I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of New Mexico. I support H.R.1417 - BEST Practices Act.

There is no reason to use live farm animals to teach trauma medicine to the military and plenty of evidence that it is not even helpful due to the differences in anatomy between humans and, say goats. Other more effective options are available for relatively little cost (the "Cut Suit" for instance. See http://www.strategic-operations.com/products/cut-suit

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I am writing as your constituent in Buffalo, NY. I support H.R.1417 - BEST Practices Act.

The Battlefield Training through Superior Training (BEST) Practices Act (H.R. 1417) will responsibly phase out the U.S. military's use of live animals in trauma training courses and require the use of ethically and scientifically superior non-animal alternatives, which are more effective at simulating battlefield injuries.

This bill is a no-brainer. Military personnel will never treat goats and p...

I am writing as your constituent in the 11th Congressional district of North Carolina. I am writing as your constituent in the 11th Congressional district of North Carolina. I support H.R.1417 - BEST Practices Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.

Sincerely,
Sandra Booth

I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Pennsylvania. I support H.R.1417 - BEST Practices Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.

I am writing to ask that you sign on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 1417, the BEST Practices Act, a bill that will improve military medical training by phasing out the use of live pigs and goats in combat trauma training courses. In these courses, train...