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From: Shirley McGreal <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Air France Embargos monkey shipments from Indonesia
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        Air France has embargoed primate exports from Indonesia following an
incident involving a shipment that included baby monkeys. In late May, a
large shipment of monkeys, including many babies, transitted Charles de
Gaulle Airport, Paris, France. The shipper was Inquatex, an Indonesian firm
and the consignee LABS of Virginia. One of the mothers was found dead in her
crate at Paris. Her suckling baby was killed for an unclear reason. There
was a 2-day delay in Paris, and the remaining animals were shipped on to
O'Hare Airport, Chicago, USA.
        On learning of the deaths of the mother and baby, a British group
(BUAV), which had been tipped off about the incident, contacted Air France.
The reply from Air France follows.

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Air France statement to BUAV from Bernard McCoy, Air France

        In reply to your fax of yesterday, we confirm that among a shipment
of primates between Indonesia and the US at the end of May, an adult female
died.  Preliminary indications suggest a death by natural causes. The dead
primate has been sent for an autopsy in France for which the results will
not be known for another couple of weeks. The female had a suckling infant
and consequently it was decided that this young primate should be put down
by euthanasia by a veterinary surgeon.
        As a result of this incident Air France has declared an embargo,
until further notice, for all such shipments from Indonesia, as the shipper
contravened not only Air France policy prohibiting the transport of such
baby primates, but also IATA recommendations.
        The shipment onwards to the US was delayed a couple of days due to a
technical problem with the regular Cargo aircraft. During this time the
consignment was sent to the airport animal centre at Paris CDG where the
primates received excellent professional care throughout.
        On arrival in the US the authorities involved carried out their
normal checks and Air France was congratulated on the excellent condition of
the primates, and for the way they had been handled whilst in Air France's care.
        Whilst it is most regrettable that one primate died and another had
to be put down humanely, Air France wishes to emphasise that there is no
reason to believe that this was as a result of the conditions in which they
travelled whilst in its care.  Air France immediately took the necessary
action to minimise the possibility of any such incidents, which are
exceptional, occurring again.

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        On learning of the deaths, IPPL submitted a Freedom of Information
Act request for all details of all shipments reaching the United States from
Indonesia in 1997. We found a shipment including more baby monkeys reached
Chicago on Air France on 10 April 1997. The animals were packed in 48 crates
containing a total of 253 crab-eating macaques and were shipped by Inquatex,
Indonesia, to LABS.
        The shipment was cleared by the US Fish and Wildlife Service despite
its questionable compliance with the humane shipping regulations cited
below. A US Fish and Wildlife Service inspector checked on the Form 3-177
that 100% of the wildlife was inspected at Chicago. He later informed a
caller that he had in fact not looked at the animals at all and that,
despite the listing of the babies on the documents that accompanied the
shipment, he was unaware that the shipment included babies.
        Accompanying documents showed that this shipment consisted of 253
monkeys, of which 20 were babies, and 17 monkeys between one and three
months pregnant.
        The dates of birth of the babies shipped on 8 April 1997 were:

7 March 1997 (the youngest, four weeks old)
13 January 1997
4 March 1997
13 January 1997
14 February 1997
24 January 1997
24 February 1997
3 January 1997
5 January 1997
25 January 1997
8 January 1997
13 February 1997
18 February 1997
19 February 1997
6 January 1997
7 January 1997
15 February 1997
3 February 1997
2 January 1997
8 January 1997

        A health certificate had been issued in Indonesia for all 253
monkeys. Under the International Air Transport Association rules, shipment
of baby monkeys is discouraged, but not banned. Under US regulations for
which the US Fish and Wildlife Service is the enforcing agency, nursing
animal mothers and babies can only be shipped for urgent medical treatment,
and must be accompanied by, and accessible to, a caregiver at all times. The
relevant regulation follows. Point 3 applies.

TEXT of SEC. CITE 50 CFR Sec. 14.105 Title 50, Subchapter B, Part 14, Subpart J

(a) No carrier shall accept any live wild mammal or bird for transport to
the US that has not been examined within 10 days prior to commencement of
transport to the US by a veterinarian certified as qualified by the national
government of the initial country from which the mannal or bird is being
exported.  If the national government of such country does not certify
veterinarians, then the veterinarian must be certified or licensed by a
local government authority designated by the national government as
authorized to certify veterinarians.

(b)(1) A certificate of veterinary medical inspection, signed by the
examining veterinarian, stating that the animal has been examined, is
healthy, appears to be free of any communicable disease, and is able to
withstand the normal rigors of transport must accompany the mammal or bird;
the certificate should include the veterinarian's license number,
certification number, or equivalent. A mammal in the last third of its
pregnancy, if this is detectable using professionally accepted standards,
shall not be accepted for transport to the US except for medical treatment
and unless the examining veterinarian certifies in writing that the animal
has been examined, the state of pregnancy has been evaluated, and that,
despite the medical condition requiring treatment, the animal is physically
able to withstand the normal rigors of transportation to the US.

(2) A nursing mother with young, an unweaned mammal unaccompanied by its
mother, or an unweaned bird shall be transported only if the primary purpose
is for needed medical treatment and upon certification in writing by the
examining veterinarian that the treatment is necessary and the animal is
able to withstand the normal rigors of transport. Such an unweaned mammal or
bird shall not be transported to the US for medical treatment unless it is
accompanied at all times by and completely accessible to a veterinary
attendant.

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Dr. Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman
International Primate Protection League, POB 766 Summerville SC 29484 USA
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Web page (revised January 1997): http://www.sims.net/organizations/ippl/

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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 11:34:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
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Subject: Survey on UK Fox Hunting
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There is a newsgroup called alt.animals.foxes which is conducting a survey on
UK fox hunting.  All animal rights supporters need to take second to send a
very short message of "yes, ban UK fox hunting" to:

[e-mail]

Please get everyone you know to spend 30 seconds taking part in this.

Results will be announced when the survey is complete.

CAFT
PO Box 822411
Dallas, TX 75382
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 08:38:26 -0700
From: Lawrence Carter-Long <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Newswire: PeTA's Newkirk Breaks Court Order To Save Beagles
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ANIMAL ACTIVIST
      UPBRAIDED BY JUDGE
      JOINED BASINGER IN BID TO
      SAVE PUPS

      July 10, 1997


      NEW JERSEY RECORD:
      The president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
      violated a federal court order by joining actress Kim Basinger in
      an effort to rescue puppies at a New Jersey laboratory last week, a
      federal judge in Norfolk, Va., ruled Monday.

      PETA's co-founder and president, Ingrid Newkirk, also violated
      the temporary restraining order because PETA issued a news
      release last week that listed clients of the Huntingdon Life
      Sciences lab in East Millstone, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach
      Smith ruled.

      Huntingdon sued last month, alleging that a PETA agent lied to
      get a job at the lab and secretly took notes and used a hidden
      video camera to document animal testing. The tape shows
      technicians handling monkeys roughly and a technician cutting
      into a monkey before it was dead.

      Huntingdon, which tests drugs for pharmaceutical makers,
      claimed PETA had violated federal and state laws by illegally
      obtaining trade secrets. Huntingdon obtained an order from Judge
      Smith barring the organization from spreading them.

      Norfolk-based PETA sent copies of the videotape to several
      Huntingdon clients. One, Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble,
      temporarily suspended its research contract with the lab.

      By appearing with Basinger outside Huntingdon's lab Thursday
      and by having PETA issue a news release that alluded to alleged
      animal mistreatment, Newkirk violated the court order, the judge
      ruled.

      "She violated not only the letter but the spirit of the order,"
       Smith said.

      The judge took the case under advisement and imposed no
      punishment, but warned of "very heavy monetary fines and
      potential jail time" for future violations. A July 28 hearing will
      be held on the company's claim that PETA illegally disseminated
      trade secrets.

      Basinger showed up outside Huntingdon's lab to receive as many
      as 36 beagle puppies allegedly used in research on a drug to
      speed the healing of broken bones. An air-conditioned bus
      equipped with cages was there to take the puppies away, but the
      dogs were not released by the lab as PETA expected.

      Huntingdon said it never told PETA it would free the dogs.

      Basinger met during the demonstration with Huntingdon's
      president and chief operating officer, Alan Staple, according to
      court testimony. The event frightened Huntingdon employees
      and made it impossible to conduct business, Staple said.

      During the event, Basinger, an animal rights activist, mentioned
      much of what PETA claims happened to animals inside the lab. By
      taking a prominent role in the protest, Newkirk helped disseminate
      the lab's trade secrets, the judge ruled.

      "She could have stayed in the background, seeing that the
      puppies got on the bus," Smith said.

      [Copyright 1997, Dialog]

Posted by:
Lawrence Carter-Long
Coordinator, Science and Research Issues
Animal Protection Institute
phone: [phone]
[e-mail]

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind
and proving that there is no need to do so, almost
everyone gets busy on the proof."  -  Galbraith's Law
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 08:41:23 -0700
From: Lawrence Carter-Long <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Newswire: British Docs Support Xenotransplants
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British doctors favour animal-to-human transplants

      July 10, 1997


      LONDON, Reuters [WS]
      Most British doctors think animal-to-human transplants should be
      allowed, a survey published on Wednesday found.

      Most also believe it is all right to genetically alter animals for
      the sake of medical science, the survey of 250 doctors for the
      British Medical Association's (BMA) News Review.

      And despite fears, even among experts, about the ethics of using
      apes and monkeys for transplant research, the doctors surveyed
      thought it should be allowed.

      The British government has declared a moratorium on all
      animal-to-human transplants, known as xenotransplants, until the
      dangers and ethics have been examined.

      Last year the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, a panel made up of
      scientists, lawyers and ethicists, said xenotransplants would
      probably be all right if health and animal welfare issues were
      watched out for.

      There are fears that animal viruses could pass to humans,
      becoming deadly or virulent or both.

      The BMA's survey found that 77 percent of its regular panel of
      150 hospital doctors believed xenotransplants should be allowed.
      Sixty-five percent approved of genetically altering animals for
      science and 60 percent thought it all right to experiment on
      primates.

      Among general practitioners the figures were slightly lower -- 75
      percent in favour of xenotransplants, 55 percent for genetic
      engineering and 56 percent for primate xenotransplants.

      ``So long as man uses animals for food, I see no moral distinction
      from the use of non-humans for medical purposes,'' anaesthetist
      Peter Bamber told the magazine. REUTER@

      [Copyright 1997, Reuters]


Posted by:
Lawrence Carter-Long
Coordinator, Science and Research Issues
Animal Protection Institute
phone: [phone]
[e-mail]

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind
and proving that there is no need to do so, almost
everyone gets busy on the proof."  -  Galbraith's Law
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 11:33:23 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Alicia D Lewis)
To: ma.neavs.com![e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (US) - Info Available on Beagles Bred for Labs
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Karin: do have a copy of this article that you could send to me
electronically?
Thanks, in advance,
Alicia Lewis
[e-mail]


On Thu, 10 Jul 97 09:41:01 -0500 Karin Zupko
<ma.neavs.com![e-mail]> writes:
>The British Group the National Anti-Vivisection Society rescued
>several beagles from Interfauna, a breeder of animals for
>vivisection.  A chronicle of the rescue of the beagles is in The
>Campaigner (Jan-Mar 1995).  On p.6, they write,
>
>
>"Labs often claim they cannot re-home animals even if the experiments
>
>are not terminal because the animals have been bred for life in the
>lab, and they would not be happy in an ordinary family home.
>
>Sure enough, within a few days Interfauna would be saying just this.
>
>Yet, overall, it took these puppies less than 24 hours to revert to
>type, and even less for the first signs of individual characters to
>exhibit themselves."
>
>If anyone would find this article helpful and does not have access to
>
>it, I would be happy to send a copy.
>
>Karin Zupko
>[e-mail]
>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 08:46:22 -0700
From: Lawrence Carter-Long <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Newswire: Proper Diet Best Defense Against Cancer
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PROPER DIETS BEST DEFENSE AGAINST CANCER

      July 10, 1997


      FRESNO BEE : The director of the National Cancer Institute says
      that his agency's $2.4 billion-a-year budget should focus on pure
      research. But if his goal is to fight the disease, that approach is
      pure nonsense.

      The most cost effective way to prevent this deadly disease isn't
      through expensive searches for new treatments or cures. The best
      method is to convince people to change their lifestyles so that
      they are less likely to contract cancer in the first place.

      A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine declared
      that the U.S. government's $30 billion ''war on cancer'' has been
      unsuccessful in significantly reducing the death rates from the
      disease. One of the authors contends that the focus on
      developing new cancer treatments ''must be judged a qualified
      failure.''

      Better approach

      Cancer prevention programs, on the other hand, have potential for
      enormous success. Two-thirds of cancer deaths nationally are
      linked to diet, according to the U.S. Surgeon General's Office, and
      half of those fatalities could have been prevented by a diet rich
      in fruits and vegetables.

      California health authorities took the lead on this approach in the
      late 1980s, teaming with the state's produce industry to promoted
      the ''5-A-Day -- for Better Health'' program. The 5-A-Day program
      is designed to prevent diet-related cancers by increasing the
      average daily consumption of fruits and vegetables to five
      servings.

      The National Cancer Institute helped take the effort nationwide in
      the early 1990s, investing about $24 million in the program over
      the past six years. Private industry, again led by California's
      grocery and agricultural enterprises, leveraged this government
      investment with hundreds of millions of dollars more in marketing
      the ''5-A-Day'' message.

      That powerful combination has helped to stimulate a dramatic
      increase in fruit and vegetable consumption. But incredibly, the
      cancer institute's new director is planning to cut the agency's
      already meager budget for prevention programs.

      Cutting programs like ''5-A-Day'' would be a tragedy, because
      we're learning more every day how ordinary foods can help
      prevent or fight disease. Table grapes, for example, contain a
      compound called resveratrol, which researchers say may prevent
      cancer and inhibit its progression at three different stages.
      Resveratrol in grapes may also reduce the incidence of heart
      disease.

      Many other basic foods -- such as tomatoes, apples, citrus,
      carrots and garlic -- also appear to possess substances or
      characteristics that help prevent cancer and other diseases.

      Health officials have done a good job in educating people about
      the dangers of smoking. But an enormous investment in public
      education programs has been needed to get that message out and
      to actually reduce smoking rates. A similar national commitment is
      needed to make an impact on improving American eating habits.

      More resources

      Of course, we would all like to see a cure for cancer. Researchers
      shouldn't stop looking for treatments that will improve the lives
      of cancer victims and increase their chances of survival.

      In the meantime, the best line of defense against cancer may be
      the line at the grocery store. Teaching Americans how to prevent
      disease is an urgently needed public health service that requires
      more funding.

      Bruce Obbink is a member of the National Project to Develop a
      Strategic Plan for Changing the American Diet and is past
      president of the national Produce for Better Health Foundation.

      [Copyright 1997, Dialog]


Lawrence Carter-Long
Coordinator, Science and Research Issues
Animal Protection Institute
phone: [phone]
[e-mail]

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind
and proving that there is no need to do so, almost
everyone gets busy on the proof."  -  Galbraith's Law
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