Campaign in Europe to end the use of primates in research
Dear Ape Allies in UK and Europe
Animal Defenders International is running a lobbying campaign to end the use of primates in research in Europe.
ADI drafted a Written Declaration which has been tabled by MEPs John Bowis (UK – European People’s Party), Martine Roure (France – Party of European Socialists), Jens Holm (Sweden – European United Left), Rebecca Harms (Germany – Greens) and Mojca Drcar Murko (Slovenia – Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) and others.
The Declaration now has the support of all the main parties in Europe, and someone from every country has signed. It has cross-party and international support.
This is Written Declaration 40/2007, which calls for:
* An end to the use of Great Apes
* An end to the use of wild-caught primates
* A phase-out of primate testing in favour of replacement techniques
Today, 11 July 2007 – 250 Members of the European Parliament have now signed ADI’s Written Declaration calling for an end to primate research in Europe.
We are in Strasbourg with the MEPs this week. We are knocking on doors, handing out literature, and we have produced a scientific briefing for MEPs which challenges all of the assumptions made in the policy statement supporting primate research, of the EU’s Scientific Steering Committee. Every MEP has been given a copy.
NOW WE NEED YOU – YOU CAN HELP THIS CAMPAIGN
Whether there are 2 people, or 10 people in your office, you can call your MEP and ask them to sign WRITTEN DECLARATION 40/2007 on primate rese arch.
We have detailed how to replace the use of primates in research in our report, as mentioned above. The laboratory animal trade is one of the four great threats to primates – but we do not need to drive our closest relatives to extinction – there are other ways to conduct scientific and medical research.
You can help this campaign by calling your MEP this week. Don’t email as it might get automatically blocked – call or send a fax (you’ll need to call for fax number) but if you are not sure who represents you in Brussels, type your post-code into http://www.writetothem.com/
The European Parliament is in Plenary Session in Strasbourg this week, and the Declaration is on a table outside the Hemicycle (the main debating chamber).
You can call them in Strasbourg until Thursday of this week, and then in Brussels on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday next week.
Strasbourg – main number: + 33 3 881 74001 (call and ask for MEPs by name)
Brussels – main number: + 32 2 284 21 11 (call and ask for MEPs by name)
Click here first to see whether your MEP has signed:
http://www.ad-international.org/mmap/go.php?id=827&ssi=60
Please help TODAY!
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Animal Defenders International
Millbank Tower
Millbank
London SW1P 4QP, UK.
Tel. +44 (0)20 7630 3340
Fax. +44 (0)20 7828 2179
www.ad-international.org
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