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6/24/08: Nepal's Monkeys Sold To Animal Experimenters

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Ministry of Forest & Soil Conservation

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Singh Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal

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email: mfscmed

 

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Singha Durbar, Kathmandu

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Singh Durbar

P.O. Box: 23312

Kathmandu, Nepal

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Rt. Honorable Prime Minister, Respected Ministers and Nepalese Officials:

 

I kindly ask the government of Nepal to acknowledge global concern about its

 

breeding and export of monkeys for use in biomedical experimentation. Please

 

halt any shipments of rhesus macaques and enact laws to protect your

treasured wildlife.

 

As you know, India outlawed overseas sale of rhesus monkeys in 1977 in

response to ghastly radiation experiments on animals considered sacred by

many Indians. As a result, Western labs want Nepali monkeys -- and have

opened the door to let other foreign researchers exploit Nepalese species.

 

Experimentation upon primates has failed to produce tangible data for AIDS,

Alzheimer's, stroke, cancer, and other diseases. Still, electrodes are

lodged in the brains and spinal cords of monkeys. Seizures and infections

are artificially induced. Toxic substances are injected. Babies are forcibly

 

separated from " breeding " mothers.

 

It is irresponsible to promote animal research when so many animal-free

methods now offer data more relevant to humans. Findings from distressed

animals do not result in accurate extrapolation to humans. Though primates

possess physiological and psychological instincts as intricate as our own --

 

lab variables such as pain, injury, confinement, loneliness and repeated

handling generate misleading data.

 

In Nepal, Hindus celebrate monkeys as a reincarnation of Lord Hanuman.

Buddhists feel the killing or mistreatment of any animal is wrong. Monkeys

are an integral thread in Nepal's rich natural and cultural tapestry. They

live alongside humans in the temples or roam mountain forests. Inside a lab,

 

a monkey's life is defined by metal bars, cement floors, terror and pain.

 

I respectfully ask Nepalese authorities to advocate progressive animal-free

research. Please eliminate breeding compounds -- and stop the removal of

rhesus monkeys from their natural environment.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stop Monkey Business Campaign

http://www.stopmonkeybusiness.org/main.html

Gateway To Hell Campaign

http://www.gatewaytohell.net/

Coalition Anti-Vivisection

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