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The Research Institute of Medical Primatology in Russia will test and send macaques to Mars before cosmonauts do.

End the Use of Primates in the Mars Space Programme

Target:
Boris A. Lapin, Director, The Research Institute of Medical Primatology, Russia
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[Deadline: 30 Dec 2008]

The Research Institute of Medical Primatology in Russia has a long history of involvement in the space programme.


Monkeys in Space
Primates do not ask to be cosmonauts

The institute's director, Boris Lapin, is quoted explaining: "People and monkeys have approximately identical sensitivity to small and large radiation doses. So it is better to experiment on the macaques, but not on dogs or other animals."
  

The Research Institute will select macaques to be sent to Mars before human  cosmonauts embark in a mission. After two years of experiments, 40 monkeys will be delivered to the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. Scientists will test reactions through cruel experiments.

Monkeys will be exposed to radiation, prolonged weightless conditions, isolation and a special diet of juices and pureed food.

Experiments on the primates will be performed at the same time as the Mars-500 project, due to start early next year.

 

 Life in reclusion

Born in captivity at the Research Institute

 

Today Russia is one of the countries where experiments on primates are still carried out. Mr Lapin admits that his institute has received objections from European colleagues concerned about the experiments on animals. The Institute holds and experiments on 3,500 primates among Baboons, Macaques and Monkeys.

Tell Mr Lapin through this petition to seek a humane alternative to the use of primates in the space programme and the research facilities.

 
Additionally, send a polite e-mail to Mr Lapin and write letters to the following top officials:

The Research Institute of Medical Primatology
Veseloye 1 , Sochi-Adler , Krasnodar region 354376 Russia

Director: Boris Lapin
Phone:
7 (8622) 422239
Fax: 7 (8622) 422239
E-mail: iprim@mail.sochi.ru

Key personnel:

O.Vyshemirsky, Deputy Science Director, Phone: 422862
V. Chalyan, Deputy Science Director, Phone: 422881
Rudolf Kebu, Business Manager, Phone: 422760

Learn more:

Website: http://www.iprim.sochi.net/

Related site: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp/idp/entry/153

 

A heartfelt thank you to each of you who lend your precious voice, signature and support to put and end to this cruelty.


Carmen Mandel-Cesareo
Petition creator

[Deadline: 30 Dec 2008]

The Research Institute of Medical Primatology in Russia has a long history of involvement in the space programme.


Monkeys in Space
Primates do not ask to be cosmonauts

The institute's director, Boris Lapin, is quoted explaining: "People and monkeys have approximately identical sensitivity to small and large radiation doses. So it is better to experiment on the macaques, but not on dogs or other animals."
  

The Research Institute will select macaques to be sent to Mars before human  cosmonauts embark in a mission. After two years of experiments, 40 monkeys will be delivered to the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. Scientists will test reactions through cruel experiments.

Monkeys will be exposed to radiation, prolonged weightless conditions, isolation and a special diet of juices and pureed food.

Experiments on the primates will be performed at the same time as the Mars-500 project, due to start early next year.

 

 Life in reclusion

Born in captivity at the Research Institute

 

Today Russia is one of the countries where experiments on primates are still carried out. Mr Lapin admits that his institute has received objections from European colleagues concerned about the experiments on animals. The Institute holds and experiments on 3,500 primates among Baboons, Macaques and Monkeys.

Tell Mr Lapin through this petition to seek a humane alternative to the use of primates in the space programme and the research facilities.

 
Additionally, send a polite e-mail to Mr Lapin and write letters to the following top officials:

The Research Institute of Medical Primatology
Veseloye 1 , Sochi-Adler , Krasnodar region 354376 Russia

Director: Boris Lapin
Phone:
7 (8622) 422239
Fax: 7 (8622) 422239
E-mail: iprim@mail.sochi.ru

Key personnel:

O.Vyshemirsky, Deputy Science Director, Phone: 422862
V. Chalyan, Deputy Science Director, Phone: 422881
Rudolf Kebu, Business Manager, Phone: 422760

Learn more:

Website: http://www.iprim.sochi.net/

Related site: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp/idp/entry/153

 

A heartfelt thank you to each of you who lend your precious voice, signature and support to put and end to this cruelty.


Carmen Mandel-Cesareo
Petition creator
Dear Mr Lapin,

We, the undersigned, urge you to consider a humane alternative to the use of primates in the space programme and research facilities.  Nowadays, robotics and artificial intelligence successfully undertake and complete complex missions in outer space. Radiation,
weightless conditions and isolation will always be harmful to humans despite the experiments on primates.

Russia is a leading country in technology and space sciences. Yet, it remains one where experiments on primates are carried out, fact that has earnt world-wide objection.

Make this mission to Mars an example of innovation and advancement of the sciences. Base the Institute's pride and success
upon scientific research that respects life by using cutting-edge technology, not upon the use of defenseless primates who cannot exercise the choice to become cosmonauts.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.






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Dear Supporters of the petition "End the Use of Primates in the Mars Space Programme",

The petition is now closed and many signatures and insightful comments support it. The letter will be delivered to the addressee to raise awareness about and, hopefully, bring a change to their cruel practices on monkeys.

In appreciation,

Carmen
Petition creator

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We signed the "End the Use of Primates in the Mars Space Programme" petition!
# 676:
3:27 pm PST, Dec 28, Jennifer Gardner, Florida
# 675:
8:46 am PST, Dec 27, Barbara Bates, United Kingdom
This is so sad, animals don't want to know about space travel. Send convicts, they would likely be glad to go instead of being incarcerated for years
# 674:
2:00 am PST, Nov 30, Tracy Newcombe, United Kingdom
# 673:
6:57 pm PST, Nov 28, Angela Cobbler, South Carolina
# 672:
5:22 am PST, Nov 28, Mariska Catsman-Okkersen, Netherlands
# 671:
9:01 am PDT, Oct 30, Asli Gedik, Germany
# 670:
8:11 pm PDT, Oct 29, Adriyana Dimitrova, Bulgaria
# 669:
9:10 am PDT, Oct 29, Brian Melton, Idaho
I urge you to stop the use of primates in your Mars Space Programme. Just as no one would be cruel enough to use severely retarded human beings for experimentation, we must not use primates. Primates are sentient beings who deserve our protection.
# 668:
11:33 pm PDT, Oct 24, Name not displayed, California
# 667:
2:26 pm PDT, Oct 22, Littlewing Glaviano, Utah
# 666:
1:08 pm PDT, Oct 22, Jim Phillips, California
It is time to stop using primates in your space programs. Use humans as that is the species going into space and beyond. Thank you.
# 665:
12:45 am PDT, Oct 20, Sue Whitney, California
# 664:
1:36 pm PDT, Oct 19, Alexandra Shedov, Canada
# 663:
2:46 am PDT, Oct 17, Evangelisti Sonia, France
# 662:
11:49 pm PDT, Oct 16, Mieke Bernaards, Belgium
# 661:
12:36 pm PDT, Oct 14, Jez Eales, United Kingdom
# 660:
12:35 pm PDT, Oct 14, Jez Eales, United Kingdom
# 659:
12:36 am PDT, Oct 11, Sigrid De Ruyck, Belgium
# 658:
3:25 pm PDT, Oct 2, Akiko Watanabe, California
Please do not use primates in your Mars space program. Their lives are no less worthy than yours or any other human lives.
# 657:
4:49 am PDT, Sep 28, Joanne Armstrong, United Kingdom
# 656:
4:34 am PDT, Sep 27, Helena Dworeck, Finland
# 655:
6:21 pm PDT, Sep 24, Smaragda Kessari, United Kingdom
It looks like we need a lot of space to inflict all this suffering and pain. Martians beware: the humans are coming!
# 654:
8:33 am PDT, Sep 24, Chris Isham, United Kingdom
I find it hard to believe that this is justified ethically. It gives the Russian space programme a very bad name
# 653:
9:36 am PDT, Sep 19, Adriana Guevara, Colombia
# 652:
2:43 am PDT, Sep 19, Ela Arvai, Croatia
# 651:
4:16 am PDT, Sep 18, Simos Tarabatzis, Greece
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