Science (?)

[Guest guest]

Dear Sir,

First of all, I would like to congratulate you and your newspaper

for the revealing article concerning IISc's 40-year hell. My country

lies far away from Bangalore but such issues are trully of international

importance and concern. It is a great shame that such people regard

themselves as " scientists " while they impose so much unnecessary pain

and torture to innocent animals.

If monkeys were used to research contagious diseases like AIDS,

tuberculosis or hepatitis, it's shameful that IISc pinches pennies in

rehabilitating them through NGOs! Do they not care for the safety of

both man and animal around Bangalore? We must ask why IISc must bear the

cost of rehabilitation within the 500 acres of the city space that the

institution occupies, which houses merely a few hundred students and

faculty? That's where IISc's shame must be displayed in full!

We demand that the unethical Primate Research Laboratory be shut

down immediately. The Institute must pay to restore the released monkeys

to safety. The government must restore people's faith that the Indian

Institute's Sci(l)ence is not a shameful grant game of science. Since

the Indian nation and culture are known basically for their aspect of

protecting animals and promoting the peaceful coexistence of all

creatures, all the world expect an immediate and humane solution to be

applied.

 

Yours sincerely,

Maria Nika,

Greece