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Letter To Editor: Reply To "In Defense Of Pound Dogs In Teaching And Research", A. F. Fraser
Letter To Editor: Reply To "In Defense Of Pound Dogs In Teaching And Research", A. F. Fraser
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems
The use of dogs from civic pounds in medical research and teaching is the subject of concern in animal welfare circles today. This matter was the subject of a four-page comment in a recent issue of your journal (Volume 2 (5):241-244, 1981). The title of that item was provocatively given as "Sewer Science and Pound Seizure" by author Kenneth P. Stoller. It should be noted that the use of dogs in biomedical institutions greatly relates to the instruction of medical and veterinary students. Also, millions of dogs are currently being euthanized annually in shelters across the continent. Their use, "before …