Citizens to rally for animals in Delhi and London on 24 April, 2010 : kindly pass the word

[Guest guest]

Thanks to Claire Palmer, Rishi Dev and Hiranmay Karlekar for this. It is

indeed an honour to have a Nieman Scholar from Harvard University like Mr

Karlekar to endorse the cause.

 

Dear friends,

 

 

 

As you all know of the protest that is scheduled to happen at jantar Mantar,

tomorrow, i.e April 24, 2010 in New Delhi. but apart from that a similar

protest is happening in Central london with similar issues related to animal

cruelty. The details of the protest at london are below. Please inform as

many people to join this demo tomorrow at Delhi and London.

 

thanks

 

Rishi Dev

 

Citizens For Animal RIghts.

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE:

 

To mark World Day for Animals in Laboratories, campaigners from all over

the UK and beyond will be marching through central London this Saturday

April 24 to call for an end to animal experiments.

 

The rally will begin with speeches in Cavendish square, followed by a march

 

through the centre of London, taking the anti-vivisection message to large

numbers of

shoppers, tourists and residents

 

The theme of this year's march is " Justice for the animals " in response to

the massive increase in animal use in laboratories across the UK, and

especially at some our of universities. Despite claims of being a leader in

animal welfare, the UK sadly lags behind countries like Switzerland, where

an independent committee of scientists recently prohibited invasive monkey

brain experiments in that country.

 

The protestors will therefore be calling on the public to step up pressure

on politicians and academic institutions to catch up with countries like

Switzerland.

 

Says veterinary surgeon and one of the organisers of the march, Andre

Menache,

" Animal experiments have no place in 21st century science and the longer the

scientific

community denies this, the more shame it will bring upon itself " .

 

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For further details:

Website: www.wdail.org

Email: info

 

 

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