Guest guest Posted August 29, 2001 Report Share Posted August 29, 2001 ************************************************************************ HLS: INVESTOR OF THE WEEK **HERZOG, HEINE, GEDULD, INC.** ************************************************************************ Excerpts from CHAPTER ONE of Michelle Rokke's 1997 Undercover Investigation inside HLS 9/19/96 Thursday HLS ...In the tech room, Holly and Lisa talked about a call they received to check a protocol. The caller was questioning whether a group of animals had been having unnecessary blood taken after dosing. They both laughed and said they hoped not. 9/19/96 Thursday HLS ...Eleanor looked at pig #8's throat and said it didn't look good. She pointed out that it is very swollen and puffy --not at all like it should look. The whole time we had the pig, #8, out she commented on how bad the pig's throat looks, that it didn't look good at all, that maybe someone didn't hold the vein off long enough after bleeding --maybe it was a hematoma... Everyone was very quiet and Eleanor kept talking about how bad it looked so I asked what should be done now --will a vet request be put in? She said no and that was all that was said about it. ============================================================ These are just two paragraphs from Michelle's NEVER SEEN BEFORE notes. Each week a new chapter will be released to the public via www.shacusa.net. For the complete viewing of Chapter Two, see: www.shacusa.net/diary/chapter1.html ============================================================ Every week there is a week-long phone/e-mail blockade against one of HLS's investors. Some of these investors will be big companies and others will be private investors. We will target a new investor each week. We need EVERYONE to take a few minutes each day and let these investors know that by supporting HLS, they are supporting animal abuse and torture. Show them that WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! Let's hit them where it hurts - their pockets! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* HERZOG, HEINE, GEDULD, INC. Herzog is one of the five remaing market makers for HLS. They currently hold 47,444 shares. Herzog got it's start in 1926 as a general brokerage firm, and according to Herzog, Heine, Geduld they have " provided exceptional service to (their)customers. " Herzog now is a large market making firm, they are also a subsidiary of Merill Lynch. Herzog Heine Geduld - Headquarters 525 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1690 Main telephone: 1-800-756-1811 Headquarters fax: 1-201-418-4928 Headquarters e-mail: info Human Resources department Fax: 1-201-418-5009 or info. Stephen J Nelson, Vice President, Herzog Heine Geduld 1-201-418-4789 Nasdaq Trading 525 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1690 Direct line: 1-800-221-3600 Fax: 1-201-418-5060 E-mail: nasdaq Institutional Trading 525 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1690 Direct line: 1-800-843-4845 Fax: 1-201-418-5060 Email: institutional International Trading 525 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1690 Direct line: 1-800-225-3271 Fax: 1-201-418-5060 E-mail: international Legal/Compliance 525 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1690 Direct line: 1-201-418-4153 Fax: 1-201-418-4587 E-mail: compliance Order Execution Services 525 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1690 Direct line: 1-201-418-4342 Fax: 1-201-418-4016 E-mail: execution Other U.S. Office Addresses & Phone Numbers Boston 100 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Direct line: 1-617-235-2347 Fax: 1-617-235-2256 Miami 19495 Biscayne Boulevard Aventura, Florida 33180 Direct line: 1-305-932-5880 Fax: 1-305-935-1591 Philadelphia 2 Penn Center Plaza, Suite 1708 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-1753 Direct line: 1-215-972-0813 Fax: 1-215-972-1419 Brad Zipper, VP Nasdaq Trading, at 1-800-615-2711. nasdaq Larry Milonas at 1-201-418-6106. info Jerry Logan, VP Institutional Trading, at 1-800-843-4845. institutional Tony Fasone, VP International , at 1-800-225-3271. international Merrill Lynch David Komansky Chairman and CEO 4 World Financial Center New York, NY 10080 Phone: 1-212-449-1000 http://askmerrill.ml.com/ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Please take the time to put your feelings and outrage into your own words, someone has to read these letters and emails. It would be much more effective if they read a variety of letters, not just a form letter. SAMPLE LETTER: I am writing to urge you to discontinue your investment with Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). Animals are sentient, living beings and should not be used for experimentation or anger relief for staff members. Since the publicity, I am certain you are now aware of the horrendous pain and suffering animals at Huntingdon endure. Tests which force the animals to consume toxic doses of various chemicals, inhale noxious fumes, and have caustic chemicals applied to their raw skin is horrendous. What is even more outlandish is documentation showing staff throwing beagle puppies against walls and punching them in the face. This is simply not good business. There are numerous companies discontinuing animal experimentation and instead, using computer simulations and the vast amount of previously accumulated data. You have the power and the ability to do something about the excruciating pain an annual 180,000 animals suffer. First, as an investor, you can demand they change their practices and you can demand the staff have psychological treatment. Second, you can cease your ownership of HLS stock and not invest in any other company practicing archaic and brutal animal research. I also encourage you to look beyond the bottom line when making future investments. Compassionate individuals, like yourself, with the gift of financial resources to invest can create long-term, far-reaching consequences toward a more benevolent world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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