'I have been asked to reply to your letter of 19th January, 1950, addressed to the Home Office, regarding the transport of animals by air, sea and road...

No special regulations have been made to cover the carriage of animals by air, but B.O.A.C. have issued instructions to its staff on this matter. These instructions which are comprehensive are issued in the form of a 40 page booklet by the Mail and Cargo Superintendent, Eastern Division, Airways House, Brentford, from whom you could no doubt obtain a copy. Emphasis is given to the need for animals to be carried in crates and cages of adequate proportions, and detailed instructions are given for the proper feeding and watering of individual species.

Yours faithfully,

W.D. Evans.'