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Michigan City Humane Society, 
Michigan City, Ind., June 17, 1961. 
Society for Animal Protective Legislation, 
New York, N.Y. 
(Attention of Christine Stevens, secretary-treasurer). 
Gentlemen : As per your letter of May 23, 1961, I send you herewith a resolu- 
tion from the Michigan City Humane Society, as you requested, namely, that 
H.R. 1937 be favorably acted upon by the Congress of the United States. 
Most sincerely yours, 
Walter Smotzer, President. 
P.S. — I am leaving it up to you to forward this resolution to the proper people 
in Congress. You may make as many copies of it as you deem necessary. 
Our Congressman is John Brademas, third district, Indiana. 
Our Senators are Homer E. Capehart and Vance Hartke. 
Resolution 
June 17, 1961. 
Whereas the Humane Society of Michigan City, Inc., was formed and now 
exists to aid in the prevention of cruelty to animals ; and 
Whereas there now are animals being used in institutions wholly or partly 
supported by taxpayers’ money, which animals are being experimented upon 
by incompetent persons and in cruel ways and that these animals thereby suffer ; 
and 
Whereas there has been introduced into the Congress of the United States a 
bill known as H.R. 1937 by the Honorable Martha Griffiths, which bill is designed 
to prevent the above-described cruelty : Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Michigan City, 
Inc., That this organization favor the passage of this bill, known as H.R. 1937. 
Walter Smotzer, President. 
Attest : 
Margaret Brown, Secretary. 
Resolution of Humane Society of Washtenaw County 
Ann Arbor, Mich., August 7, 1962. 
Resolved That the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Washtenaw 
County urges prompt, favorable action on H.R. 1937 for the humane treatment 
of experimental animals, introduced by Representative Martha Griffiths, and 
its companion bill, S. 3088, introduced by Senator Joseph S. Clark. 
New Bedford, Mass., September 25, 1962. 
Animal Welfare Institute, 
New York, N.Y. : 
My sharpest opposition to every needless act of suffering for dumb animals 
in scientific research. Only pressure of duties prevents my personal appear- 
ance to this end at the hearing in Washington. 
Rev. Eugene Dinsmore Dolloff. 
New York, N.Y., September 25, 1962. 
Hon. Kenneth Roberts, 
Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Safety, House Committee on Interstate 
and Foregin Commerce, House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 
Dear Congressman Roberts : I wish to express strong support for H.R. 1937 
for the humane treatment of experimental animals. I believe these animals 
need and deserve protection by law. 
Some animal research is, of course, most essential. Experimental dog surgery 
by medical students is absolutely needless. Furthermore, in many of our out- 
standing teaching medical centers, there are so many surgeons who are doing 
experimental animal surgery more to keep the surgeons busy than to accomplish 
anything of value. This is a disgrace. Repeating already proved sound surgi- 
cal procedures is only a form of sadism on the surgeon’s part. 
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