196 HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS USED IN RESEARCH 
is intended to provide advanced training for veterinarians who will be 
concerned professionally, as I am, with the care and maintenance of 
laboratory animals in research institutions. It is programs of this 
type that need expansion, programs which can be handled and man- 
aged through existing administrative mechanisms of the granting 
agencies, which will provide the kind of end which I believe the sin- 
cere proponents of H.R. 1937 and H.R. 3556 are seeking; namely, im- 
provement in animal care. If this is in fact what the proponents 
seek, this is the route by which real improvement can be achieved. 
I believe that this is about the substance of my comments at this 
particular time. 
Thank you for the privilege of appearing. 
Mr. Roberts. Mr. Rogers. 
Mr. Rogers of Florida. What is the membership of your organiza- 
tion, the Animal Care Panel ? 
Mr. Cohen. The Animal Care Panel has a membership in excess of 
1,000 members. It has more than 150 institutions as members repre- 
senting scientific institutions throughout the United States. 
Mr. Rogers of Florida. Most of these are the professional people 
involved ? 
Mr. Cohen. Yes, we number among our membership, however, quite 
a few people who are active in the humane movement. 
Mr. Rogers of Florida. Now, you mentioned an NIH contract. 
Mr. Cohen. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Rogers of Florida. What is the extent of that ? 
Mr. Cohen. This was a contract made between the National In- 
stitutes of Health and the Animal Care Panel to determine appro- 
priate professional standards for the care and maintenance of labora- 
tory animals in research institutions. 
This is a going program. 
Mr. Rogers of Florida. When was that first initiated ? 
Mr. Cohen. This contract was initiated on January 1, 1962. Its 
present termination date is December 31, 1962. We hope that we may 
extend this without additional funds for a short time to enable us to 
complete this document. And I might perhaps, if you wish, add just 
a little bit about what is going into it, what are the kind of things 
that we are concerned with. 
Mr. Rogers of Florida. If you would submit that with the state- 
ment I think it would be helpful. There is no use going into it now 
because there are so many witnesses. 
What is the extent of the amount involved ? 
Mr. Cohen. It is about $13,000. 
Mr. Rogers of Florida. Let me ask you one final question. If your 
Panel was aware of some research institute that is not conducted in 
the proper manner and care of the animals, are you empowered to 
take any action, or do you feel that you have any authority to suggest 
to them, or have you done this? 
Mr. Cohen. I think that the greatest sanction that can be provided 
against any scientist is the disapproval of his peers. The greatest of 
all. I am not personally acquainted with inhumane experiments as 
such. I have seen in institutions conditions which I should like to 
improve. And this is our approach, the one I have cited here, to 
the improvement of such conditions; namely, we want to increase 
