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THE British Science Guild has appointed a Committee on Slaughter-house Methods and Equipment, “To verify and tabulate information relating to methods of, and equipment for, the slaughtering of animals for food, with especial reference to sanitary, dietetic, and humane requirements; to investigate new methods and equipment; to convey information on the subject to local authorities and other bodies and persons”. The Committee consists of Lieut.Col. Sir Arnold Wilson (chairman), Capt. C. W. Hunie (vice-chairman), Mr. John McMath (honorary secretary), and the following members appointed on the recommendation of the bodies indicated: Mr. John Fearn (Institution of Mechanical Engineers); Dr. Charles Porter (Society of Medical Officers of Health); Sir James Douglas and Mr. R. Stephen Ayling (Model Abattoir Society); Prof. F. T. G. Hobday and Lieut.Col. T. Dunlop Young (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons); Mr. J. R. Hayhurst (Royal Sanitary Institute); Lieut.Col. T. C. R. Moore and Mr. R. O. P. Paddison (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). The Medical Research Council has also been invited to recommend a member.
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Committee on Slaughter-house Methods and Equipment. Nature 129, 864 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129864c0
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