[Onthebarricades] Fw: On the Barricades - longer action appeals (2) and some fun stuff
Andy
ldxar1 at tesco.net
Mon Nov 21 21:20:19 PST 2005
Please send responses to: Ira Burnim, Legal Director, Bazelon Center for
Mental Health Law, at irab at bazelon.org.
From: Ira Burnim & Alsion Barkoff, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Date: June 1, 2005
Subject: Request for Information on Disability Discrimination in Prisons
and Jails -- for Goodman v. Georgia and United States v. Georgia, U.S.
Supreme Court
Issue in the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken another case challenging the
constitutionality of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). At issue is whether Congress has the constitutional authority to
require states to pay money damages for violations of Title II of the ADA
in their prisons. A negative ruling might suggest that Congress did not
have the power to enact many of the core provisions of Title II, including
the community integration provisions.
The plaintiff in this case is an inmate with paraplegia who uses a
wheelchair for mobility. He alleges that the state has violated the ADA
by holding him for more than 23 hours a day in a cell that is so narrow he
cannot turn his wheelchair; by excluding him from counseling, classes, and
religious services because of his disability; and by failing to make
toilet and bathing facilities accessible.
Since the decision in Tennessee v. Lane, which narrowly held that
individuals could sue states for money damages for denial of access to
courthouses, the federal appellate courts have been split over whether
individuals can sue the state for money damages in other contexts under
Title II of the ADA.
Information Needed - Disability Discrimination in Prisons and Jails
Brief writers in the case are seeking information on disability
discrimination in prisons and jails. This information may relate to
individuals with physical disabilities, mental illness, or developmental
disabilities. Discrimination against prisoners with disabilities may
involve, for example, denial of access to prison programs, denial of
adequate medical or mental health services, failure to make prisons and
jails physically accessible, punishing prisoners with disabilities more
severely than other prisoners, or the criminalization of individuals with
mental disabilities (e.g., individuals with mental disabilities imprisoned
for conduct resulting from failures of public service systems).
Brief writers seek especially:
I. Published reports -- by government agencies, public interest groups,
journalists, or others -- detailing disability discrimination in prisons
and jails at the state and local level. Self-evaluations performed by
the state might have such information.
II. Information about lawsuits brought to challenge disability
discrimination in prisons and jails in your jurisdiction, favorable
results in such lawsuits (by judgment or settlement - in an officially
citable form if possible), and the number of complaints public or advocacy
agencies have received about disability discrimination in prisons and
jails.
III. "Horror stories" about disability discrimination in prisons and jails
- stories that would shock judges or lay people. It would be best if
these are described in judicial opinions, pleadings, or published reports
or articles that could be cited.
IV. Court decisions describing disability discrimination in prisons and
jails.
V. Information about situations in which individuals with mental
disabilities have ended up in prison due to a lack of mental health or
mental retardation services (i.e., the criminalization of people with
mental disabilities).
Please send such information to: Ira Burnim, Legal Director, Bazelon
Center for Mental Health Law, at irab at bazelon.org.
Materials available
only in hard copy can be faxed to 202-223-0409 or mailed to 1101 15th St.
NW, Suite 1212, Washington, D.C. 20005-5002. If possible, please send in
your information by June 20, 2005.
Thank you!
Pennsylvania Animal Advocates, Your Help is Needed Again-Protect Your Right to Help Animals!
The Issue
In March, the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives passed H.B. 213, legislation that creates the crime of "eco-terrorism." As written, this bill has the potential to be used against activists participating in peaceful protests or undercover investigations. The HSUS opposes violence and intimidation and these activities are not consistent with our mission of animal protection, however, H.B. 213 is too broad. We need your help to defeat it.
For example, a person protesting conditions at a pet store who inadvertently protests on private property, could be charged as an "ecoterrorist." A protester on a public highway who picked up a wounded bird from a pigeon shoot could be charged with theft (a property crime) and therefore, under this bill, could also be deemed an "ecoterrorist." Further, this bill could make it a felony to take part in peaceful demonstrations that may be deemed "intimidating" if a property crime is committed. Actions that may be included under this broad language could be peaceful demonstrations, and people who assist in caring for wounded animals could be labeled as "terrorists." Please take action today on this harmful legislation.
What You Can Do
Please call and email your state Senator, Robert Wonderling, today and urge Senator Wonderling to strongly oppose H.B. 213. This bill is far too vague, could impede investigations, and label peaceful protest and minor trespass as terrorist activities. Such crimes do not make a person a terrorist
5/28/05--Columbia University's Hall Of Horrors
KINSHIP CIRCLE LETTER CAMPAIGN
http://www.kinshipcircle.org
2 letters
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
http://www.columbiacruelty.com
investigative video:
http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=columbia_primates
For more information on probe into NIH oversight of its federally funded
research: http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Letters/03132003_834.htm
*DISCLAIMER: The information in these letters is verified with the
original
source. I cannot assume responsibility for the accuracy of the
information
or for the consequences of its use. Nothing in this email is intended to
encourage illegal action in whatever country you are reading it in.
*Kinship Circle cannot guarantee the validity of email addresses.
During a
campaign, recipients may change or disable their email addresses.
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SAMPLE LETTER #1
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The Honorable Joe L. Barton
Acting Chair of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee
on Oversight & Investigations
2125 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515-3808
ph: 202-225-2927; fax: 202-225-1919
email: commerce at mail.house.gov
The Honorable James C. Greenwood
Chair of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee
on Oversight & Investigations
2125 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515-3808
ph: 202-225-2927; fax: 202-225-1919
email: commerce at mail.house.gov
The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave. S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
ph: 202-690-7000; fax: 202-690-7203
CIVIL LIBERTIES RALLY SUPPORT THE SHAC 7
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Time: 8:30 AM Court Support Demo followed by an 11:00 AM Rally
Place: Federal Courthouse, 402 State St, Trenton, NJ
On May 26th, 2004, 7 activists were indicted and arrested on "animal
enterprise terrorism" charges. Specifically, the activists are alleged
to have operated a website for the Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty
campaign (www.SHACAmerica.net
[http://www.SHACAmerica.net]). For this
they face an aggregate of 23 years in jail each and upwards of
$1,250,000.
This is what the "War on Terror" has become -
a war on the First Amendment!
This is a call to action for anyone who believes that no one should be
thrown in jail for expressing their views, no matter how controversial
or unpopular those views may be. Attend this event to demonstrate that
activists of varied social justice and civil liberty causes will stand
together to defend free speech. Make no mistake: this is a frightening
step in the Bush administration's path to "War on Domestic Dissidence" -
a path that will not end until we stop it!
The SHAC 7: Kevin Jonas, Jake Conroy, Lauren Gazzola, Josh Harper,
Darius Fullmer,
Andy Stepanian and John McGee. Please come support them.
****Please help these defendants and show your support by dressing
appropriately to attend court.****
Visit the SHAC 7 website at: http://www.shac7.com
[http://www.shac7.com]
(website will be updated shortly). While you are there, sign up for the
SHAC 7 support list to receive up to date information on court support
activities and to find out what you can do to help. Subscribe at:
http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/shac7
First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a
Jew.
Then they came for the Communists & I did not speak out because I was
not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists & I did not speak out because I
was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.
-Pastor Martin Niemöller
HLS (Huntingdon Life Sciences) is one of the world's largest contract
animal testing companies. Five undercover investigations have revealed
the horrors hidden behind the closed doors of HLS, which is responsible
for the torture and mutilation of hundreds of thousands of animals and
death of 500 animals a day.
This message brought to you by the Ad Hoc SHAC 7 Support Committee.
www.turcp.org
Over 300 telecommunication workers and trade unionists arrested
Government starts military crackdown as it announces unilateral date
for privatisation of Pakistan Telecommunications
Khalid Bhatti, National Organiser of the Trade Union Rights Campaign
Pakistan, Monday 13 June 2005
Over the weekend the number of telecommunication workers taken into
custody by the police has risen to over three hundred. Paramilitary
police forces have raided the homes of union leaders and arrested the
relatives of union leaders. Police raided the house of one employee
who died recently. Despite being told this police arrested his son
who has nothing to do with the industry. This is reminiscent of the
tactics of the US army who take relatives as hostages when they raid
houses in Iraq.
These brutal action follows the unilateral Government announcement of
the restart of the privatisation process on 18 June and the
deployment of the Signal Corps (a section of the military) to take
over the running of the telephone exchanges. The restart of the
privatisation process is in complete disregard for the agreement
signed by the government which lead to a suspension of the strike on
Friday 4 June where they promised the indefinite halt of
privatisation.
In effect this is a lock out of the workforce since all workers from
grades 1-16 in the industry are barred from entering the
telecommunications depots.
However, the mood of the workers is even more solid than before. They
have refused to accept improvements in pay and conditions which the
managing director of Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTCL)
offered in the last couple of days. The value of the new package went
up from Rs3.5 billion to Rs 5 billion but workers refused to be
budged on agreeing to these enticements to accept privatisation.
One of the union leaders Haji Khan Bhatti said at a press conference
in Karachi gave the government 24 hours to release all those arrested
and to withdraw the restarted privatisation process. Another union
leader Malik Maqbool said that the striking workers would shut down
the telecommunications system from 15 June. He warned companies not
to participate in the bidding process and said that if the process
went ahead then the telecommunication workers would take action
against this happening.
In Quetta, Balochistan, telecommunication workers have already taken
action against the fibre optic link which is the backbone for much of
the system in the province.
It is vital that the government and management are flooded with
letters of protest. There are signs of some frictions within the
state in Pakistan over the question of the strike. An ex-Prime
Minister of Pakistan has opposed the privatisation process in
Parliament and the leader of the MMA (Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal - an
alliance of Islamic parties in Pakistan) has said that if his party
is elected at the next elections they will renationalise all
industries privatised by Musharraf.
Letters of protest will widen divisions between the Privatisation
Commission of the government who are most in favour of restarting the
privatisation process immediately and the Ministry of the Interior
who have shown signs of holding back in an all out attack on the
telecommunications workers. These letters could also have an effect
in holding back the government from making vicious attacks against
the telecommunication workers.
Protests should demand:
- Release all telecommunications workers and trade unionists leaders
taken into custody. Stop the crackdown now. No more arrests
- For the immediate withdrawal of all paramilitary and police forces
from in and around PTCL premises
- Honour the 4 June agreement - No to the privatisation of PTCL
- Full support to PTCL workers fighting privatisation
Send to:
Awais Leghari, Minister Telecom and Information Technology, minister
AT moitt.gov.pk and aleghari AT moitt.gov.pk
Junaid Khan, President PTCL, president AT ptcl.com.pk
M.Shahzad Sadan, Senior Vice President PTCL, sevphr AT ptcl.com.pk
Please send copies to:
turcpakistan AT yahoo.com and
cwi AT worldsoc.co.uk
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:33 PM
Subject: Maroccan Trotskyist in hungerstrike - request for help
From:
brauns at web.de
Dear comrades,
At the university of Fes in Morocco 193 students are in hungerstrike now against privatisation of their universities. The hungerstrike and the protests are organised by the illegal National Union of Students in Morocco that is mainly build by members of maoist and trotskiyst organisations. The slogan of the hungerstrike is: "We are communists. We love life. But we are prepared to die for it!
Under pressure of the world bank the monarchist dictatorship wants to privatise the universities till 2009. Stipendiums are cut and students should pay money for their studies. The state even organised a special police for the universities, that collaborates with the secret service.
With strikes and boycotts the students fight against the university reform. They boycotted the exams twice between December and March. In Fes this struggle goes on. Because of these protests eight students are in prison now with fines between four months and three years and they were heavily beaten by police. These students in prison are in hungerstrike, too, for beeing accepted as political prisoners with some privileges as free literature and visits without controll.
There are more social struggles in Marocco as well. Last week the state attacked a demonstration of people in the Rif area , who lost their houses in an erarthquake last year. The army throw pepper gas from helicopters and shot with rubber amunition on the people, among them many children and women. The demonstration was for new houses and against the corrupt state, that has stolen most of the money for the earthquake victims. The alliance of houseless is organised by left wing people. The leader of this alliance was kidnappend by secret service before the demonstration. A trial will be May 26th.
In South Morocco, there were huge demonstrations against the privatisation of the health-sector. Among these demonstrations the Trotskyists had a leading role.
The Trotskyist movement in Marocco is organised around the paper "stuggle", Their homepage (only in arab language) is http://www.al-mounadhil-a.info. But you can watch some pictures at http://www.al-mounadhil-a.info/albums/index.php
This Trotskyist movement has some links to the USFI, but they seem not to be an official section yet. Inside the supporters of Struggle there seem to be some criticism in the USFI-politics in Brazil and elsewere.
It would be very useful, if comrades could send messages of greetings to the stuggling students in Marocco. It is important to show them international solidarity with their struggle.
Please send your messages of solidarity to zarwalabdlatif at yahoo.fr and a copy to my e-mail adress.
comradely
Nick
Marxist Initiative Munich
PLEASE CROSSPOST FAR AND WIDE
>From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, http://www.helpsleddogs.org
National Geographic Channel aired its new 60 minute movie "Dare to Explore" "Expeditions from the Edge: Iditarod" in May and will air it again. This film is monstrous hype carefully constructed to turn animal abusing Iditarod mushers into romanticized heroes.
Less than one minute of air time was devoted to the terrible suffering the dogs endure in the Iditarod. At least six scenes dealt with mushers suffering frostbite in minus 49 degree to minus 99 degree wind chill. Although dogs get frostbite of the penis, flanks and other areas, this was never mentioned. The film didn't mention that many dogs suffer from bleeding ulcers, lung damage, ruptured disks, broken bones, paralysis, anemia, or various viral diseases, or that many dogs have died in the race.
Iditarod mushers were portrayed as daring adventurers and dog lovers. In an interview, Rick Swenson said, "I don't think that most people care any more about their children than we care about our dogs." Swenson was once banned from the Iditarod for killing his dog by making him run through waist-deep water and ice. The Iditarod later reinstated Swenson and made him a director.
Please tell National Geographic Channel, the film's sponsors and producers to stop showing this film and air one devoted to telling the truth about this horrific race.
Below is a list of organizations that are involved in airing, producing or sponsoring "Dare to Explore" "Expeditions from the Edge: Iditarod." Emails are first given in block form and then individually under the sample letter.
EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR ALL:
pressroom at ngs.org, tryan at nationalgeographic.com, presidentceo at grbtv.com, gcollins at grbtv.com, jmadden at grbtv.com, fzimone at grbtv.com, marielle at grbtv.com, gmackinney at grbtv.com, petersenrk at ldschurch.org, mediahelp at ldschurch.org, william.hendry at floridasnatural.com, fnatural at citrusworld.com, Scott_Matulis at ahm.honda.com, webmaster at NissanUSA.com, ir at iac.com, mmagnesen at kraft.com, kcharles at kraft.com, customerrelations at remax.net, franchiseinfo at remax.net, susan.mcgowan at cendant.com, jmenaker at webershandwick.com, alice.nathanson at effem.com, chris.jones at effem.com, honda-admin at wieck.com, investorrelations at directv.com, Shareholders.IM at pg.com, justin.gemski at citigroup.com, mindy.ross at citigroup.com, Edward.Murphy at mbna.com, jeffrey.citron at vonage.com, michael.yerington at westernunion.com,
webeditor at fla-keys.com, clinton at floridakeys.com, andynewman at aol.com, support at 888.info, marketing at 888.info, customerservice at 1800petmeds.com
SAMPLE LETTER TO PERSONALIZE:
Dear National Geographic Channel, film producers and advertisers:
Your organizations are involved in the airing of National Geographic Channel's "Expeditions from the Edge: Iditarod." This film is monstrous hype carefully constructed to turn animal abusing Iditarod mushers into romanticized heroes. Though its involvement, your organization is encouraging Iditarod dog torture. Please stop promoting the cruelty. I urge you to stop showing this film. Instead, broadcast one devoted to telling the truth about this horrific race.
In "Expeditions from the Edge: Iditarod," less than one minute of air time was devoted to the terrible suffering the dogs endure in the Iditarod. At least six scenes, dealt with mushers suffering frostbite in the minus 49 degree to minus 99 degree wind chill. Although dogs get frostbite of the penis, flanks and other areas, this was never mentioned. The film didn't mention that many dogs suffer from bleeding ulcers, lung damage, ruptured disks, broken bones, paralysis, anemia, or various viral diseases, or that many dogs have died in the race.
Iditarod mushers were portrayed as daring adventurers and dog lovers. In an interview, Rick Swenson said, "I don't think that most people care any more about their children than we care about our dogs." Swenson was once banned from the Iditarod for killing his dog by making him run through waist-deep water and ice. The Iditarod later reinstated Swenson and made him a director.
In the Iditarod, dogs are forced to run 1,150 miles, which is the approximate distance between New York City and Miami, Florida, over a grueling terrain in 8 to 15 days. USA Today sports columnist Jon Saraceno called the Iditarod "a travesty of grueling proportions" and "Ihurtadog." Fox sportscaster Jim Rome called it "I-killed-a-dog." Orlando Sentinel sports columnist George Diaz said the race is "an illegal sweatshop for dogs." USA Today business columnist Bruce Horovitz said the race is a "public-relations minefield."
Please visit the Sled Dog Action Coalition website http://www.helpsleddogs.org and be sure to read the quotes on http://www.helpsleddogs.org/remarks.htm . All the material on the site is true and verifiable.
At least 126 dogs have died in the Iditarod, including four who died in 2005 race. There is no official count of dog deaths available for the race's early years. And no one knows how many dogs die in training or after the race each year.
On average, 53 percent of the dogs who start the race do not make it across the finish line. According to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, of those who do cross, 81 percent have lung damage. A report published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine said that 61 percent of the dogs who finish the Iditarod have ulcers versus zero percent pre-race.
Tom Classen, retired Air Force colonel and Alaskan resident for over 40
years, tells us that the dogs are beaten into submission:
"They've had the hell beaten out of them." "You don't just whisper into their ears, 'OK, stand there until I tell you to run like the devil.' They understand one thing: a beating. These dogs are beaten into submission the same way elephants are trained for a circus. The mushers will deny it. And you know what? They are all lying." -USA Today, March 3, 2000 in Jon Saraceno's column
Mushers believe in "culling" or killing unwanted dogs, including puppies. Many dogs who are permanently disabled in the Iditarod, or who are unwanted for any reason, including those who have outlived their usefulness are killed with a shot to the head, dragged or clubbed to death. "Dogs are clubbed with baseball bats and if they don't pull are dragged to death in harnesses....." wrote Alaskan Mike Cranford in an article for Alaska's Bush Blade Newspaper (March, 2000).
Jon Saraceno wrote in his March 3, 2000 column in USA Today, "He [Colonel
Tom Classen] confirmed dog beatings and far worse. Like starving dogs to maintain their most advantageous racing weight. Skinning them to make mittens. Or dragging them to their death."
Please stop supporting and promoting this barbaric race. Tell people the truth about the cruelties the dogs endure.
Sincerely,
Dear brothers and sisters,
Assalaamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu
Land-grabbing has become a national epidemic in Bangladesh. These land-grabbers are a powerful syndicate that have the money, muscle plus a lawless and utterly corrupt environment in Bangladesh, with all the right connections from administration to judicial and law-enforcing agencies that allow them to operate freely without any problem. They operate almost always in collusion with powerful politicians. Our property in 20 Zakir Hossain Road, Khulshi, Chittagong, Bangladesh, lived and owned by my family, with all the legal documents, payments of taxes and utility bills, for the last 47 years did not deter them from grabbing it. It is like a small investment for them with a chance of a phenomenal return on investment. They don't lose, but individual victims like us do. They also target vulnerable people like my parents - both in their mid-70s, and children living overseas.
All our pleas, including my trip to Bangladesh, and meeting with government agencies did not do anything to alleviate our suffering. Every passing day is worse than the day before. My aging parents who thus far were able to display a remarkable degree of fortitude, hoping that the system would rectify and come to their relief, have been broken down both mentally and physically. My mother had a 3 by-pass surgery a year ago. It is taking a devastating toll on our fundamental belief in goodness of human kind, of law and order, justice and fairness.
I am told that your collective and individual voice may make some difference. And Allah knows the best. So, if you feel that you ought to do something, here is a petition that I wrote, which you could sign and fax to Bangladesh Prime Minister's office. You are welcome to write your own. But my previous experiences tell me that not too many are willing to spend time in writing a note, so attached below is a sample draft.
You may also like to call/fax/email your own governments (Address List of Foreign Embassies in Bangladesh http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassy.cfm ) demanding that they put the Bangladesh government and its Embassy on notice for violations of fundamental rights of our family there.
You may also choose to call the Bangladesh Embassy working in your area - please click on the link
(Address List of Bangladeshi Embassies abroad http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassy.cfm#179)
Here are three additional ones which were not listed in the above list:
Bangladesh Permanent Mission, UN , New York
821 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10017
TEL 212-867-3434 | FAX 212-972-4038 | E-MAIL bangladesh at un.int
Bangladesh High Commission, Australia
a.. 21, Culgoa Circuit, O'Malley, ACT-2606, Canberra, Australia
Telephone : (612) 6290-0511, (612) 6290-0522, (612)6290-0533 (Auto hunting).
Fax : (612) 6290-0544, (612) 6290-0566
E-Mail : bdoot.canberra at cyberone.com.au
High Commission for the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Ottawa.
275 Bank Street, Suite-302, Ottawa, Ont. K2P 2L6,Canada.
Tel: 613-236-0138 & 613-236-0139
Fax: 613-567-3213 / Email: bang at bellnet.ca
For those, who want to know more, I have tons of info that I can share with you. For the moment, please, view the link on a press conference conducted by my father that got posted today in the NFB:
http://www.bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidDate=2005-05-13&hidType=OPT&hidRecord=0000000000000000044583
Please, also pass this on to your friends and professional circle asking them to write and forward to others. Let us see if there is anything called people's power which could force the Bangladesh government to do what is right.
May Allah have mercy on us,
Wa `Assalaamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu,
Habib Siddiqui
(Columnist and Analyst on Islamic and Muslim Affairs, Human rights and anti-war activist)
Philadelphia, USA
saeva at aol.com
215-619-5849 (W)
610-436-6837 (H)
RE: hey, a favor, a studyHello everyone,
My name is Anna and I am a student researcher at the University of
Pennsylvania.
I am doing a study on how members of online groups communicate with
others. If you are over 18 years old and are North American I would
really appreciate your participation in an anonymous survey to which
this is a link. Clicking on it will direct you to the survey.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=956121116747
It takes only about 10 minutes to complete. All your responses will be
confidential and I will not ask for any personal information. Thank you
and I really appreciate it.
anna
If you need to contact me, my email is
amarshall at asc.upenn.edu
Thanks
SNGP: CONTACT THESE LOCAL UK MPs TODAY
MICHAEL FABRICANT (Con: Licfield, UK)
Mr. Fabricant is the Newchurch guinea pig breeders' MP. There is one
fundamental reason why Mr. Fabricant needs to be contacted: he has stated
in interview that he overtly disapproves of using animals to test
cosmetics. An obvious polite communication to him should then ask why has
he not been outspoken about the fact this family have bred hundreds and
thousands of animals specifically for that purpose for decades.
JANET DEAN (Lab: Burton, UK)
Sadly, Janet Dean MP is not the breeders' MP due to some logistical quirk
of fate but her thoughts and comments on this issue are important due to
the locality of her constituency. It is ligitimate that she is politely
made aware of our many objections to factory farming animals for
experimentation. It is particulary important in this case because Mrs.
Dean was overt in her disgust for fox hunting and voted for the ban. She
has supported EDM`s on welfare of greyhounds, banning snares,Japanese
dolphin hunts, primates in research, game birds, slaugher of companion
animals for food in China and lots more.
Since both MPs obviously have a firm grasp of the issues concerning
cruelty and animal sentience it remains shocking they would endorse the
mass production of animal life to test make-ups and shampoos - just one of
the many ways the Newchurch breeders factory farm the guinea pigs for
profit. There are some pointers below. Please contact them politely today.
Michael Fabricant M.P.
House of Commons
Westminster
London
SW1A 0AA
At Burton:Janet Dean MP
Suite 13
First Floor
Cross Street Business Centre
Cross Street
Burton upon Trent
DE14 1EF
coxhilll at parliament.uk
fax: 01283 569964
Phone: 01283 509166
At Westminster: Janet Dean MP
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
mcgirrc at parliament.uk
Phone: 0207 219 3000
In your communications please remind both MPs that this family of
Newchurch have:
Destroyed thousands of extremely sentient guinea pigs with their bare
hands because they were below money-making standards.
Caused the death of thousands more guinea pigs through their enforced
confinement and through malnutrition and neurosis.
Sent hundreds of thousands to be aimlessly killed in universities and
laboratories for wholly unscientific 'medical research'.
Their security guards have left several peaceful protesters needing
hospital treatment (including facial injuries and serious head wounds).
Proudly profited from an industry which has been directly responsible for
the deaths of thousands of human beings.
Sent hundreds of thousands more guinea pigs to be killed for indefensible
weapons research, product testing and cosmetic testing abroad (this
practice is already under the auspices of a UK voluntary ban because of
its contentious and immoral nature.)
--
SNGP: info at liberation-now.org
www.liberation-now.org
Choose an obnoxious website and enjoy some vicarious destruction.
www.netdisaster.com
Anti-settlement game made by pro-peace (moderate pro-Zionist) groups against West Bank settlers
http://www.brand.co.il/unik/westbank/index_en.html
Heehee - military jokes
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/globalresistance/message/2174
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