To Edward Cardwell [before 29 April 1875]1
My Lord
I gathered some time ago from Dr. A Clark, & have since heard from others that you Lordship wished to know what physiologists thought on with respect to legislating on the subject of vivisection.2 A sketch of a bill concert with some eminent physiologists we have had a sketch of a bill drawn up, which we think will serve to protect animals from useless suffering, & will at the same time not interfere with the progress of physiology, a science which we are convinced will ultimately be of the greatest service to mankind.
I have, therefore thought that your Lordship wd like to see this sketch, which I take the liberty of enclosing.3
I beg leave to remain | obedient servt. C. D.
Footnotes
Summary
Believes correspondent is interested in how physiologists regard the question of legislating on vivisection. He forwards the sketch of a bill drawn up by physiologists for that purpose.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9908
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 97: C17
- Physical description
- ADraftS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9908,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9908.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
