HC Deb 29 July 1926 vol 198 c2285
12. Sir H. BRITTAIN

asked the Home Secretary the number of persons convicted under the Protection of Animals Act, 1911, for cruelty to rabbits in rabbit coursing since 1918?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

It is impossible to give the number, as such offences are not separately given in the Police Returns of Crime, but are returned under the general heading "Cruelty to Animals."

Sir H. BRITTAIN

Has the right hon. Gentleman had brought to his notice the excellencies of the newly-invented electrical hare?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

I do not know that it would be useful for cooking purposes.

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