Word: pound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...practice, however, repeal of pound seizure, in itself, would have little effect on the use of dogs, or other animals, in research institutions. Legally, animal dealers could still purchase dogs from pounds--selling them to research institutions for around $50. Harvard, which owns and operates its own dealership, could purchase dogs directly...
...Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), one of the Pound Seizure Law's most vocal opponents, claims the low cost of pound dogs encourages researchers to use dogs where alternative methods (such as computer modeling or tissue cultures) might be applicable...
...MSPCA feels animals coming through pounds are pets, and pets should not wind up in research labs. No matter how valid the research," Nancy Payton, humane issues analyst for the MSPCA, says. "Most research experiments require dogs the investigator has a history on. Pound dogs have no such history. And they are cheap. So pound dogs are used in frivolous experiments. They are more expendable...
...pound seizure were repealed we could still get dogs, but we could only operate normally for a year or so," Dr. Hunt says. "If Harvard continued to get dogs from pounds they would be going against the intent of the law. If there is a strong enough sentiment against the use of pound dogs to get the pound law repealed, then the next step would be to outlaw dealerships," he adds...
...anticipation of a marked increase in the market for dealer dogs, MSPCA is lobbying to link repeal of pound seizure with bills to prohibit sale of pound dogs to dealers and to extend the authority of humane societies to inspect animal care facilities which presently exist under pound seizure. In addition, the MSPCA advocates a ban on the interstate traffic in dogs...