Thomas Mayer, Thomas Walton Mayer and The Veterinary Surgeons Charter of 1844 

The Mayers, father and son, practised as veterinary surgeons in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1812 to 1854. Thomas Mayer and Thomas Walton Mayer initiated and led the movement that achieved the Royal Charter of 1844 and so created the veterinary profession in the UK.

Iain Pattison

Mayer House 6-8 Queen Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A history of the building used as a veterinary surgery by Thomas Mayer and Thomas Walton Mayer in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. It was situated at 6-8 Queen Street and was later developed as a museum.

Cameron Hawke-Smith

The Veterinary Profession and the Horse 1882-1983

By the late nineteenth century, the horse was still the mainstay of work on transport, farming, the army and personal transport. Welfare was becoming more of an issue with legislation passed in 1805, 1821, 1835 and 1911 protecting horses from cruelty and suffering. Charities were founded to care for horses and support for welfare legislation. Early veterinary research was carried out into Surra, Glanders and African Horse sickness. A brief account is given of the use of horses during The Boer war, First World war and Second World war. The Royal Commission on Horse Breeding was set up to report on defects and diseases thought to be hereditary and advise on their prevention.

J Hickman