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Letter from Alfred Thomas Williams to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the feeding of live animals to reptiles at the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London

Letter from Basil Wilberforce to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding sending a parrot to London Zoo for a few months

Letter from Edward Roche to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding birds and other animals being delivered, such as black necked swans, pheasants and antelope

Letter from William Pryor to Nicholas Aylward Vigors regarding a request to add labels to a great portion of the animals at the Zoological Society of London

Letter from W Masters to Joseph Sabine at Bruton Street regarding a present received by Canterbury Museum from S R Lushington, recently returned from India, comprising of 2 Hunt Leopards, 1 Royal Tiger and 2 Black Monkeys. They are currently in the West Indies Docks. The Museum has no facilities for handling them and asks to send for the animals to Regent's Park

Letter from W B Legros to David William Mitchell regarding a present sent by the Zoological Society to Colonel Bonford and an assurance that Colonel Bonford has in his care the animals gifted by the late Viceroy of Egypt to the Zoological Society of London. Also thanks from Mr Murray for a copy of 'Views'

Letter from F Lawrence, honorary secretary of the Church Society for the Promotion of Kindness to Animals, to Peter Chalmers Mitchell regarding an article in the Daily Chronicle about the treatment of animals in the zoo

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.

Letter from Horlock to the Superintendent of the Zoological Society of London Garden asking for instructions as to transport by sea and enquiries as to the price of animals to be disposed of

Letter from S N A Drummond Hay regarding the shipping of animals by HM sloop 'Procuris', preliminary notice of proposed shipment of animals via Gibraltar, a few specimens that have been sent via a friend and agent in Gibraltar, thanks for the volume of Desmarish and confirmation that they will send to the Zoological Society of London every rare animal within their reach