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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 4, 2007, 4:37 pm
> Here in the States, we abort fetuses so we can harvest embryonic stem cel=
ls
> for research that has thus far shown little promise, and we expect our
> government to pay for the research as well. Compared to that, what's a few
> animals, when it comes to the improvement of the lives of mankind
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> > Tony
> > Nottingham
> > England
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> > 4 February 2007
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> > TO: All People Who Care
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> > I =A0am =A0a =A0private =A0individual =A0posting =A0this message to help
> > Laboratory Animals.
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> > A =A0 new =A0 European =A0 Chemical =A0 Testing =A0 =A0Policy =A0 =A0ca=
lled
> > REACH =A0has =A0now =A0 been =A0 finalised =A0 by =A0 =A0the =A0 Europe=
an
> > Union. =A0Under =A0these =A0proposals =A0 Chemicals =A0 =A0of =A0 =A0ev=
ery
> > kind =A0 - from =A0those =A0used =A0in =A0industrial =A0processes to =
=A0the
> > ingredients =A0of =A0consumer products =A0- will =A0 be =A0 tested =A0on
> > Millions of =A0animals from =A0mice =A0to =A0fish =A0to =A0dogs, causing
> > untold suffering.
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> > If =A0you =A0believe =A0that =A0REACH =A0should make =A0more =A0use =A0=
of
> > Alternative Testing to test =A0its Chemicals then please take
> > action now.
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> > If =A0you are =A0a =A0European citizen =A0please =A0contact your local
> > papers =A0and =A0 own =A0 MEP =A0asking =A0 them =A0 to =A0promote =A0 =
the
> > development =A0of =A0humane =A0 non-animal =A0testing =A0 =A0methods
> > under the REACH legislation, which is the best =A0hope =A0we
> > have for sparing animals the misery of a testing laboratory.
>
> > A sample =A0letter can =A0be found at the BUAV (British Union
> > for the Abolition of Vivisection) website atwww.BUAV.org
> > (Select Campaigns, =A0Chemical Testing, =A0 Get Active =A0then
> > Writing to the local press).
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> > For =A0 all =A0 =A0Non-European =A0 members, =A0you =A0 can =A0still =
=A0 help.
> > Please tell all =A0your =A0colleagues and friends in the UK and
> > Europe about =A0REACH.
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> > Everyone can help and you can make =A0a =A0difference.
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> > Thank You- Hide quoted text -
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the cells are from babies that are already destined to die:(
I think abortion is murder, but tossing the cells is also a waste. Its
too earl;y to call stem cell research a faiure, it has great promise
and might save YOUR life someday!
using animals for testing for stuff like cosmetics is wrong pure and
simple.
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