§ Mr. Viantasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many experiments on cats were performed during the year 1947, under the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876, with anaesthetics, without anaesthetics, and in which the animals were allowed to recover from the effects of the anaesthetic, respectively; and how many such experiments were performed on dogs.
§ Mr. EdeThe following table gives ale required information:
Number of experiments performed on Cats Dogs (a) With anaesthetics 3,888 1,072 (b) Without anaesthetics 373 984 (c) With anaesthetics from which the animals were allowed to recover (included in (a)). 296 254