The new Brown Dog statue, by Nicola Hicks, at Battersea Park.

After half an hour of trying, the experiment was deemed a failure and abandoned.

Also in Memory of the 232 dogs Vivisected at the same place during the year 1902.

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Men and Women of England how long shall these Things be?

The original Brown Dog statue.

They repeatedly attacked the memorial and protested against it.

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Many students were arrested and fined, and round-the-clock guards were placed to protect the statue.

On March 10, 1910, the statue was quietly removed under the cover of darkness.

3,000 anti-vivisectionists protested in Trafalgar Square and demanded that the statue be returned but to no avail.

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It bears the same inscription as the original, although there is no drinking fountain this time.

A demonstration on 19 March 1910 in Trafalgar Square to protest the statue’s removal.

Sources:Wikipedia/Britannica/National Anti-Vivisection Society/batterseapark.org

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Brown Dog Statue, Battersea Park