Guest guest Posted May 22, 2001 Report Share Posted May 22, 2001 >Animal Liberation Front Attacks Monkey Supplier’s Website >Sabotage Done In Protest of Primates Being Sold to Notorious Animal Testing >Lab >HLS. > >http://www.primateproducts.com > >(Philadelphia) The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has claimed responsibility >for >hacking into the web site of the company that supplies the primates used in >the >product testing research at the notorious animal testing laboratory >Huntingdon >Life Sciences (HLS). Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), an >international >pressure group campaigning to close done the scandalous laboratory HLS, >received an anonymous communiqué announcing the ‘hactitivst’ break-in. > >The communiqué states the ALF penetrated the server of the Primate Products >and >completely changed the content of the web page allowing the viewer to read >about the horrific suffering that the primates sold to HLS endure. The >“improved” website contains several graphic photos of primates butchered in >research laboratories and even contains photos of actual primates from >inside >HLS that were taken during undercover investigations. > >According to the communiqué and website “This is the first of what will >hopefully be a long series of electronic attacks on networked computers >owned >by HLS or their customers/investors… Break all contact with HLS or you will >be >financially destroyed. There is no room for compromise while 500 animals >are >tortured to death every day.” > >HLS, based in the UK with two labs and an additional lab located in East >Millstone NJ, is one of the world’s biggest animal testing labs. HLS tests >agrochemical and pharmaceutical products on puppies, cats, monkeys, >rabbits, >and a number of other animals killing roughly 180,000 a year. Activists >internationally have committed themselves to shutting down HLS after 5 >undercover investigations have shown workers punching beagle puppies in the >face, dissecting a live monkey, transplanting a frozen pig’s heart into a >baboon, falsifying scientific data, and violating procedures for animal >welfare. > >According to the SHAC spokesperson, “SHAC is a legal campaign and the ALF’s >internet contribution was unsolicited, but enthusiastically welcomed. HLS >has >been warned for the 500 animals they murder everyday there is 500 different >strategies the animal rights movement will use to shut them down. I expect >to >see more creative and hard-hitting tactics like this in the future.” > >SHAC-USA >PO Box 22398 >Philadelphia PA 19110 >1-888-354-2435 >shacusa >http://www.shacusa.net >http://www.shac.net > >North American Animal Liberation Front Press Office >Contact: David Barbarash >Phone: (250) 703-6312 >Email: naalfpo >http://www.animalliberation.net/media/ > > >Communique Received: > > > " I thought you might all be interested to know that I have just penetrated >the web server of Primate Products Inc http://www.primateproducts.com/ who >as you probably know supply HLS with equipment such as restraining devices. >I have made a few improvements to their web site. This is the first of what >will hopefully be a long series of electronic attacks on networked >computers >owned by HLS or their customers/investors. This is an element of the >campaign, which is long overdue. " > > > >A copy of the web site can be found at: >http://www.stephenskills.com/www.primateproducts.com/ > >-- >You can help us to close Huntingdon Life Sciences permanently! Contact the >following companies that invest in HLS and let them know you will not bank >or invest in their company and that by supporting HLS, they are investing >in >animal torture: > >- Stephens Inc. This investment firm is the number one investor and >financial >savior of HLS. (www.stephenskills.com) Warren Stephens, President; >111 Center St. Little Rock, AR 72201-4402; Phone: 1-800-643-9691; Fax: >(501) >377-2666. > >- Bank of New York. This prominent northeast bank controls the American >Depositary Receipts (ADR) program that enables American firms to invest in >the British-based HLS. Without the Bank of New York, HLS would not be able >to trade on the American stock market. (See www.bankofnykills.com). >Thomas Renyi, President, Bank of New York, Inc., One Wall St. New York, NY >10286; >Phone: 1-888-LINK-BNY; Fax: (212) 809-9528. > >- Oracle Partners. This company holds 23 million shares in HLS. Larry N. >Feinberg, President; >200 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830; Phone: (203) 862-7900; Fax: (203) >862-7996. > >And we must not forget those who are actually performing these horrific >experiments on the animals at HLS. Huntingdon Life Sciences, Inc. PO Box >2360 Mettlers Road, East Millstone, NJ 08875-2360; >Phone732-873-2550; Financial Office phone 201-525-1819 >Fax 732-873-8513; Finacial office Fax 201-525-1331 > > > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ->Brought to you by www.animalliberation.net > -- Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmacafe.com Powered by Instant Portal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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