Bruce was President of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals from 1878 to 1893.Preece, Rod. (2011). Animal Sensibility and Inclusive Justice in the Age of Bernard Shaw. p. 118. In 1879, he voted against legislation proposing total abolition of vivisection which resulted in criticism from anti-vivisectionists.French, Richard D. (2019). Antivivisection and Medical Science in Victorian Society. Princeton University Press. p. 84. Bruce commented that the RSPCA had no position on vivisection and should be kept distinct from the Society. Anti-vivisectionist Frances Power Cobbe noted Bruce's contradictory behaviour, as he had publicly spoken against the abolition of vivisection and voted against it.
Bruce was President of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals from 1878 to 1893.Preece, Rod. (2011). Animal Sensibility and Inclusive Justice in the Age of Bernard Shaw. p. 118. In 1879, he voted against legislation proposing total abolition of vivisection which resulted in criticism from anti-vivisectionists.French, Richard D. (2019). Antivivisection and Medical Science in Victorian Society. Princeton University Press. p. 84. Bruce commented that the RSPCA had no position on vivisection and should be kept distinct from the Society. Anti-vivisectionist Frances Power Cobbe noted Bruce's contradictory behaviour, as he had publicly spoken against the abolition of vivisection and voted against it.