Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Animal Health Division
Department Of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland
Title
Poster advertising the dangers of rabies
Description
Public poster invoking fear and danger to warn against the risks of rabies imposed by animal smuggling into Britain. Small, innocent-looking girl is shown defenseless as she cradles a doll from a rabid dog during an attack. Poster uses block lettering in black, orange and green to attract attention and concern.
Poster Text reads: "Don't Smuggle Death: Keep rabies out of Britain - Rabies is a Killer"
Contacts to Ministry of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture provided on poster
Prepared for the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food by the Central Office of Information, 1977 For Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Impress (Acton) Ltd., Dd 555202 Pro 10317
Iconographic Collections
Keywords: Great Britain, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Rabies, Animal Smuggling, Dog Attack
Date
1977
date QS:P571,+1977-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
lithograph, printed in colours
Dimensions
sheet 42 x 29.5 cm
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Captions
Poster warning against the risk of rabies imposed by animal smuggling into Britain, depicting a rabid dog attacking a girl holding a doll
Plakat ostrzegający przed wścieklizną wynikającą z przemytu zwierząt do Wielkiej Brytanii, przedstawiający wściekłego psa atakującego dziewczynkę trzymającą lalkę.