ALERT: HELP STOP RESEARCH ON ANIMALS AT UBC
Please attend “Stop UBC Animal Cruelty” meeting, Thursday, March 4th
Last month, a group of more than 30 committed animal rights advocates
gathered in Vancouver to launch a new and exciting effort to expose the
University of British Columbia’s experiments on animals. Our campaign, “Stop
UBC Animal Cruelty,” will play a critical role in educating the public about
what really happens behind the imposing walls of UBC’s research laboratories
and facilities.
Most students and area residents are unaware that UBC is one of the largest
bio-medical campuses in the country. The university annually distributes
some 100,000 animals, both large and small, to dozens of UBC
affiliated-research projects. UBC researchers in Vancouver and in other
affiliated facilities around Canada have been routinely experimenting on
animals, including pigs, rats, cats, and non-human primates. For example,
UBC researchers have been involved in: cutting lesions into cats’ brains to
determine the effects on the cats’ ability to step over objects; exposing
guinea pigs to smoking to assess damage to lung tissue; and using pigs and
macaque monkeys in a host of research programs.
Thousands of animals endure a grim existence at UBC. You can help them by
joining our campaign to stop experimentation on animals at the university.
Please attend our next meeting. Details for this important event below:
STOP UBC ANIMAL CRUELTY MEETING DETAILS:
TIME: 6:30-8:30 PM (please note that traffic congestion may be high due to
LOCATION: Society for Promoting Environmental Conservation
CONTACT: Brian Vincent, 604-618-1030, stopUBCanimalcruelty@yahoo.ca
DATE: Thursday, March 4, 2010
the Olympics)
2150 Maple Street (at corner of 6th & Maple. 2 blocks west of Burrard St.)
Vancouver