“Men and women of England, how long shall these things be?” was written in 1906 on the plaque of the Brown Dog Statue.
“In memory of the brown terrier dog done to death in the laboratories of University College in February 1903, after having endured vivisection extending over more than two months and having been handed over from one vivisector to another till death came to his release. Also in memory of the 232 dogs vivisected at the same place during the year 1902. Men and women of England, how long shall these things be?”
It is chilling isn’t it? To think heartbroken campaigners just like us were recoiling in horror and pleading for the answer to the question over 120 years ago. But also a massive inspiration to see that the work that we are doing now means we are standing on the shoulders of giants.
It’s 2025 – “How long shall these be?”
The Camp Beagle Team