FW: DawnWatch: CS Monitor on Covance -- and gruesome footage on PCRM site 7/31/07

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"We must not refuse to see with our eyes, what they must endure with theirbodies."

- Gretchen Wyler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The well-respected and internationally distributed Christian Science Monitor

today, Tuesday July 21, includes an article, by Faye Bowers, headed "One city's

fight over biomed plans. The prospect of animal testing in a company laboratory

provokes residents in Chandler, Ariz."

It opens:

"Little did officials in Chandler – one of the fastest-growing cities in the

country – know the resistance they would meet in trying to retool their city's

plan for attracting future business prospects.

"When Covance, a multinational drug-testing company, elected to build a $44

million laboratory here – where it will test chemical and medical compounds on

animals – residents, as well as national and international animal rights groups,

mounted a vigorous campaign to block it.

"At least two groups have formed that lead protests, marches, and educational

sessions for neighborhood gatherings. And the Physicians Committee for

Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a Washington organization whose goal is to find an

alternative to animal testing, is backing one of the groups in a lawsuit against

the city of Chandler.

"'I've never seen anything like this,' says Dave Bigos, assistant to the mayor

and Chandler City Council. 'We have not only local people and organizations

expressing their views, but national and international organizations, too.'

"It's certainly an emotionally charged issue – a 21st-century clash of "not in

my backyard" arguments against a city's desire to have a vibrant business

community.

"On the one hand, animal rights activists want an end to testing toxic materials

in animals – not just in Chandler, but everywhere. On the other hand, Chandler's

city planners want to grow the local economy, and Covance wants a lab to service

clients in the Western United States."

The article offers reason for the controversy:

"Protesters of the plans decry the method that the US government requires for

the development of medicines and other compounds such as antibacterial

cleansers: that they be tested on animals before humans. Critics claim the

method is outdated and that the toxins they introduce in animals cause them to

react differently than humans. They also note that the US Department of

Agriculture cited Covance for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act in

2005."

You can read the whole article on line at

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0731/p03s03-ussc.html

At the bottom of that page you will see a link to click on to send a letter to

the editor. Please take this opportunity to dash off a note about animal testing

in general or Covance in particular.

To learn more about Covance, go to http://www.protectchandler.org/

Please watch the video entitled, "What Covance Doesn't Want You to See." It is

awful, including horrendous treatment of innocent primates, and a Covance

toxicologist saying to one of the monkeys she is coming back to "kick your ass

again" later that day. But please keep in mind Gretchen Wyler's favorite line,

"We must not refuse to see with our eyes, what they must endure with their

bodies." Most of us at least occasionally use household products tested at

Covance and other similar laboratories. We should know what we are supporting

and how important it is to adjust our practices and fight the testing system.

Always include your full name, address, and daytime phone number when sending a

letter to the editor. Remember that shorter letters are more likely to be

published. And please be sure not to use any comments or phrases from me or from

any other alerts in your letters. Editors are looking for original responses

from their readers.

Yours and the animals',

Karen Dawn

(DawnWatch is an animal advocacy media watch that looks at animal issues in the

media and facilitates one-click responses to the relevant media outlets. You can

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The well-respected and internationally distributed Christian Science Monitor

today, Tuesday July 21, includes an article, by Faye Bowers, headed " One

city's fight over biomed plans. The prospect of animal testing in a company

laboratory provokes residents in Chandler, Ariz. "

 

It opens:

" Little did officials in Chandler – one of the fastest-growing cities in the

country – know the resistance they would meet in trying to retool their

city's plan for attracting future business prospects.

 

" When Covance, a multinational drug-testing company, elected to build a $44

million laboratory here – where it will test chemical and medical compounds

on animals – residents, as well as national and international animal rights

groups, mounted a vigorous campaign to block it.

 

" At least two groups have formed that lead protests, marches, and

educational sessions for neighborhood gatherings. And the Physicians

Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a Washington organization whose

goal is to find an alternative to animal testing, is backing one of the

groups in a lawsuit against the city of Chandler.

 

" 'I've never seen anything like this,' says Dave Bigos, assistant to the

mayor and Chandler City Council. 'We have not only local people and

organizations expressing their views, but national and international

organizations, too.'

 

" It's certainly an emotionally charged issue – a 21st-century clash of " not

in my backyard " arguments against a city's desire to have a vibrant business

community.

 

" On the one hand, animal rights activists want an end to testing toxic

materials in animals – not just in Chandler, but everywhere. On the other

hand, Chandler's city planners want to grow the local economy, and Covance

wants a lab to service clients in the Western United States. "

 

The article offers reason for the controversy:

 

" Protesters of the plans decry the method that the US government requires

for the development of medicines and other compounds such as antibacterial

cleansers: that they be tested on animals before humans. Critics claim the

method is outdated and that the toxins they introduce in animals cause them

to react differently than humans. They also note that the US Department of

Agriculture cited Covance for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act

in 2005. "

 

You can read the whole article on line at

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0731/p03s03-ussc.html

 

At the bottom of that page you will see a link to click on to send a letter

to the editor. Please take this opportunity to dash off a note about animal

testing in general or Covance in particular.

 

To learn more about Covance, go to http://www.protectchandler.org/

Please watch the video entitled, " What Covance Doesn't Want You to See. " It

is awful, including horrendous treatment of innocent primates, and a Covance

toxicologist saying to one of the monkeys she is coming back to " kick your

ass again " later that day. But please keep in mind Gretchen Wyler's favorite

line, " We must not refuse to see with our eyes, what they must endure with

their bodies. " Most of us at least occasionally use household products

tested at Covance and other similar laboratories. We should know what we are

supporting and how important it is to adjust our practices and fight the

testing system.

 

Always include your full name, address, and daytime phone number when

sending a letter to the editor. Remember that shorter letters are more

likely to be published. And please be sure not to use any comments or

phrases from me or from any other alerts in your letters. Editors are

looking for original responses from their readers.

 

Yours and the animals',

Karen Dawn

 

(DawnWatch is an animal advocacy media watch that looks at animal issues in

the media and facilitates one-click responses to the relevant media outlets.

You can learn more about it, and sign up for alerts at

http://www.DawnWatch.com. You may forward or reprint DawnWatch alerts if you

do so unedited -- leave DawnWatch in the title and include this

parenthesized tag line. If somebody forwards DawnWatch alerts to you, which

you enjoy, please help the list grow by signing up. It is free.)

 

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