TODAY is Call- In Day 5/ 1/ 08: Urge NIH to End Cruel Anima l Experiments

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World Week for Anima ls in Labor atori es Call- In Day 5/ 1/ 08: Urge NIH to End Cruel Anima l Exper iment sThe U.S. gover nment conti nues to sink milli ons of dolla rs each year into fundi ng cruel and outda ted exper iment s on anima ls to test the effec ts of nicot ine and tobac co.Pleas e join IDA durin g this week' s obser vance of http: / / www. wwail . org/World Week for Anima ls in Labor atori es ( WWAIL ) to call atten tion to this outra ge and speak out in oppos ition .IDA'shttp: / / www. upins mokec ampai gn. org/ Up in Smoke campa ign highl ights the futil ity and inhum anity of nicot ine exper iment s on newbo rn and pregn ant anima ls.These are some examp les:- Since 1992, Ellio t Spind el at Orego n Healt h and Scien ce Unive rsity deliv ers stead y doses of nicot ine to pregn ant monke ys throu gh pumps impla nted into their backs . The babie s are cut out of their mothe rs' wombs in order to disse ct their lungs .- At Texas A & M Unive rsity , Ursul a Winze r- Serha n force s baby rats to consu me nicot ine mixed with baby formu la at the equiv alent of three packs of cigar ettes a day. After about a week of being fed nicot ine, the babie s' heads are cut off and their brain s are disse cted.- Resea rcher Kent Pinke rton at Unive rsity of Calif ornia ,

Davis , subje cts pregn ant rhesu s monke ys to smoki ng chamb ers where they are force d to inhal e cigar ette smoke for six hours each day, five days a week. When the infan ts are ten weeks old, they are kille d by letha l injec tion and their lungs are disse cted for analy sis.Over the past five years , the Natio nal Insti tutes of Healt h ( NIH) has given at least $ 16.5 milli on to this categ ory of resea rch. This appal ling figur e does not refle ct the total cost of all nicot ine resea rch on anima ls, but only that which focus es on nicot ine' s effec t on fetal and newbo rn devel opmen t.Anima l resea rcher s staun chly defen d these exper iment s as neces sary for impro ving mater nal and newbo rn healt h. But answe rs don' t come from anima l studi es. After decad es of anima l studi es, we still have not solve d the probl em of smoki ng durin g pregn ancy. Only educa tion, publi c healt h outre ach, and preve ntion progr ams can addre ss the

human behav iors that lead to smoki ng.Pleas e telep hone & email the follo wing indiv idual s to polit ely urge the NIH to stop fundi ng nicot ine exper iment s on anima ls and inste ad redir ect funds towar ds preve ntion , educa tion and smoki ng cessa tion progr ams.Elias M.Zerho uni, MD, Direc tor Natio nal Insti tutes of Healt h Tel: ( 301) 496- 2433 http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join http://www.myspace.com/fortheanimals7