Minutes, reports and papers of the Animal Welfare and Conservation Committee of the Zoological Society of London

Letter from Susan J Gore to Reginald Innes Pocock regarding the feeding of live goats to the snakes at the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London

Copies of correspondence between the Secretary and Mrs Sim regarding the welfare of the Tiger called 'Rajah' at the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with Sir Malcolm Sargent, President of the Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty Against Animals, regarding a visit by an RSPCA Officer to the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, and his service on the Council

Correspondence between the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a representative of the RSPCA interviewing Webb and Tanner of the Zoological Society of London about a consignment of animals and birds that arrived at Regent's Park from East Africa

Letter from Edmund B d'Auvergne to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the feeding of live animals to snakes in the Reptile House

Letters from Henry Stephens Salt, Secretary of the Humanitarian League, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding snake feeding at London Zoo

Letter from I Walker to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the feeding of live animals to the snakes in the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Manchester Branch

9 Albert Square
Manchester

October 19th 1903

The Secretary
Zoological Gardens
Regents Park
London

Dear Sir

I am desired by my Committee to write and ask you for information on the following points:-

1. Is it a fact that Snakes in the Zool. Gardens at New York are not and never have been fed on live animals?
2. Are the Snakes at the Zoo in London fed on live animals, and if so on what kind of animals
3. If they are not so fed, what is the nature of the food given them?
4. What is your opinion as to food for Snakes. Is it necessary to feed them on living animals, or are all requirements met by feeding them on animals newly killed?

Any information you can give as to these points will be useful to us here and if you can let us have your replies to the above questions we shall be very greatly obliged

Yours faithfully

J. Lang

Sec.

Journal written by William Youatt, Medical Superintendent at the Gardens 1833-1843. Covers 30 May 1833 - 28 March 1835.