Vigils Continue at UCSF as UCSF Continues to Violate Animal Welfare Act; Cats at UCSF

[Guest guest]

Dear Animal Advocates, Vigilers, Lovers & Liberators:

 

The Vigil/Protests at UCSF continue, with protests scheduled for Noon on October

24 (Friday), 11:30 am on October 28 (Tuesday) in conjunction with National

Primate Liberation Week (organized/promoted by Stop Animal Exploitation Now

(SAEN), and " tentatively " October 31 (Halloween).

 

The dates and times for UCSF vigil-protests this month are a bit different from

preivious month - so please note the schedule below:

 

Oct 24 (Friday), Noon (as usual)

Oct 28 (Tuesday), 11:30 am - National Primate Liberation Week

Oct 31 (Friday) - 4-6 pm - tentative, based on enough interested

participants.

If you want to go under the guise of an

animal* and protest

at UCSF on Halloween, please let me (Bob

O'Brien) know.

*preferrably as a nonhuman primate or a

species of animal

incarcerated at UCSF; i.e., cat, dog, rabbit,

sheep, pig, etc.

 

RECENT VIOLATIONS BY UCSF: Staff did not follow protocol regarding a research

project involving monkeys (cited under Section 2.31, Federal Animal Welfare

Law), which resulted in a monkey suffering undue pain. What this meant to the

monkey was that he came out of brain surgery and was placed into his cage yet

was not monitored every half hour as the protocol called for. Instead he was

not checked for over 12 hours. As the federal inspector said, this " led to a

lack of post-surgical analgesia [pain killer], resulting in the animal

experiencing unnecessary pain and distress associated with a craniotomy. " And

the aforementioned is just one of numerous examples of recent violations by

UCSF. Other violations include the principle investigator (of the above

research project) neglecting to " seek veterinary input " regarding the project,

inadequate training of lab personnel, unsanitary conditions in the labs, and

more. And all the more reason to join us in protest this month. (Words in

quotes are from the Inspection Report by Michael Smith, Veterinary Medical

Officer, USDA, 3/13/2003.)

 

Many thanks to In Defense of Animals for keeping us up to date on recent

violations.

 

 

Also, we just received protocols on cats (ab)used at UCSF. Though I have not

had time to review the protocols, Kristina Hoerler has skimmed through some of

the materials - and from what she tells me, the protocols show UCSF researchers

to be quite inane, as well as inhumane. Stay tuned for more info on cats at

UCSF as time goes on....

 

[PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO UCSF: UCSF is located at 513 Parnassus Avenue in San

Francisco, easily reached by the N Judah streetcar (get off at Arguello, and

then walk up the hill to Parnassus) or the the 6-Parnassus bus or 43-Masonic

bus, both of which stop in front of UCSF on Parnassus Avenue.]

 

Bob O'Brien

For the Vigil

PS: Hey, if anyone can help with creating props, signs, artwork

(leaflet/newsletter design), and summarizing UCSF protocols on animals, please

contact me at vigilforanimals or telephone at 415-751-3756.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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