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VIVISECTION ON BRIGHTON'S DOORSTEP

Bantin & Kingman do not have the capabilities at their site to breed monkeys to sell for research so they have to be imported. A holding centre in China is responsible for this, from which the animals are flown to Paris Airport where B&K workers collect them in special vans, bought from Shamrock Farm when they closed. From France, the monkeys are driven to Dover where it is believed they then go to Porton Down for quarantine. This is where Vet Diagnostics come in. UK law says that before a primate can be sold for testing purposes, it has to have a health report done stating if the animal has ay dangerous diseases such as Ebola. Blood samples are taken from these monkeys and sent to Vet Diagnostics where the report is filed. A limited amount of companies are able to create these reports and because of their expertise and employment of ex-Shamrock workers, VD are one of them. Please contact the firm and ask that they do not deal with B&K:

VET DIAGNOSTICS LTD,

Victoria House,

Henfield Road,

Small Dole, Henfield,

West Sussex BN5 9XE

Tel: 01273 494 265 Fax: 01273 495 044

BOYCOTT THE BODY SHOP – IT’S NOT WORTH IT!

Following the controversial sale of The Body Shop to the world’s largest cosmetics conglomerate L’Oréal, Naturewatch launched its Boycott Body Shop campaign against the self-styled ‘ethical retailer’ at a hugely successful launch protest in June 2006 at the Body Shop’s Littlehampton HQ. 

Since then, peaceful protests have been taking place around the UK to inform consumers that The Body Shop, whose website states ‘we consider testing products or ingredients on animals to be morally and scientifically indefensible’, is now owned by a company that supports animal testing.  Throughout the country, campaign supporters are collecting the signatures of people who pledge not to shop at The Body Shop until L’Oréal, its parent company, ends its use of animals in the development of cosmetics and toiletries. For more information on this campaign go to www.naturewatch.org/

The SPEAK campaign is opposed to the expansion of the Oxford University animal testing laboratories.  The building is currently under construction. Oxford University  test on dogs, cats, rabbits and primates. The main focus of this campaign is the use of primates in vivisection and that the new lab is being built to specifically house and experiment on primates. One of the most recent horrors to be exposed surrounds a Macaque monkey known as George. George was almost certainly wild caught but was kept for several years inside Oxford University and underwent a number of painful experiments which included invasive brain surgery. George was then blinded and as part of the experiment then taken out into the university park. We can only imagine the terror experienced by this wild caught, blind, individual who after being kept caged indoors for years was suddenly exposed to the outside world. To make matters worse this information came directly from the "scientist" who conducted these experiments and was witnessed laughing while he gave his account. George has since been killed as he is no longer of use to the university. George is only one example of the animals that have suffered and died at the hands of Oxford University and there will be many more if this lab gets built.

LATEST NEWS

NOT GUILTY VERDICT FOR THE SPEAK 2 AND LAUNCH OF SPEAK POLITICAL

On Thursday 1st February Mel Broughton and Robert Cogswell were found not guilty of contempt of court in relation to the injunction brought against them by Oxford University. (read more www.speakcampaigns.org.uk ) and 12th February saw the official launch of the SPEAK Political website. SPEAK Political is unique in that it is the only political party to represent both the interests of people and of non-human animals. It is a party marked by its straightforward approach and motives, a party that wants  to see real change rather than just be seen to want it. Read more at  www.speakpolitical.org.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

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VIVISECTION: SOMETHING YOU CAN DO:

CONTACT THE SUPPLIERS OF THE LABS and politely request they stop working with the the vivisection lab or company. Here is a list of suppliers

EARLY DAY MOTION: We need to persuade our MPs to sign the Early Day Motion92 (EDM92) - ANIMAL TESTING OF DRUGS. Absurdly this subject has never been debated in parliament! This motion could be the start of the end of vivisection!! To find out who your MP is go to www.writetothem.com and type in your postcode. To see if they have signed it go to http://edmi.parliment.uk  and search by edm92. If they haven't signed it please write to them and tell them how important this motion is!