Detroit evening times., 1945-03-04
BOTH SIDES SHOWN

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not only authentic instances of IN,
needless cruelty Of viViSection, bu
outstanding examples OF ANNA
fidelity and intelligence.
There are photos OF war dog
saving wounded American soldiers
on the battlefield. There are see
ing eve dogs. There are children!
pets which have saved the lives o.
their small owners at the cost o.
their own
James p Briggs, president o
the organization sponsoring The
exhibit. said:
IL believe the lack OF laws
regulating or prohibiting vivi-
section il due pr marily 10
human igneranee--pott In human
cruelty.
"Our Congress. in the major
Ity, il made up of kindhearted
human beings, many with pets
of their own. This II equally
true of our state legislatures.
"Nhy then, have there been
no laws passed in this country,
As there have been I'm other
civilized lands. 10 ban cruel and
useless Vivisection?
POINTS TO IGNORANCE
"Simply ecause, In my
opinion. they have no real
knowledge of the frightful cruel
ties that take place In seR4e
viyiseetien- laboratories
Nor, In many cases, are they
aware that no laws exist In
America to prevent such hOr-
rors occurring.
True, we have laws prohibit
Ing cruelty TO animals. But
these laws do not extend into
the vivisection chamber. There,
whatever happens depends upon
the degree of callousness of the
eXperimenter.
Congress has an opportunity,
by passage of the Lemke bill, to
set an example that will he
Initiated throughout the nation.
And all humanitariaHs are hope
full that our individu congress
men will heed the demand OF
the humane American people,
and, so far as II Is within their
power, vote for the abolition OF
this national evil"
Rep. William Lemke Of North
Dakota. who introduced the cur
rent legislation-known officially
as II. r. 491--is basing his fight
on the ground that vivisecuon
serves no useful purpose.
MEMBERS CANVASSED
A canvass of recently reelected
members of the District OF Colum.
bia committee Of the House, he
said, indicates new willingness
10 bring the measure TO a vote.
He added
"The greatest benefactions of
medicine and surgery, right up
TO recent discoveries such as
penicilIin and sudfa drugs, have
required no torture of animals.
"When surgeons argue they
must experiment on animals to
learn about human beings, they
are discounting great differences
of anatomical construction and
also confessing that science, so
miraculous In its other humane
workings, has failed 10 devise a
way of conquering suffering in
Its own backyard.
MANY progressive d c tors
stand 100 per cent opposed 10
VivisectiOn, and some have given
assurance that they will testify
as 10 Its cruelty and utter use
Iessness. 1t is 10 be hoped that
many more will come forward
before the bill comes up for hear
Ing. I invite all such doctors tO
communicate with me, and they
can be sure they will have every
chance To be heard.
AIMED AT RESEARCHER
ut is not the intention Of this
bill 20 Illustrate any legitimate
scientific research, the value Of
which all realize. Nor Is II in
tended to indicate that all doc
tors are Indifferent to animal
suffering. The man at whom We
are aiming il the researcher
who deliberately and unneces-
sarily infiicts pain either be
cause he Is Indifferent 10 IL, or
because he regards such torture
as an essential part OF some eN-
pertinent.
"If we protect the dog from
such men We have done much.
Other steps can follow as the
Justice and scientific correctness
of our position ecomes APP
parent"
All Interested in the passage z
the bill praised the Hearst news
papers for their leadership in IN
fight against vlviSeCtiOn. Article
concerning the pending meaSuf
which appeared in The America
Weekly have been made part Z
the Congressional Record and vi
be introduced during the hearini
In this connection Mr.. Brigl
said
III helpless animals ever win
protection from the tortureS oi
Niyisection In this country. they
can thank Mr.. william Randolph
Hearst, who has courageou>lN
and consistently carried on this
great humane battle for many
years"
Rising national sent m n
against Unregulated viusectlo