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Prime Minister Urges Airline to Fly Primates for Experiments - Take Action

NAVA | 03.12.2010 22:39 | Animal Liberation

Activists Outside Amerijet HQ - USA

Gateway to Hell has recently seen El Al ending their involvement in the transportation of primates for research, leaving no other company willing to fly monkeys in or out of Israel. The BioCulture Mazor farm now faces an uncertain future, with no exports as a result.

We are now within grasp of another major victory. The Caribbean islands of St Kitts and Nevis are leading suppliers in providing African Green and Vervet monkeys for use in vivisection, with only one airline holding this flimsy trade together. Amerijet, however, are currently under heavy pressure to end involvement in this industry with protests against them being mounted at their Global HQ in the USA, parent company's European HQ in the UK and the demonstrations are spreading.

St Kitts and Nevis are extremely concerned at the realistic circumstance of Amerijet refusing to carry primates from the islands, meaning an uncertain future for their two primate trading companies who capture monkeys in the wild for use in laboratories. The country's Prime Minister, Dr Denzil L. Douglas, has now taken it upon himself to write a letter, begging Amerijet's executives not to stop being involved in the vivisection industry - how low! However, Amerijet have no reason to continue involvement and are close to pulling out.

Please contact Amerijet's Executives and inform them of your support for an end to their involvement in the primate trade:

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SAMPLE LETTER:

To Whom It May Concern,
I was sickened to hear that your company, Amerijet, have been transporting animals for laboratories.

These animals are currently dying in cruel and pointless experiments, such as being forced to inhale noxious gasses or be force-fed weedkillers. Primates are being used in barbaric tests where they are deprived of food and water to make them perform procedures and tasks. Electrodes will be implanted into their brains to monitor activity, despite the fact that there are means to conduct such experiments without the suffering and pain of laboratory animals.

I ask that you stop playing a vital role in this trade and refuse to transport any animals destined for vivisection, like a large number of others have recently done across the globe.
Yours Sincerely,
[Name]

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AMERIJET MANAGEMENT:

Dave G. Bassett (President & CEO)