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1884 | Vivisection at Oxford

To all who…hold vivisection to be in itself cruel, immoral, and demoralising to those engaged in it…we can only hope, as we may well believe, that the healthy growth of public opinion on the subject will inspire a future Convocation to undo the evil work now perpetrated. (Henry Nutcombe Oxenham, "Vivisection at Oxford," Spectator Magazine [1884-Feb-09])

1884 | The Clergy and Vivisection

Even were the torture of animals proved—as it never yet has been—to subserve the advance of medical science, that would make it, if somewhat less odious, not less absolutely unlawful and immoral. (Henry Nutcombe Oxenham, "The Clergy and Vivisection," Spectator Magazine [1884-Feb-23])

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1884-Feb 09 | Henry Nutcombe Oxenham, letter to the editor, "Vivisection at Oxford," Spectator [London:1828-] 57 (1884 Feb 09): 184 [Online at Animal Rights History, 2003]

1884-Feb 23 | Henry Nutcombe Oxenham, letter to the editor, "The Clergy and Vivisection," Spectator [London:1828-] 57 (1884 Feb 23): 249-250. [Online at Animal Rights History, 2003]

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