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Vet Pathol 41:540 (2004)
© 2004 American College of Veterinary Pathologists
Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Editor:

We were dismayed to see a full-page advertisement for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in the March 2004 issue of Veterinary Pathology. The American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) members serve in many ways to promote animal health and are concerned about animal welfare. However, according to Americans for Medical Progress (http://www.amprogress.org/) and the Foundation for Biomedical Research (http://www.fbresearch.org/), HSUS is an animal-rights group, not an animal-welfare organization. It does not provide support for local humane societies, but competes with them for donations. Its massive budget of over $60 million annually is used for media campaigns, political action, and lawsuits, not for the direct benefit of animals. HSUS tries to project a moderate image, but opposes the use of animals in research. HSUS also has links with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an extremist group known for advocacy of violence by some of its leaders.

Publication of ads for animal-rights organizations in scientific journals inappropriately promotes the credibility of such groups. The HSUS ad in Veterinary Pathology conveys the impression that ACVP endorses the activities and agendas of animal-rights groups and gives them an opportunity to use such implications in their propaganda. We urge the Editor and ACVP officers to (1) publish a statement disavowing any endorsement or approval of HSUS or other animal-rights groups by ACVP, (2) adopt a policy against acceptance of ads from such organizations, and (3) implement an oversight mechanism to prevent inadvertent acceptance of such ads in the future.

Trenton R. Schoeb

Professor, Department of Genetics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Robert Baker

Clinical Veterinarian
Animal Resources Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Samuel C. Cartner

Associate Director
Animal Resources Program
Associate Professor
Department of Genetics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Lynita Caudill

Program Manager I
Animal Resources Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

James E. Crawford

Program Manager II
Animal Resources Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Lauretta W. Gerrity

Director, Animal Resources Program
Professor, Department of Genetics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

M. Margaret Juliana

Veterinary Pathologist
Animal Resources Program
Associate Professor
Department of Genetics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL





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