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From: "Linda Furness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:20:12 -0000
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Stop Primate Torture at Oxford
THE PETITION:
<http://www.petitionthem.com/?sect=detail&pet=1401>Oxford University has been conducting draconian experiments on primates for years.
The torture endured by these highly intelligent animals has been documented by the vivisectors themselves, as well as by several animal welfare organizations.
Now Oxford is in the midst of building a new primate torture lab.
The experiments include nerve cell and brain damage experiments that can last years: One example included nerve cell experiments in monkeys where electrodes were inserted into monkeys' brains to measure how nerve cells respond to different tastes. The scientists justify their experiments by claiming they are needed "to understand how appetite and food intake are controlled by the brain, and disorders in appetite and feeding..."
There are more reliable methods to predict the safety and effectiveness of drugs for people, as well as psychological and physiological problems, such as clinical studies, in vitro (test tube) tests using human cells and tissues and sophisticated computer simulations designed to mimic human metabolism.
Most recently, an investigation was conducted by the local police department after the University's own veterinarian complained that a monkey had been forced to endure undue suffering. An article in the news stated, "The Times has learnt that the laboratory vet wanted the animal put out of its misery, but was said to have been refused on the ground that the animal was an asset."
As is the usual course, criminal charges were not filed.
Please help put an end to the building of this new primate laboratory and speak for those who cannot. Please click on the link provided and help play a part in ending the abuse of primates at Oxford University.
http://www.petitionthem.com/?sect=detail&pet=1401
"A single voice may not be heard, but the voices of many
cannot be ignored. " ~ Author Unknown
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