Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 Sunday Morning News for Hendry, Glades and western Palm Beach County May 6, 2001 http://members.aol.com/kq4ym/news.html Hendry to be monkey capital of world? CLEWISTON, FL. (May 4, 2001) -- A company using the name Panther Tracts, LLC, has reportedly purchased 640 acres of land in Hendry County near Clewiston. Panther Tracts, LLC shares a business address with Primate Products, Inc a company located at 7780 NW 53rd. Street in Miami. Reportedly, representatives of Panther Tracts, LLC, and Primate Products, Inc. together with Douglas Industries, Inc. a division of Schering-Plough are currently in the process of attempting to obtain permits to build one of the largest primate breeding and contract research facilities in the nation on this property. 4,000 to 5,000 macaques monkeys from Indonesia could be housed at this site. Pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough contracts with outside companies to test drug products on animals. Primate Products, Inc. also has an office in Redwood City, CA. The California office is currently registered as a research facility by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Don Bradford, an officer of Primate Products in Miami also is a director of Faalas, Inc. located at the University of Miami Veterinary Research Department, located at the large medical complex near downtown Miami. The president of Faalas, Inc., Ramona Bober has a mailing address at the Kennedy Space Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 Alert for Action! From ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE EnglandGal, Publisher Issue # 05/07/01 SavingLife, Editor ~ Help Stop Massive Florida Primate Testing Calling all rs of ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE!!! Grab your telephones, pen and paper, keyboard, and computer. Here is an opportunity for you to take ACTION on behalf of animals everywhere, to DO something to help make a difference. Below are several ALERT FOR ACTIONs from a variety of sources, describing abuse and mistreatment of animals. The alerts are published in a format that provides pertinent information such as names, addresses, and phone numbers of people to contact about each ALERT, as well as SAMPLE letters. As stated, the letters are meant to be SAMPLES only. It is well known that personal letters are taken much more seriously by the recipient. Therefore, we encourage the construction of individual letters. However, we understand that personal lifestyles and schedules do not always provide the time and/or resources necessary to do this. Under such circumstances, we would rather you use our sample letters than to send nothing at all. Note: ANIMAL RIGHTS ONLINE is not responsible for the content and/or accuracy of the information contained in ALERT FOR ACTION. The source of each ALERT FOR ACTION is noted below it. *´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«:*´`*´`³¤³´`*:»«:*´³¤³´`*:»³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`´`*:»«:*³ ¤³ Help Stop Massive Florida Primate Testing SEND TO: Mr. Raul E. Cesan President & COO Schering-Plough 1 Giralda Farms Madison, NJ 07940-1010 Tel.: 973-822-7000 Fax: 973-822-7048 Dear Mr. Cesan: I was very concerned to learn that Douglas Industries Inc., a division of Schering-Plough, hopes to make Hendry County, Florida home to the nation's largest primate breeding, a contract research facility. It is my understanding that the facility would imprison between 4,000 and 5,000 macaques imported from Indonesia. Schering-Plough should be working towards eliminating, not increasing, the number of animals used to test products. Animal research does not work because every species of animal is different biomechanically and biochemically. Non-human animals are different not only from humans, but also from each other anatomically, physiologically, immunologically, genetically and histologically. Animal research not only hurts and kills animals, it kills humans too. For example, the drugs thalidomide, Zomax, and DES were all tested on animals and judged safe but had devastating consequences for the humans who used them. A General Accounting Office report, released in May 1990, found that more than half of the prescription drugs tested on animals and approved by the Food and Drug Administration between 1976 and 1985 caused side effects that were serious enough to cause the drugs to be withdrawn from the market or relabeled. Many noted physicians have spoken against vivisection. Dr. Albert Sabin, who developed the oral polio vaccine, testified at a congressional hearing: " paralytic polio could be dealt with only by preventing the irreversible destruction of the large number of motor nerve cells, and the work on prevention was delayed by an erroneous conception of the nature of the human disease based on misleading experimental models of the disease in monkeys " (Stoller, Kenneth, M.D., " Animal Testing: Why a Doctor Opposes It, " The Orlando Sentinel, June 25, 1990.). Dr. Charles Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic, stated, " I abhor vivisection. It should at least be curbed. Better, it should be abolished. I know of no achievement through vivisection, no scientific discovery, that could not have been obtained without such barbarism and cruelty. The whole thing is evil " (Quoted by William H. Hendrix, New York Daily News, Mar. 13, 1961). There are sophisticated non-animal research methods that are accurate, more cost-effective, and less time-consuming than animal research. Such non-animal research methods include: epidemiologic studies (or comparative studies of human populations), clinical research, in vitro research, computer modeling, safety tests using human cells, and medical applications, to name just a few. These methods have contributed to many advancements in medicine by providing important information about smoking and cancer, cholesterol and heart disease, high-fat diets and common cancers, chemical exposures and birth defects, the mechanism of transmission of AIDS, abnormalities in the brains of victims of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy, and autism. The AIDS virus was isolated in human serum, and in vitro methods are providing new insights into the virus' effect on human cells. Vivisection is morally reprehensible - non-human animals are NOT research tools. They are individuals capable of experiencing not only crude emotions like fear, but far more subtle and complex emotions such as love, grief, pride, shame, joy, and loneliness. The cognitive psychologist, Bernard Baars stated, " The basic facts have come home at last. We are not the only conscious creatures on earth. " Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection proved that human beings are in fact animals and, as such, they evolve according to the same evolutionary dynamics as non-human animals. Therefore, we humans have a moral obligation to treat animals with respect and dignity. Schering-Plough should take a leadership role in promoting the much-touted " 3 R's " of the research industry-refining, reducing, and replacing the use of animals in research. Sincerely, ================================================= Sample Letter #2 - Please sign your name / address ================================================= The Honorable John Ellis " Jeb " Bush Office of the Governor, PL 05 The Capitol 400 S. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32399 Tel.: 850-488-4441 Fax: 850-487-0801 E-Mail: jeb (@myflorida.com) RE: Please do not allow a primate breeding and contract research facility to be built in Florida Dear Governor Bush: I was very concerned to learn that Douglas Industries Inc., a division of Schering-Plough, reportedly hopes to make Hendry County, Florida, home to the nation's largest primate breeding a contract research facility. It is my understanding that the facility would imprison between 4,000 and 5,000 macaques imported from Indonesia. Schering-Plough should be working towards eliminating, not increasing, the number of animals used to test products. Animal research does not work because every species of animal is different biomechanically and biochemically. Non-human animals are different not only from humans, but also from each other anatomically, physiologically, immunologically, genetically and histologically. Animal research not only hurts and kills animals, it kills humans too. For example, the drugs thalidomide, Zomax, and DES were all tested on animals and judged safe but had devastating consequences for the humans who used them. A General Accounting Office report, released in May 1990, found that more than half of the prescription drugs tested on animals and approved by the Food and Drug Administration between 1976 and 1985 caused side effects that were serious enough to cause the drugs to be withdrawn from the market or relabeled. Many noted physicians have spoken against vivisection. Dr. Albert Sabin, who developed the oral polio vaccine, testified at a congressional hearing: " paralytic polio could be dealt with only by preventing the irreversible destruction of the large number of motor nerve cells, and the work on prevention was delayed by an erroneous conception of the nature of the human disease based on misleading experimental models of the disease in monkeys " (Stoller, Kenneth, M.D., " Animal Testing: Why a Doctor Opposes It, " The Orlando Sentinel, June 25, 1990.). Dr. Charles Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic, stated, " I abhor vivisection. It should at least be curbed. Better, it should be abolished. I know of no achievement through vivisection, no scientific discovery, that could not have been obtained without such barbarism and cruelty. The whole thing is evil " (Quoted by William H. Hendrix, New York Daily News, Mar. 13, 1961). There are sophisticated non-animal research methods that are accurate, more cost-effective, and less time-consuming than animal research. Such non-animal research methods include: epidemiologic studies (or comparative studies of human populations), clinical research, in vitro research, computer modeling, safety tests using human cells, and medical applications, to name just a few. These methods have contributed to many advancements in medicine by providing important information about smoking and cancer, cholesterol and heart disease, high-fat diets and common cancers, chemical exposures and birth defects, the mechanism of transmission of AIDS, abnormalities in the brains of victims of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy, and autism. The AIDS virus was isolated in human serum, and in vitro methods are providing new insights into the virus' effect on human cells. Vivisection is morally reprehensible - non-human animals are NOT research tools. They are individuals capable of experiencing not only crude emotions like fear, but far more subtle and complex emotions such as love, grief, pride, shame, joy, and loneliness. The cognitive psychologist, Bernard Baars stated, " The basic facts have come home at last. We are not the only conscious creatures on earth. " Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection proved that human beings are in fact animals and, as such, they evolve according to the same evolutionary dynamics as non-human animals. Therefore, we humans have moral obligation to treat animals with respect and dignity. Please urge Schering-Plough to take a leadership role in promoting the much-touted " 3 R's " of the research industry-refining, reducing, and replacing the use of animals in research, and do not allow a primate breeding and contract research facility to be built in Florida. Sincerely, «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤» ================================================= Sample Letter #3 - Please sign your name / address. Put your email address in the box, and put copy & paste each email address into your " Bcc: " box. ================================================= TO: Hendry County Commissioners (ALL addresses end with @hendryfla.net) District 1 - The Honorable Janet B. Taylor E-Mail: jbtaylor District 2 - The Honorable Darrell R. Harris E-Mail: drharris District 3 - The Honorable W.T. 'Bill' Maddox, Jr. E-Mail: wtmaddoxjr District 4 - The Honorable Charles M. Martinez E-Mail: commissioner District 5 - The Honorable W.C. " Bo " Pelham, Jr E-Mail: commissioner ================================ Email block: Bcc: jbtaylor, drharris, wtmaddoxjr, commissioner, commissioner RE: Please do not allow a primate breeding and contract research facility to be built in Florida Honorable Commissioners: I was very concerned to learn that Douglas Industries Inc., a division of Schering-Plough, hopes to make Hendry County, Florida, home to the nation's largest primate breeding, a contract research facility. It is my understanding that the facility would imprison between 4,000 and 5,000 macaques imported from Indonesia. Schering-Plough should be working towards eliminating, not increasing, the number of animals used to test products. Animal research does not work because every species of animal is different biomechanically and biochemically. Non-human animals are different not only from humans, but also from each other anatomically, physiologically, immunologically, genetically and histologically. Animal research not only hurts and kills animals, it kills humans too. For example, the drugs thalidomide, Zomax, and DES were all tested on animals and judged safe but had devastating consequences for the humans who used them. A General Accounting Office report, released in May 1990, found that more than half of the prescription drugs tested on animals and approved by the Food and Drug Administration between 1976 and 1985 caused side effects that were serious enough to cause the drugs to be withdrawn from the market or relabeled. Many noted physicians have spoken against vivisection. Dr. Albert Sabin, who developed the oral polio vaccine, testified at a congressional hearing: " paralytic polio could be dealt with only by preventing the irreversible destruction of the large number of motor nerve cells, and the work on prevention was delayed by an erroneous conception of the nature of the human disease based on misleading experimental models of the disease in monkeys " (Stoller, Kenneth, M.D., " Animal Testing: Why a Doctor Opposes It, " The Orlando Sentinel, June 25, 1990.). Dr. Charles Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic, stated, " I abhor vivisection. It should at least be curbed. Better, it should be abolished. I know of no achievement through vivisection, no scientific discovery, that could not have been obtained without such barbarism and cruelty. The whole thing is evil " (Quoted by William H. Hendrix, New York Daily News, Mar. 13, 1961). There are sophisticated non-animal research methods that are accurate, more cost-effective, and less time-consuming than animal research. Such non-animal research methods include: epidemiologic studies (or comparative studies of human populations), clinical research, in vitro research, computer modeling, safety tests using human cells, and medical applications, to name just a few. These methods have contributed to many advancements in medicine by providing important information about smoking and cancer, cholesterol and heart disease, high-fat diets and common cancers, chemical exposures and birth defects, the mechanism of transmission of AIDS, abnormalities in the brains of victims of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy, and autism. The AIDS virus was isolated in human serum, and in vitro methods are providing new insights into the virus' effect on human cells. Vivisection is morally reprehensible - non-human animals are NOT research tools. They are individuals capable of experiencing not only crude emotions like fear, but far more subtle and complex emotions such as love, grief, pride, shame, joy, and loneliness. The cognitive psychologist, Bernard Baars stated, " The basic facts have come home at last. We are not the only conscious creatures on earth. " Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection proved that human beings are in fact animals and, as such, they evolve according to the same evolutionary dynamics as non-human animals. Therefore, we humans have moral obligation to treat animals with respect and dignity. Please urge Schering-Plough to take a leadership role in promoting the much-touted " 3 R's " of the research industry-refining, reducing, and replacing the use of animals in research, and do not allow a primate breeding and contract research facility to be built in Florida. 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Guest guest Posted May 8, 2001 Report Share Posted May 8, 2001 - " kelly macgrady " <kmacgrad <john Monday, 07 May, 2001 16:54 Re: (ID) Indonesian monkeys I emailed Governor Bush of Florida about this the other week, here was the reply I got from the Fish and Wildlife Commission: >Delivered-kmacgrad >X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.4 >Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:52:02 -0400 > " KYLE HILL " <HILLK ><kmacgrad >Re: FW: Douglas Industries Inc./primates > >Thank you for your recent E-Mail to Governor Jeb Bush concerning the >establishment of a primate breeding facility in South Florida. Since the >Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission regulates captive >wildlife, he referred your inquiry to us. > >Our Fish and Wildlife Commission Wildlife Inspectors recently talked with >Donald Bradford, president of Primate Products Inc. Panther Tracts is a >limited liability corporation that they established to buy a 640 acre tract >of land in Hendry County. They bought the land in June 2000. The land is >located south of Immokalee near the Collier County Line. They were >discussing plans with Douglas Industries, Inc., a division of >Schering-Plough, to possibly contract to supply primates for them, however >those discussions have been discontinued for now as Douglas has elected to >go elsewhere, probably out of state. At some point down the road it is >possible that Primate Products Inc. may elect to establish a facility to >breed primates and develop products for them as they do now. They do not >perform medical research themselves nor is any medical research conducted >at their site. They have no plans to do medical research in the future, >according to our information. > >We appreciate your concern for the welfare of captive wildlife and solicit >your continued support in matters such as these. > >Major Kyle Hill for Colonel Robert L. Edwards >Division of Law Enforcement >Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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