Of all the stories to come out of the undercover investigation of the New Iberia Research Center (NIRC), some of the saddest are those of chimpanzees like Simba, who was caught in the wild in 1967 (nearly 40 years ago), and Karen, who was caught in the wild in 1958 (more than 50 years ago), both of whom have spent their lives since then behind bars in laboratories. Simba and Karen are two of 26 elderly chimpanzees at NIRC who have languished in laboratories after being taken from their mothers in the wild.
Please contact Dr. Barbara Alving, the Director of the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)—the center under the National Institutes for Health (NIH) responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the federally-owned chimpanzee colony—and ask her to retire these chimpanzees to sanctuary before it's too late. It is estimated that within the next five years at least half of these 26 chimpanzees will have passed away.
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Take the Fur-Free Pledge
Take a stand against the fur industry: Say NO to cruel fashion.
Wearing fur or fur trim is cruel and unnecessary. Help save foxes, rabbits, and other furbearers from suffering in the name of "fashion" by signing the fur-free pledge. Whether caught in steel traps in the wild or anally electrocuted after life in a cage on a fur farm, these animals suffer immensely. When compassionate consumers like you take a stand against the fur industry by refusing to purchase its products, designers will stop using fur, retailers will stop selling it, and fashion writers will stop reporting on it as an acceptable trend. You have that power with every purchase you make.
https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2819
Wearing fur or fur trim is cruel and unnecessary. Help save foxes, rabbits, and other furbearers from suffering in the name of "fashion" by signing the fur-free pledge. Whether caught in steel traps in the wild or anally electrocuted after life in a cage on a fur farm, these animals suffer immensely. When compassionate consumers like you take a stand against the fur industry by refusing to purchase its products, designers will stop using fur, retailers will stop selling it, and fashion writers will stop reporting on it as an acceptable trend. You have that power with every purchase you make.
https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2819
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