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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...
...pound seizure were repealed we could still get dogs, but we could only operate normally for a year or so," Dr.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 If there is a strong enough sentiment against the use of pound dogs to get the pound law repealed, then the next step would be to outlaw dealerships," he adds...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...
...think our job stops when we get pets out of the labs," Payton says. "Then we have to go on and ask if the experiments are valid. But I think it's premature to try and do that with pound seizure. I think bringing in the whole anti-vivisection question is introducing a whole battlefront we don't have to fight...
Charlwood opens the door to a room containing farm-bred beagles. The beagles respond to the intruders with what sounds like muffled barking, for, unlike pound dogs, farm-bred dogs are de-barked (their vocal cords are several automatically by the breeder. These beagles will probably be used in long-term experiments, but over 50 per cent of the experiments, involving dogs at Harvard are acute...