Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-26
Vivisection Bill
Faces Delay as
Hearings End
Coreiul Considerable
To Preeede Action,
Senotor Smith Soys

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nenda;ions ~trv advanced which
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followed Bus Abe would nes say
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Ons ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT.
Mrs Smith said. MAS The psusntss
BY some nfTlcials that lAhcTa torres
'oF exfse Imrnis on living animals.
specially dogs would he cpen
'os inspection
Record Kept Open,
The record Siu he kept open
until tomorrow nlEh,, Senator
Smith announced. ses additional
staiments 10 he aled by lhn@s On
EITHER side al TIE controversy
Thousands q! letters we're received
In the dispute from all over the
she said
The bill would authorize The
here 10 make avail
able TO licensed scientific ana
institutions animals un-
for 81 least 20 hours.
Health Department ofyielmis would
be given broad authority Ia In
speet and license institutions ap-
plying for dogs and would estae-
ish regulations TO carry Out the
act.
Doctor - File Reply.
Or Charles p Morgan oi tho
Georgetown University Medical
chairman Of the Commit.
&c for Health and Researeh 81
he District, VAS given permls-
son To file a reply To charges
made Tuesday by Or. Owen N.
Hurt OF the American Antivisec-
ion Society of Philadelphia. eased
en scientific reports In scientific
journals Or Morgan commended
DR. Hunt miseonstrued the reports
by not giving full infornatiep on
aneHhtiie protection sisss the
dogs e~%>@
Opponents Of the bill. who com
planned during the hearing thrw
lad not been given suffieieni time
10 testify, were granted permis-
I'm b. ale stakments ~ - rec
fff. Etfiaf Or sfsith saic tiie entire
record wili be considered carefully
oy the subcommittee before any
are reached
During the afternoon session,
Or. Frederick G. FtShhack. q sur.
geon. formally flied with the rom
uittee the officiAI indof emsnt of
The bill by the District Medical
Society lie insisted that animals
Used IN scientific research are not
treated cruelty and that that such
has contributed sub
stantially 70 ienRthenlns life and
the arrest Of disease"
DR.. Godfrey Woodland pfaar-
the Food and DriE
stressed the need
n animals In the far-funE expert
ments and tssn required 70 pro-
tTet the safety OF food and crass
for both man and animals.
Or. Kari HAbel OF the National
Institutes Of Health. explained
advances made through animal
research in control Of rabies
snsons dogs,
Or. william v. Hewitt at
Howard University presented for
ths COMMITTEES for Health and
Research a series Of sepoTta on
seientifie progress. He praised not
only experiments on dogs. but also
he voluntary experimentation
sen inflicted by scientists some
times with fatal results,
Other Deetsrs Testify.
Other isstlfyinR for ths btu In
siuded DR. Thomas NJ, Hrown Of
George Washington University
Hospital and Dr. Samuel A. Con-
san and DR.. Charles Drsw. both
II Howard University.
Mrs. Elizabeth sullivan testified
tfe oeorFesosn Progressive ctii-
rms Association formally In
dorNd tfse measure IN q recent
meeting
william A. Neacey. prsssdent 81
The Dos Owners Association ard
" the Animal Welfare Associations
sf MARYLAND, ssid he wss In fasow
pf some ysvsseeison. but he In
sis;ed institutions should Fslss