322 HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS USED IN RESEARCH 
Seeing the improvement effected in local schools by legalized regulation 
and inspection, the directors of the Tail-Waggers’ Club at the September 19 
meeting, passed the following resolution : 
“Be it resolved, that the directors of the Tail-Waggers’ Club, endorse H.R. 
1937 and urge its speedy enactment, as a means to improve national condi- 
tions and appoint Mrs. F. A. West to present the endorsement to the sub- 
committee conducting the hearing on H.R. 1937.” 
[Telegram] 
New Haven, Conn., October 4, 1962. 
Congressman Kenneth Roberts, 
Washington, D.G.: 
The Connecticut Society for Medical Research wishes to go on record as op- 
posed to any State or Federal legislation that proposes to limit, license, and 
police animal-based research. Advances in medical research made by freemen 
working in a free society and generously supported by a sympathetic Congress 
have given to the people of the United States and the rest of the world the means 
to control many of man’s terrible scourges. Further research now in progress 
promises to extend dramatically the benefits of medical research in the next few 
years to include the conquest of cancer and heart disease, and the transplantation 
of healthy organs for sick ones. In addition, man cannot hope to solve, the 
problems of travel through space without animal experimentation first. The 
advances in medical research already made would not have been possible if 
the hands of the researcher had been bound by legislation restricting his use 
of animals. 
It is the firm belief of this society that progress in medicine, as in other 
sciences vital to the survival of man, is directly dependent on unrestricted 
research by freemen. Our four freedoms would have little chance to survive 
in a hostile world without a fifth freedom — freedom of research. 
Joseph De Vita, V.M.D., 
Executive Secretary, Connecticut Society for Medical Research Inc. 
[Telegram] 
New York, N.Y., September 26, 1962. 
Hon. Kenneth A. Roberts, 
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 
House Office Building, Washington, D.C.: 
On behalf of the board of directors of the American Heart Association, I wish 
to place before your subcommittee for its consideration our unanimous expression 
of opposition to proposed bills H.R. 3556 and H.R. 1937. Although we endorse 
in principle efforts to safeguard the humane character of animal experimentation, 
we believe these proposals would in reality hamper progress in biological and 
medical research by placing unnecessary regulatory impediments in the path 
of research workers. In place of the current proposals the association urges that 
Congress encourage use of existing funds for improving animal facilities and 
care and recognize that the maintenance of standards is properly the function 
of scientists, their universities, and local and State authorities. Dr. Helen B. 
Taussig of Johns Hopkins, a vice president of the association, has requested 
an opportunity to offer testimony in opposition to the proposed measures and 
we would respectfully hope this will be granted so that she may present our 
views in greater detail. 
Scott Butterworth, M.D., 
President, American Heart Association. 
