https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1918-12-01/ed-1/seq-48/#date1=1918&sort=date&date2=1918&words=influenza+INFLUENZA+Influenza&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=0&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=influenza&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1311

The Washington Humane Society calls for an end to chemical warfare experimentation on dogs. The American Public Health Association annual meeting will be focused on the effectiveness of the measures employed against influenza as well as rural sanitation, infant mortality, fashion and health and the use of narcotics during times of war.

Source: “‘Gassing’ of Dogs Now Objected To,” Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia, December 1, 1918. Page 48, Column 4.