HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS USED IN RESEARCH 363 
Government laboratories using animals : 
National Institutes of Health 8 
Veterans’ Administration hospitals using animals 85 
Food and Drug Administration ' 2 
Army research and development laboratories 54 
Navy research and development laboratories ! 48 
Air Force research and development laboratories . 13 
Agricultural experiment stations 51 
Agricultural diagnostic laboratories 194 
Total. 
1,462 
I hope that this letter may be included in the printed record of the hearings. 
Sincerely, 
Christine Stevens. 
The George Washington University School of Medicine, 
Department of Physiology, 
Washington, D.C., October 3, 1962. 
The Congress of the United States, 
House of Representatives, 
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 
Washington, D.C. 
Mr. Chairman and Committee Members: I wish to submit the documents 
which accompany this letter for inclusion in the record of your hearing on H.R. 
1937 and H.R. 3556 which took place on September 28 and 29, 1962. I was pres- 
ent on the first day of the hearing, and had requested permission to testify orally, 
but was not able to do so because of the crowded schedule. 
The documents enclosed are (1) a copy of the statement which I planned to 
make orally in opposition to the two bills, (2) a letter from a colleague at the 
University of Maryland in opposition to the proposed legislation, (3) a copy of a 
longer letter to individual members of the committee sent by myself and my col- 
leagues in physiology at the George Washington University, in which our objec- 
tions to the proposed bills are given in some detail. 
I hope that these documents will be of help to the committee in determining 
what action is to be taken regarding legislation dealing with animal experi- 
mentation. 
Respectfully submitted. 
Eugene M. Renkin, 
Professor and Chairman. 
The George Washington University School of Medicine, 
Department of Physiology, 
Washington, D.C., September 28, 1962. 
The Congress of the United States, 
House of Representatives, 
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. 
Mr. Chairman and Committee Members : As a physiologist engaged in animal 
experimentation, I should welcome constructive legislation to regulate the use of 
animals in biological and medical research. Unfortunately, the bills presently 
under consideration by this committee, H.R. 1937 and H.R. 3556, are aimed sim- 
ply at curtailment of animal experimentation, with complete disregard for the 
benefits to mankind which derive from it. From their wording and their specific 
provisions, it is evident that they were drawn up under the influence of individ- 
uals inflexibly committed to the belief that experimentation on living animals is 
reprehensible, even though alleviation of human suffering and prolongation of 
human life may result from such experiments. The present bills would legalize 
the harassment of biological and medical scientists by antivivisectionists and 
interfere with the important work going on in our great research institutions. 
I wish to recommend that this committee consult with recognized leaders in 
biological and medical science to formulate constructive legislation to regulate the 
use of animals, legislation designed not to obstruct research, but support and 
facilitate the progress of medical science and its benefits to mankind. 
Respectfully submitted. 
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Eugene M. Renkin, 
Professor of Physiology. 
