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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Oct. 24--Yerkes--National Primate Liberation Week

This just in from Georgia Animal Rights and Protection:

It's National Primate Liberation Week from 10/17 thru 10/24.

Please join other like-minded people who care about the suffering of primates when we gather at the stone gate entrance of Emory University on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 11:00 AM till 1:00 PM to educate the public about what's happening in their own backyard.

If you're not aware of the suffering, take a look at some of the life stories of primates who have unnecessarily suffered and died right here in the Atlanta metro area---perhaps just down the street from where you live or work. While we are at work, when we go out to lunch, and as we do all the things we enjoy with family and friends, there are primates in Emory's Decatur laboratory self-mutilating because of the pain they are in.

The Animal Welfare Act does allow pain.....there's even a government form for researchers to complete and list the number of animals who experience extreme pain-----it's Column 5 --- where they place the number of animals who go thru this torture. What about those who are never reported? Don't let anyone convince you that all's well in the labs!

Read more about Yerkes at Primate Freedom and think of all the reasons we should speak for them on Saturday, Oct. 24. Please don't park on private property.

Hope to see you there!

Our apologies for not linking to GARP's website. It seems to be down. Hopefully it's only temporary.

Labels: Animal Rights, Atlanta, Yerkes