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Wednesday, August 25, 2004 4:47 AM

[animal_net] PLS SIGN - Beagle and rabbit vivisection breeder facing closure in Finland

please sign the petition below, and spread the word far and wide.thank youAlice HANSSONPetisius Alliance, SwedenProtection of Stray Animals and Educationwww.petisius.com <http://www.petisius.com/> www.rescue.petisius.com <http://www.rescue.petisius.com/> ===Beagle and rabbit vivisection breeder facing closure inFinlandThe governing body of the Karttula breeding facility, which produceshundreds of dogs and thousands of rabbits for vivisection industry, isdeciding on 30th of August whether or not to close it down. Karttulafacilitys owner, Kuopio University, is citing economic reasons andconsidering closing it down as part of a cost cutting exercise.Please join us to urge the Kuopio University to put an end to thenotorious breeding facility. Please sign our online petition at:http://www.oikeuttaelaimille.net/vetoomus/en/Beagle dogs are kept in small concrete boxes. Rabbits in Karttula arebredin small cages mostly on wire mesh floor. The only escape from thesehorrific conditions is death, often though painful experiments which insome cases last for years.Animal rights groups have campaigned against the breeding facility fromwhen it was first opened with demonstrations, protest camps, petitions,public events and so on. Thousands of people have taken part in thiscampaign in one way or another.Please sign the petition and forward this message to your local animalrights groups mailing lists and so on.Kind regards,Oikeutta Elaimille (Rights for Animals), Finland