On December 10, 1907, the so-called Brown Dog Riots occurred in London, when medical students rioted over a statue of a dog erected to commemorate a dog killed during medical experimentation. Of course the issue of animals used in research is still a controversial issue today.

Original Brown Dog statue in Battersea, London--© National Anti-Vivisection Society.

Original Brown Dog statue in Battersea, London--© National Anti-Vivisection Society.
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