VOL. XV, NO. 3
NOVEMBER 9, 1973
Groups Blast Vivesection
By CHRIS LADNER
Did you know that the army and air force's band of scientists plan to methodically slaughter more than 200 beagle puppies?
According to an advertisement placed in the October 29 issue of the Chicago Tribune by the members of the Illinois branch of the American Anti-Vivisection Society protesting the action of the two groups, the army and air force want to purchase the dogs to test the effects of carbon monoxide and nerve gas on beagle puppies for a prolonged period of time. Congress, always careful on how to spend taxpayers' money, has appropriated more than two million dollars for this experiment.
If the innocent puppies survive the first series of "experiments," they will be subjected to more and more until they finally expire. I suppose that the brilliant conclusion by the noble group of scientists will then be "We have found that carbon monoxide and nerve gas causes death in beagle puppies."
Did you know that the army and air force's band of scientists plan to methodically slaughter more than 200 beagle puppies?
According to an advertisement placed in the October 29 issue of the Chicago Tribune by the members of the Illinois branch of the American Anti-Vivisection Society protesting the action of the two groups, the army and air force want to purchase the dogs to test the effects of carbon monoxide and nerve gas on beagle puppies for a prolonged period of time. Congress, always careful on how to spend taxpayers' money, has appropriated more than two million dollars for this experiment.
If the innocent puppies survive the first series of "experiments," they will be subjected to more and more until they finally expire. I suppose that the brilliant conclusion by the noble group of scientists will then be "We have found that carbon monoxide and nerve gas causes death in beagle puppies."
Since the Pentagon's plan to purchase the puppies has been made public, they have received thousands of letters protesting their action from all 50 states and parts of the world.
It would take a truly warped scientist to be able to look into the face of a beagle puppy, a long‑eared, squirmy, tail‑wagging dog, and then sadistically subject it to the kind of revolting experiments I have described.
Aside from the slaughter of the puppies, the two million dollars that would be spent is a complete waste of money. Even though it is just a drop in the bucket when compared to the budgets some departments of the government get, it is still a great deal of money; and I could think of several charitable institutions that would be glad to receive just one tenth of the amount.
The Anti‑Vivisection Society urged readers of their ad to write Hon. James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20007 or Rep. Edward Herbert, Chairman Armed Forces Committee, Room 2340, Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington D.C., and protest these actions. As readers of this paper, I urge you to do the same.
It would take a truly warped scientist to be able to look into the face of a beagle puppy, a long‑eared, squirmy, tail‑wagging dog, and then sadistically subject it to the kind of revolting experiments I have described.
Aside from the slaughter of the puppies, the two million dollars that would be spent is a complete waste of money. Even though it is just a drop in the bucket when compared to the budgets some departments of the government get, it is still a great deal of money; and I could think of several charitable institutions that would be glad to receive just one tenth of the amount.
The Anti‑Vivisection Society urged readers of their ad to write Hon. James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20007 or Rep. Edward Herbert, Chairman Armed Forces Committee, Room 2340, Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington D.C., and protest these actions. As readers of this paper, I urge you to do the same.