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254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Monkey business : the disturbing case that launched the animal rights movement / Kathy Snow Guillermo.

Handbill arguing the case against battery farming. Printed in black on white paper. The front shows 2 men, a woman and a girl inside a telephone box and a small inset photograph of hens in a battery cage. There are recipes for eggless mayonnaise and macaroni & chick pea salad on the reverse.

Veterinary medical ephemera : Animal welfare. Box 4

Imagine no fresh air. No space. No escape : That's "life" for a battery chicken : chicken out! / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Leaflet promoting vegetarianism. The front has a photograph of two rashers of bacon, two fried eggs and some pale, chopped fried potatoes above a photograph of a pig resting its snout and front left trotter on the bars of its pen. Photographs of pigs, cattle, fish and a hen are on the reverse with more text.

Veterinary medical ephemera : Animal welfare. Box 5

Think before you eat : go vegetarian : for life / PETA.

Leaflet published by PETA exlaining animal rights and arguing the case against animal experiments, meat eating, zoos etc. and asking for donations and / or people to become members of PETA. Consists of colour photographs and text over purple and orange backgrounds.

Veterinary medical ephemera : Animal welfare. Box 2

1 folded sheet (8 p.) : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Animal rights : why should it concern me? / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Leaflet printed in black on white paper with a young fox in a wire cage on the front above the text. A photograph of a skinned fox is shown on the reverse.

Summer is no holiday for animals on fur farms / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Leaflet stating the rights of animals, condemning animal experimentation, meat eating, the dairy industry, circuses, zoos and fur and leather clothing. Front page consists of the title in black on a purple background with photographs of a sow, monkeys, beagle puppies, raccoon and a cockerel below.

1 folded sheet (8 p.) : col. ill. ;21 cm.

Leaflet aimed at children promoting vegetarianism, animal rights and animal welfare featuring the cartoon character Chris P. Carrot on the front against a yellow-green background with photographs of a cat, dog, guinea pig and rat in coloured circles above the text.

1 folded sheet (8 p.) : col. ill., ports. ; 21 cm.

Chris P. Carrot welcomes you to PETA! / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Leaflet spotlighting David Hall and Partners' albino guinea pig breeding farm at Newchurch in Staffordshire, claiming appalling conditions for the animals and inviting people to demonstrate against this. Donations are requested. The front has a photograph (from PETA) of an albino guinea pig in a cage with a metal grid for a floor.

Save the Newchurch guinea pigs : born to a life of hell.

Leaflet drawing attention to L'Oréal's experiments on mice and rabbits, asking people to boycott their products and to join and/or send donations to Animal Aid. The front has a photograph of a white mouse held in somebody's hands, the back has a photograph of a rabbit with an inflamed shaved back that has been used to test cosmetics.

L'Oreal sunscreen : first fry white mice in tinfoil / Animal Aid.

Leaflet putting the case against experiments on live animals, stating alternative methods, such as those used at the Pharmagen Laboratory in Royston. The front has a colour photograph of a monkey taped into a clamp screaming in apparent terror. Other photographs of animals being experimented on or in cages are also included.

1 folded sheet (4 p.) : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

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Monkey business : the disturbing case that launched the animal rights movement / Kathy Snow Guillermo.

Imagine no fresh air. No space. No escape : That's "life" for a battery chicken : chicken out! / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Think before you eat : go vegetarian : for life / PETA.

Animal rights : why should it concern me? / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Summer is no holiday for animals on fur farms / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Animal rights : why should it concern me? / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Chris P. Carrot welcomes you to PETA! / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Save the Newchurch guinea pigs : born to a life of hell.

L'Oreal sunscreen : first fry white mice in tinfoil / Animal Aid.

Imagine having your body left to science... while you're still in it / PETA.

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Monkey business : the disturbing case that launched the animal rights movement / Kathy Snow Guillermo.

Imagine no fresh air. No space. No escape : That's "life" for a battery chicken : chicken out! / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Think before you eat : go vegetarian : for life / PETA.

Animal rights : why should it concern me? / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Summer is no holiday for animals on fur farms / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Animal rights : why should it concern me? / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Chris P. Carrot welcomes you to PETA! / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Save the Newchurch guinea pigs : born to a life of hell.

L'Oreal sunscreen : first fry white mice in tinfoil / Animal Aid.

Imagine having your body left to science... while you're still in it / PETA.

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