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The Brown Dog Affair

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Anti-Vivisection Protests in the United States

A pamphlet detailing the protests and what had led to them was published under the name edward k-forward in 1908 this was probably a pseudonym and their speculation that lindoff hagabe wrote it if that's the case though there are passages that must have been included to try to dispel suspicion. Although the batter c council ultimately voted to leave the statues inscription unchanged a new conservative administration was elected in november of 1909 and the newly installed counselors voted 42 to 4 to dismantle the memorial. The statue was secretly removed during the night in march of 1910 under police guard It's believed that sometimes afterward it was destroyed probably melted down so that a future administration could not reinstall it a royal commission

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