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[Sir Frederick Banbury moved in the House of Commons: -- 'That in / the opinion of this House no operation for the purpose of / vivisection should be performed upon dogs. ']
When you're studying the habits / Of the germ of German measles, / When you're searching out a cure for indigestion, / You may practise upon rabbits, / Upon guinea-pigs, or weasels, / If you think that they throw light upon the question; / You may note how bad the bite is / Of the microbe of bronchitis, / By performing operations upon frogs, / But I've yet to hear the mention / Of a surgical invention / That can justify experiments on DOGS.