PLEASE STOP API MASSIVE ANIMAL TESTS.

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PLEASE STOP AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTEMASSIVE ANIMAL TESTS PROPOSAL.Dear Friend of animals,The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the major trade associationrepresenting the petroleum industry. It was one of the originalorganizations responsible for developing the High Production Volume(HPV) testing program in which countless animals would be killed.Since the inception of the HPV program, the API has proposed massiveanimal tests on two groups of petroleum chemicals. We have enclosed the Sample letter and Contact info following foryou. You may modify our sample letter or write your own style ofletter. Thanks for your important action to stop animal cruelty. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO PUT YOUR NAME ANDADDRESS AT THE END OF YOUR LETTER TO THEAPI PRESIDENT. BE POLITE ALWAYS !!! Thanks.C.C.------------SAMPLE LETTER , ( ### Letter Starts ### )Dear Mr. Cavaney, We are very depressed and frustrated to learn that you were theone of the original organizations responsible for developing theHigh Production Volume (HPV) testing program in which countlessanimals would be killed. Since the inception of the HPV program,the API has proposed massive animal tests on two groups of petroleumchemicals. Under the HPV program, chemical manufacturers "volunteer" to evaluatevarious industrial chemicals. They pledge to review all existing data anduse NON-ANIMAL methods to minimize unnecessary tests. However,because of slipshod reviews and apathetic industry scientists, manycompanies are proposing to repeat senseless, uninformative tests onanimals. The experiments proposed by the API are examples of suchmeaningless tests.The API's latest proposal calls for testing on common substances such aspropane and butane. Despite the API's admission that these chemicals arealready well-understood and are relatively non-toxic, it plans to retestthem on animals. These tests include acute toxicity tests in which ratswill be dosed at very high levels, observed for any disease or death,and then killed. However, the toxicity of these compounds is so low inboth humans and animals that the Food and Drug Administration haslabeled them as safe for appropriate uses in food products, such aspropellants in cooking sprays. Furthermore, the American GasAssociation, a trade association for national gas utilities, specificallyasked the Environmental Protection Agency not to conduct more testson animals with these chemicals, because "ENOUGH INFORMATION is already readily available regarding their health effects. No useful purpose would be served by performing further tests." Back in April 2000, the API put forth another test plan, calling forexposing animals to substances similar to coal dust, a well-characterizedsubstance for which much human and animal data exist. These tests willnot provide any useful information. MANY STUDIES have beenperformed on coal miners and workers in the petroleum industry. The Benchmarks in medical history have relied on the following NEWNON-ANIMAL BASED methodologies, as will future developments : IN VITRO research or TEST TUBE research on LIVING TISSUE. EPIDEMIOLOGY . BACTERIA, VIRUSES, AND FUNGI reveal basic cell properties. AUTOPSY and CADAVERS . PHYSICAL MODELS . GENETIC RESEARCH . CLINICAL RESEARCH . POST - MARKETING DRUG SURVEILLANCE (PMDS). MATHEMATICAL and COMPUTER MODELING . All these Modern technology is largely responsible for the high standard of care we receive today. SPECIALIZATION also saves countless lives. (see Reference # 1 ) The National Cancer Institute in the United States also undertooka TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR screening program, testing 40,000 plantspecies on animals for anti-tumor activity. Out of this very expensiveresearch many positive results surfaced in animal models, but not asingle anti-tumor drug emerged for humans. As a consequence,the NCI now uses human cancer cells for cytotoxic screening. (please see the important References below # 1--4 ).Many animals have already suffered and died from experiments relating tothese chemicals. There is no possible benefit to human health to begained by subjecting animals to this kind of unscientific and devastatingcruel tests on these well-understood chemicals. Please, we are pleading you not to subject animals to these senselesstests on these well-characterized substances. More experiments on animalswill not provide any meaningful inormation. IT IS INHUMANE, BLOODY,CRUEL AND WASTING RESOURCES. We would be very grateful to you for your kindness, compassion, wisdomand help to stop these senseless , cruel animals tests.Very Truly Yours,name,addres,city, state.IMPORTANT REFERENCES :1: http://www.curedisease.com/FAQ.html Americans for Medical Advancement.2: http://www.curedisease.com Americans for Medical Advancement.3: http://www.pcrm.org/magazine/GM97Spring/GM97Spring3.html4: http://www.mrmcmed.org/ Medical Research Modernization Committee. (### Letter ends ###)---------CONTACT INFORMATION :Mr. Red Cavaney, PresidentThe American Petroleum Institute1220 L St., N.W.Washington, DC 20005Phone: 202-682-8000Fax: 202-682-8110============================