New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
ABUSES OF TITISECTION.
VIGOROUS WORK AGAINST THEM.
OBJECTS AND METHODS OF AN ASSOCIATION
WHICH Is THEORETICALLY SPREADING
ENowrEDGE on THE SUBJECT.

OBJECTS AND METHODS OF AN ASSOCIATION
WHICH Is THEORETICALLY SPREADING
KNOWLEDGE on THE SUBJECT
The American Association for the Spread Of
knowledge upon the Extent and Existing Methods
/ of VivisectIon which has been organized to deal
with the abuses Of vivisecion. has issued cir
cular calling attention 10 the unnecessary Cruelty
perpetratod upon dogs in the name of science IN
which many cases OF actual experiments are cited.
These circulars are being spread broadcast, about
5000 having been distributed IL the recent Dog
Show In a leanet thc Association gives the fol-
, lowing reasons for existing:
Flrst-Because the general public and even mem
bcrs Of the medical profession are often deplorably
ignorant of the actual extent of the methods ana
the abuses OF vlvsection in this country anu dt
. the present time
Second-Eecause there is unlimited power now
in the hands of a great number Of PSYCHOLOGISTS
veterinarians. medical and veterinary stuueht'
and teachers in private and public schools, which
permits them to perform operations upon animals
with or without ana osthetics and with or without
cruelty everything depending solely upon the nat
ural humanity or the innate brutality OF the
operator
Thrd-Because the power is absolutely without
legal restriction In almost every STATE OF INV
Union The state Of New-York CSection y. Laws
OF 1851 Chapter 800 provides that viviseciion sha
be practscd only under the authorization OF Il
properly Incorporated medical school or unlVers''y'
but this IS an effort at legislation which mas oeeh
an absolute dcad-le,ter for ten years. ana when
admits of broad an Interpretation anu OF 50
e,sv an evasion As To make il practically useless
Fourth-Because a large percentage OF the
operations is made either without any anaesthelc
whatever or with an anaesthetc which Is applied
only at the initial steps of long ana paihiuI eN-
,r,rrnents lasting days weeks and even months;
or win curare 4 drus NI'i' CO. sibilifv '''
motionlcss without ieSscn'hS ~, 90 gran,
Fifth-Because the full exercise OF SO great =
I,Ir rirsons brgets every possible abuse. and in
nvi,ablv creates Callousness u blooish'i ana SUI
Sixth-Becauso experiments are carried on IN
secret behind the locked doors oil ianorai ,
ami outhouses used for these purposes thtte
being no actual restriction Wha'rvTr a. PHI
,horn hoing no person or persons authprH'd 10
49,. ihn rropar protection OF brutcs from I'M
necessary or unjusiiiahlr abuse OF from Supst-
PI G!,r,s,,f6 because n has been proved without
orostfnn ana bv every evidence that obtains In
INV ar, permitted to ~, UNPUBLISHED ami unchai-
Egh,h-Recause there is deciied tsnden ., to
infroincc physiological experiments heioi' {ohnns
per.ons Of 10th sexes ~ public ana piN"t" nom ,n
purposes Of class demonstration, "i p.ii'lul .Mvn
inonts which merely inusirai. 2"s ki1"n tu,1S'
and because there is ciIIl"I " No., ~ ,t f,',
parf of medical and veterinary students oil w "a"
to a humane ana lawful treatment Of the brute
In r'py TO the ques What do tnis a.-'o
ION Propose 70 do h i},.%ins fil +, Irnc
thrs facts - tho knowledge Of m piniic As ral
iiy ~ l'" ,n., ,,1ry fort I'm this direction shall
H.. r,iie in a spirit 81 "ntir" fairness. with rNrif
u'~ri =, ,cclricv AMI truth ana with due coasl
r-.t,r f,r ,h, benefits derived from Nvseci'on I'D
iTbo query. 'What docs this association oah upon
H., n.n,rrs t. do 900 bring. forth tho folio"ins r.
ply: FIRST TO circulate among thc'r trrn is a., .
Sul 'irct second. To become indiviInai ana con