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As was noted under the above heading in NATURE of October 22, 1938, a committee was formed by U F A W (The Universities’ Federation for Animal Welfare) in an attempt to bring scientific reasoning to some of the outstanding problems concerned with the welfare of animals, and a short résumé of the proposed functions of the committee was given. It is now possible to review the progress of the first year, which has been distinctly encouraging. In connexion with rabbit control, a grant was made towards the costs of research upon ecological aspects of the problem, which is being carried out at the Bureau of Animal Population, Oxford. The Prevention of Damage by Rabbits Act was promoted by U F A W. On Skokholm Island, off the Pembrokeshire coast, the Federation has participated in the attempt to carry out a wholesale cyanide fumigation of the warrens, and it is intended, if possible, to complete the eradication of the rabbits this winter and so render the island suitable for farming. Another area eradication experiment is being supported in Cornwall.
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Science and Animal Welfare. Nature 144, 827 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144827a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/144827a0