in 1971.[6]
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- ^ Kean, Hilda (1995). "The 'Smooth Cool Men of Science': The Feminist and Socialist Response to Vivisection". History Workshop Journal. 40 (1): 16–38. JSTOR 4289385.
- ^ a b Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society Report for the Year 1933 (PDF). 1935.
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- ^ "Our Case for Slaughter Reform". The Daily Herald. 12 January 1924. p. 2. (subscription required)
- ^ "About". The Animal Defence Trust. 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023.