FIRST time in US HISTORY! Laboratory workers faced 14 felony charges of cruelty and neglect to animals. I'd like to share some exciting and historic news about a
victory for animals in laboratories!
In a landmark move and in the wake of PETA's shocking undercover investigation of
Professional Laboratory and Research Services (PLRS), a North Carolina grand jury has indicted four individuals who worked at PLRS including a supervisor on
14 felony charges of cruelty-to-animals.
This case marks the first time in U.S. history that laboratory workers have faced felony cruelty charges for their abuse and neglect of animals in a laboratory.The case also marks the second criminal prosecution of cruelty to animals used in experimentation; the first prosecution stemmed from PETA's very first undercover investigation, the groundbreaking 1981
Silver Spring Monkeys case.
The defendants in the PLRS case are among those caught on video kicking, throwing, and dragging dogs; hoisting rabbits by their ears and puppies by their throats; violently slamming cats into cages; and screaming obscenities at terrified animals. One of the defendants is the worker seen on video trying to rip out a cat's claws by violently pulling the cat from the fence onto which the animal clung in fear.
The felony indictments follow extensive
citations by federal officials for multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act, the
laboratory's closure, and the surrender of nearly
250 dogs and cats just a week after PETA released its findings last fall.
This monumental victory would not have been possible without your e-mails, letters, phone calls, and support of PETA.
Although PETA is pleased to have your help in winning this historic victory for animals in laboratories, there is still more that you can do!Please take another step to help animals who are suffering.
Tell the National Science Foundation to stop funding barbaric experiments at the University of Wisconsin%u2013Madison in which violent fights are staged between animals.
Thank you for everything that you do for animals!
Sincerely,
Kathy Guillermo
Vice President
Laboratory Investigations Department
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Dear Friends of the Animals:I encourage all of us to get involved with the law-making process. Our petitions are valuable & useful, but the muscle of all proposals resides in the law. Please sign the petition to stop this inhumane and barbaric practice that causes suffering and allows the perpetrators to avoid hands-on responsibility and questions of conscience. After signing the petition research your State as to what that policy & practice is; and if you don't like what your State is doing, TAKE ACTION! CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE! TAKE ACTION!Thanking you,
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