Hello all,
This my first post on this forum. I'd like to alert you to something which I think is unfortunate in the UK and I'd like to see changed.
Transport companies such as ferry operators and airlines have begun to refuse to transport animals for medical research. This is because they have been threatened with bad publicity by animal rights activists.
Now no mainstream hauliers will bring animals for medical research into the UK (which is an island). This means they have to be taken by specialist companies on longer more arduous journeys. This ironically has actually meant things have become worse as far as animal welfare is concerned.
This is obviously bad for research as it could mean that future medicines will take longer to develop and become more expensive.
If you are based in the UK you can help us by signing an anonymous government petition to get this changed. http://www.tinyurl.com/saveresearch. The greater public have to be allowed to have their say on this matter as at the moment anti-vivisectionist are exerting undemocratic pressure on the worldwide scientific community.
Thanks,
keepresearchafloat.org
http://www.nature.com/news/activists-ground-primate-flights-1.10255 http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/03/stena-lines-wont-ferry-animals.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/mar/14/laboratories-animals-anti-vivisection-campaign
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/leaders/article3574212.ece
