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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

This just in from GARP:

This Saturday, Aug 15, , please join us to remember the animals being tortured and killed at Emory University and Yerkes Primate Center. And especially Wenka and the other elders who have been held in a 8x10 concrete bunker for over 50 years!!!



Where: We will meet at the Stone Gates in front of Emory. It is right across the street from Everybody’s Pizza. The address for EP is:



1593 N. Decatur Road

Atlanta, GA 30322 (I think the zip is right but you may want to verify it in case you’re mapquesting it).



When: Saturday, August 15, 2009

11:00 am to 1:00 pm



Why: This year we should not only remember Wenka and others who are tortured on a daily basis, but we have 2 very strong reasons to be there. One, the NIH, EPA and Toxicity Councils have agreed to end animal toxicity testing. And two, there is a movement in the House of Reps to end evasive testing on primates.



What else you can do: Please go to the following website. At the bottom of the story on the right hand side is a link to contact Sen. Kennedy who chairs the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Let him know how you feel about animal experimentation.

http://www.primatefreedom.com/centeryerkes/yerkes8macaques.shtml

Labels: Animal Rights, Atlanta, Yerkes