42 HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS USED IN RESEARCH 
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Research Defence Society Membership Form 
THE Research Defence Society, founded by Stephen Paget, F.R.C.S., in January, 1908, 
1 exists to make known the facts about experimental research involving the use of animals and 
the conditions and regulations under which animal experiments are conducted in the United 
Kingdom ; to emphasize the importance of such experiments to the welfare of mankind and 
animals and the great saving of human and animal life and health and the prevention of 
suffering already due to them ; to defend research workers in the medical, veterinary and 
biological sciences against attacks by anti-vivisectionists ; and to help workers in drawing up 
their applications to the Home Secretary for the licence and certificates needed for the proper 
conduct of experiments on animals. 
In pursuit of these objectives, the Society watches all proposed legislation likely to affect 
the work it exists to protect and also keeps an eye on the Press, national and local, daily and 
periodical, with a view to countering the more unscrupulous or ill-informed attacks of the anti- 
vivisectionists, recently declared by the House of Lords not to be engaged in “ charitable ” 
work. The Society is also able to arrange for lectures to be given by well-known members 
on its behalf. 
The Society’s journal Conquest and other publications are supplied without charge to all 
members. 
Subscriptions are as follows : Life Membership, £5 5s. ; Full Membership, 10s. per 
annum ; Student Members,* 5s. per annum. Membership is open to all interested in forward- 
ing the Society’s objects. 
* Persons working for degrees or diplomas in any of the medical, veterinary or allied sciences. 
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