College Students Pitch Tent in Protest

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As part of a non-violent protest against animal experimentation at the

University of Utah and elsewhere, college students and members of the

community have pitched a tent in front of the A. Ray Olpin Student

Union. The tent, which lacks, among other things, a heater of any kind,

will be inhabited by two or more people at all times for the entire month

of March. Several of these inhabitants will also be fasting March 13-17.

This event, which we are calling " Encampment Against Exploitation, " is a

function of the Student Organization for Animal Rights at the University

of Utah.

 

It should be said that, in doing this, we are acting fully within the

limits of the law. Our intention here is not to intimidate, but to inform

the public of a practice which we consider unethical and unjustifiable.

We wish not only to gather attention for ourselves, but also to

demonstrate that this issue is of more importance to each of us than

watching television or sleeping in a warm bed. We hope that, through our

efforts, we may cause people to question to morality of animal

experimentation and affect public opinion in a way which could,

potentially, lead to its decline. For those of you wanting more

information, the " Encampment Against Exploitation " website address is

http://www.uarc.com/soar/encampment/. Questions or comments may be

directed to me at p-pdmn. I will try to respond to all

of them. For those of you wanting to help, you may do so be informing

local mass media of our actions, by informing appropriate parties of your

feelings about animal experimentation, by donating vegan food, by giving

similar demonstrations of your own, or, if you're in the area, by

participating in our demonstration.

 

I apologize for the mass-posting of this message and hope it is not

inappropriate subject matter for any of the lists to which I've posted

it. As I do not consider myself a spokesperson for the " Encampment, " the

opinions expressed above should not necessarily be treated as those of

every participant, though I feel they are fairly representative.

 

Phillip Morrison

Member, Student Organization for Animal Rights