274 HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS USED IN RESEARCH 
(The National Foundation’s statement follows:) 
The National Foundation, 
Medical Scientific Research, Professional Education and Medical Care, 
New York, N.Y., September 27, 1962. 
Re H.R. 1937 and H.R. 3556. 
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 
Room 133^, House Office Building, 
Washington, D.G. 
(Attention of Hon. Kenneth A. Roberts, chairman, Subcommittee on Health and 
Safety). 
Gentlemen : Your notice, dated September 24, 1962, of public hearings to be 
held on September 28, 1962, by your Subcommittee on Health and Safety on H.R. 
1937 (Mrs. Griffiths of Michigan) and H.R. 3556 (Mr. Moulder of Missouri) — 
humane treatment of laboratory animals, was received on this date. In view of 
the short notice and the resulting inability to prepare and file the statement 
of a witness 5 days in advance of said hearing or in lieu thereof a statement for 
the record, I respectfully request that you allow this record to remain open for 
a reasonable period of time for the purpose of filing a statement for the record 
in the event that this organization desires to file such a statement. 
Very truly yours, 
John J. O’Connor, Attorney. 
Mr. Roberts. Now I have a statement from Rachel Carson, who 
has written two very wonderful books, and maybe more. I am sure 
most of you are familiar with her work. I will read the statement 
and then place it in the record. 
(The statement of Rachel Carson follows :) 
Statement of Rachel Carson in Support of H.R. 1937 
My name is Rachel Carson ; I am a biologist and author. I am sending this 
statement in support of H.R. 1937, and I request that the statement be made a 
part of the printed hearings on this bill. 
The situation which H.R. 1937 seeks to remedy has developed with great 
rapidity in recent years and it is imperative that prompt action be taken. The 
rapidly expanding development of new drugs, food additives, pesticides, and 
many other materials requiring testing on animals prior to human use has enor- 
mously increased the number of animals subjected to laboratory experimenta- 
tion. The growing population with attendant greater need for the training of 
physicians and medical researchers is another factor in the increased use of 
laboratory animals. 
My reasons for supporting this bill are twofold : the first, scientific ; the sec- 
ond, humanitarian. When animals are maintained under conditions of poor 
housing, lack of exercise, exposure to prolonged suffering and shock, the results 
of experiments can only be misleading. In the interest of scientifically accu- 
rate results, it is necessary that test animals be maintained in a state of general 
well-being. 
I support this bill also for moral and humanitarian reasons. No nation that 
calls itself civilized can allow the experimental animals to whom we owe so 
much to be subjected to neglect and mistreatment and to be forced to undergo 
unnecessary pain and shock. Our national conscience demands that standards 
be set up for proper laboratory conditions, for avoiding unnecessary experi- 
ments, and for the humane conduct of experiments actually carried out. 
Legitimate scientific research will not be hampered by the provisions of 
H.R. 1937 ; instead, higher standards of research and more accurate results 
should follow its enactment. 
Mr. Roberts. The first witness this morning is our colleague from 
Nevada, the Honorable Walter S. Baring. Mr. Baring, we will be 
happy to hear you at this time. 
