Spring Issue 2006
SOT “Write to Congress” Letters Help Support Animal Enterprise
Protection
The National Association for Biomedical Research has been working on
animal enterprise legislation of interest to the Society, H.R. 4239 and
S 1926. The enactment of these bills would provide the Department of Justice the necessary authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror. You may wish to lend support by signing up for
the Animal Enterprise Protection Coalition (AEPC) to help strengthen
the efforts of this coalition. To join in this effort, click the following
link or type it into your web browser: www.nabr.org/aepc/password.
To encourage support for this legislation directly from the SOT Web site, go to Write to Congress
and send a letter underscoring SOT’s position that “Members
of the SOT are strong advocates of the humane and ethical treatment of
laboratory/research animals. Unfortunately, at present, there are no alternatives
to the use of animal models in toxicology safety evaluation. Computer
software and in vitro methods using isolated cells and cell components,
while frequently employed, do not mimic the complex physiology and anatomy
of the human body.”
