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5 Info. Rep.: Animal Welfare Inst. 1 (1956)

handle is hein.animal/awiqu0005 and id is 1 raw text is: LAW NEEDED TO PREVENT SLAUGHTERHOUSE CRUELTY Recent tests held in Chicago appear to have satisfied the packing industry of the efficiency and effectiveness of the new Remington stunning instrument which has been in process of development over the past six months. One thing is certain, the knockers, who have been wielding the old-fashioned hammer to stun cattle, were in favor of the new device when they observed how effective it was in stunning cattle instantly with one blow. The packers, as a group, have vigorously resisted the use of any of the the other three practical, humane methods of slaughter, but in the face of the humane slaughter bills now pending before Congress which have brought a record volume of mail to Washington urging their passage, this new instrument may gain a wider acceptance. It is a de- cided improvement from the practical as well as from the humane point of view in the stunning of cattle, and it should go far to eliminate the repeated blows which so many steers are currently suffering with the primitive hammer method of stunning which most packers use for these animals. It must be remembered that most packers do not even attempt to stun any other animals but cattle; they shackle and bleed them in full consciousness. Will they use the new instrument or another humane method on calves, sheep, lambs and pigs? Their past performance shows that there is no reason whatsoever to believe they will. But the Department of Agriculture apparently thinks so, for the Department refused to give a favorable report on legisla- tion to make humane slaughter compulsory. An analysis of the Department's statement is printed on page 3 of this Information Report. HANDLING LABORATORY ANIMALS A new 16 mm. sound film for the training of laboratory personnel has been produced with the cooperation of the National Institute for Medical Research, London. England, by MacQueen Films, Bromley, Kent, and will soon be available in this country through the Animal Welfare Institute. Its title is Handling Laboratory Animals. The first announcement of the film was presented at the Institute's booth at the annual Exposition of Science and Industry at the Atlanta meeting of the American As- sociation for the Advancement of Science, December 27-30, 1955. Although it is generally recognized that good handling and care of laboratory animals is of fundamental import- ance in biological research, scientific institutions throughout the world have experienced difficulty in finding and train- ing first-rate personnel for this work. Materials for their education and guidance are scarce. This new film is the first ever produced for the purpose. (Continued on Page 4) ~~1;PM ATl1 N Vol. 5, No. I DEMORALIZING PROJECTS AND CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATIONS Are all animal experiments justifiable regardless of how, why and by whom conducted? Should high school boys and girls be induced by offers of cash, free trips and personal publicity to engage in slicing animals as the headline reproduced on this page puts it? Is this the right way to educate young Americans? The Animal Welfare Institute most emphatically an- swers NO to these questions. In its May-June Information Report (Vol. 4, No. 3), the Institute gave details on some of the cruel experiments which young people have been encouraged to conduct, and it reprinted the excellent column written by Dorothy Thompson utging that child- ren's experiments on animals should be stopped. In the past few months, even more gruesome high school ex- periments have been reported. Reproduced below is a news story about a 15-year-old girl who laughingly posed for a front-page picture while telling about her investigation of tumor transplants in mice. NewYorkWorld -Telegram VOL I -NO I-I lAl - ~ H ET Girl Slices Animals Info Talent Melon By MARIANNE COLE, Staff Writer. Susan Zimet, the only New Susan, on the other hand, York City girl to win a 1956 was cool as a labreport as she Science Talent Search award, answered congratulations m isn't the afraid - of - a - mouse the home of her parents, Mr. type. The 15 - year -old Brooklyn and Mrs. Sidney Zimet, of 953 high school senior doesn't hop E. 31st St., Bklyn. on a chair when she sees a She explained that she was rodent. She cuts it up. able to do her mouse experi. Inments in a professional lab In act itwashercx en.oratory since her cousin is a ment with mice-cutting them medical student at Bellevue up to investigate their immu- Medical Center. He did a little nity to tumor transplants- but she wrote her that won her a trip to the ____word contest report al by nation's capital with 39 other herself promising young scientists from high schools all over She found the study very America. Interesting, but sd she Eight girls and 32 boys, win- didn't care to delve further into ners of the 15th annual talent it. She wants to study engineer. search conducted by Science ing physic at either Cornell Clubs of America, have been University or Radcliff College invited to spend March 1 'Susan's also interested in throu g h 5 in Washington, hosteling, folk singing, and where they will compete for astronomy. She has a telescope $11,000 in Westinghouse science but doesn't get to use it Much scholarships. in Brooklyn. Other Winners. Robert had to rush off to his afterhschool job in a papep box plant immediately afSer receiving a telegram announc- ing his selection. But he ad- Smitted he was tooexcited to ado much work. Omitted from the above news report are the names of the other young winners listed. It is hoped that their pro- ANHIAL WELFARE INSTITUTE 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK 17, N. Y. January - February, 1956

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