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Bolivian circus lions arrive in the U.S.A.

Plus: Stop Circus Suffering ● Laboratory monkey rescue Research without animals ● Free Tilly campaign NASA radiation experiments on monkeys ● Fur farms exposed

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editors: Creamer/Phillips Design: Creamer/Phillips/Elson Cartoons: Paul Taylor Contributors: Jan Creamer; Tim Phillips; Helder Constantino; Alexandra Cardenas; Christina Dodkin; Jessamy Korotoga; Lisa Mitchinson; Juan Pablo Olmos; Thomas England. ©2010 ADI. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced for commercial purposes by any means whatsoever without the written permission of ADI. ANIMAL DEFENDERS INTERNATIONAL: MISSION Founded 1990. To educate, create awareness, and promote the interest of humanity in the cause of justice, and the suppression of all forms of cruelty to animals; wherever possible, to alleviate suffering, and to conserve and protect animals and their environment.

If you knew animals were being abused, could you rest in peace? Sadly, throughout their lives, the last thing many animals experience is peace. Toto the chimpanzee, for example, was imprisoned in a circus for 25 years and forced to perform tricks and smoke cigarettes for people’s entertainment. He was one of the lucky ones because he was rescued by Animal Defenders International and returned home to Africa where he now lives with his own kind. Please help us to help other animals like Toto to live in peace by making a bequest to Animal Defenders International. Thank you.

Welcome to the Summer 2010 edition of ADI’s ‘Animal Defender’ magazine. In this issue, we report on the rescue of the first animals from a Bolivian circus, following their ban on animals in traveling circuses, which came into effect this summer. The lions and a baboon from Circo Abuhabda were handed over to ADI last year and it took nine months of negotiations to get them out of the country – but at last, this summer they are finally free. The lions – Bambek, Dactari, Simba and Camba, will live out their lives in the paradise that is the Performing Animal Welfare Society sanctuary in California. Here we have funded construction of a state of the art enclosure for the lions and we will support these animals for the rest of their lives. The Hamadryas baboon, Tilin, was not allowed into the U.S., and so will be taken to the Lakeview Primate Sanctuary near London in the UK where, for the first time in his life, he will eventually live with other baboons. Our treasured champion of the defenceless, Bob Barker, made all of this possible. It’s very exciting times for our campaigns for animal protection, as ADI expands into a new office in Los Angeles and prepares for the big push in our campaign on the use of animals in traveling circuses. You will see our latest campaigns to end animal experiments, including a report on the latest developments in the European Parliament, and how these issues need to be addressed in the U.S. An added dimension to this campaign has been the announcement of radiation experiments on primates by NASA – desperately trying to catch up with redundant science in Russia. Our campaign has already attracted opposition to the experiments from astronauts, a NASA engineer and the European Space Agency. Also inside, is a report on our investigation of fur farming in Finland, the world’s largest producer of fox fur. We explain in this campaign how the suffering and deprivation found on Finnish fur farms is common to the worldwide fur farming industry. The animal protection movement has grown and evolved over the past thirty years, and there is certainly a sense that we are standing at the dawn of a new age. Success is inevitable, as the human race continues along the current path of broader understanding and a sense of responsibility for those who share our planet. Our campaigns are stronger than ever, well researched, well argued, and fit for our times. These are exciting times to be campaigning for animals. Jan Creamer, President.

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welcome to paradise: Bolivian Circus Rescue Late at night in San Francisco Airport, with two transport trucks waiting nearby, film and camera crews at the ready, ADI Ambassador Jorja Fox and the ADI Rescue Team on hand with supplies of water, one of the runways at SFo was about to play host to a contingent of lions flying in from Bolivia.

As the aircraft touched down, the level of excitement hit fever pitch: after months of negotiations, the four lions had finally made it: Camba, Simba, Bambek and Dactari were going to a new home. It had been a hard, hard week with challenges every step of the way.

It had been our most ambitious and complicated rescue mission ever, but it was the culmination of five years of investigative and campaign work, leading up this amazing moment. Our field officers had infiltrated Bolivian circuses and caught the brutality on camera; the campaign was launched and Bolivia gave us the world’s first national ban on all animals in circuses. Now we had rescued the first animals from Bolivia's circuses and brought them to freedom. Actress and campaigner Jorja Fox and the ADI team had barely slept for days and would not sleep this night. But as the aircraft rumbled to a halt and the cargo doors opened to reveal the precious cargo of lion crates, it was all worth it. Here was everything we fight for, representing the undercover investigations, the campaigning

and lobbying to secure new laws, overcoming the logistical difficulties, and giving animals a new life. When the lions were on the tarmac and the crates opened they began to roar – first Bambek and then everyone. This time they were roaring freedom.

Above: CSI actress and ADI Ambassador Jorja Fox, with ADI vet Mel Richardson, gives the lions a drink of water on arrival at San Francisco airport.

Handed over In the last issue of Animal Defender we reported on the campaign for the ban on animal circuses in Bolivia and the five lions and a baboon being handed to ADI as the first Bolivian circus went animal-free. As we go to print, preparations are being made to relocate Tilin the baboon to the Lakeview Primate Sanctuary in the UK – but for the lions, the road from Bolivia to California was quite a journey.

Below: Sitting pretty the following day in the ADI enclosure at the PAWS ARK2000 Sanctuary.

As the long negotiations to get the Bolivian export permits were reaching their conclusion, the team in Cochabamba reported that Maiza, the oldest lioness of the group and believed to be the mother of our Bolivian Pride, had fallen ill. The animal carers noticed a sudden drop in Maiza’s condition, so the local veterinary surgeon, Nathalie Quintin, was called in to attend her. Video and photographs were quickly sent to Dr. Mel Richardson in the US, while arrangements were made for Dr Fernandez of La Paz Zoo to fly immediately to Cochabamba to examine Maiza and discuss his findings with Dr Richardson and Dr Quintin. Various drugs were given to alleviate the symptoms and fight infection, pending further tests and examination. The veterinary surgeons agreed that further investigation with specialised equipment was necessary, and arrangements were made for Dr Fernandez to bring the equipment to Cochabamba and for Dr Richardson and Dr Quintin to join him there. Sadly, the results of the tests and the examination were not good news for Maiza, and the three veterinary surgeons agreed that the most humane course of action would be to put Maiza out of her suffering. Maiza’s death so close to her relocation was heartbreaking. We had pushed so hard to get her to freedom. However, our veterinary team advised that a peritonitis such as this can arise so suddenly and with such severity, that they could not be sure that it would not have happened anyway. Clearly, her advanced age had not helped. Our veterinary teams are often faced with animals whose health and background is vague or unknown. Circus animals frequently endure years without proper nutrition and as a result, have poor immunity. Severe confinement and lack of exercise, poor muscle and intestinal condition, and physical abuse, all contribute to making ex-circus animals vulnerable to sickness. For example it was only when Tarzan the tiger from the Portuguese circus arrived at the rescue center in South Africa, we discovered he was considerably older than claimed. The sad fact is, that we are rescuing animals whose lives have not been conducive to good health. It is a comfort to know that poor Maiza was treated with love and respect at the end of her days, and when her time came, it was carried out with kindness. However, this tragedy pushed us to work even harder, to ensure the rest of her family got to the paradise that is the PAWS sanctuary in California.

A whisker away from freedom: Maiza passes away

Bolivian Circus Rescue

We took charge of the animals in Cochabamba, a fairly remote city in Bolivia, where the authorities requested we keep the lions until they could be permanently relocated. This meant building a temporary quarantine facility and involved protracted negotiations with various levels of local and national government. In both logistical and political terms, this was a difficult location. The animals came into our hands, skinny, with shaggy hair, malnourished from a poor diet. Our first task was nutrition, health tests and the animals were treated for internal parasites. In fact, since arriving in the US one of the lions was found to be suffering from a shellfish parasite, very unusual, and something not killed by the normal anti-parasite treatments, however he is now recovering well. The lions were put on a high-quality food regime, with nutritional supplements. The local veterinary surgeon coordinated and monitored on the ground, under the direction of veterinary surgeon Dr Mel Richardson. Initially, the animals all remained in their beast wagon

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As the rescue unfolded, we deployed two teams to ensure everything went smoothly, a rescue team in Bolivia and a reception team in San Francisco. ADI President Jan Creamer, Supporter Relations Director Lisa Mitchinson and vet

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Dr Mel Richardson, flew down to work with the ADI Bolivia team in Cochabamba. Vice President Tim Phillips travelled from Los Angeles with the US team to oversee operations in San Francisco. CSI actress and ADI Ambassador Jorja Fox, who had written personally to Bolivia’s President Morales when the ban was passed, joined the ADI Rescue Team. Daily video diaries kept everyone updated with events; these were put on our rescue blog, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Jorja Fox provided video updates of the status of the US preparations. The diary is now available on DVD and online. In Bolivia, the team hit the ground running. The animals were checked by Dr Mel and given the all clear to fly, travel crates were constructed and tested; it was all systems go, for loading on the Sunday and a flight to San Francisco via Medellin, Colombia. Then on the Friday afternoon, the technical staff at Cochabamba airport reported that they were not able to lift the lions onto the aircraft, and it would take over a week to get other equipment. We went into the weekend utterly dejected. A feverish search ensued, for alternative aircraft, or airports. A

senior Technical Engineer from Boeing advised the ADI US team which of their aircraft could take the crates, supplying diagrams and specifications for us to review as we assessed flight options. The ‘other airport’ option was not good. It would take about 18-24 hours to drive the lions through the mountains; there was potential for rockslides and strike protestors were blocking many roads. New permits to leave Bolivia would need to be issued; these had already taken months to obtain. In San Francisco, there was a different headache. President Obama was coming to town. San Francisco Airport – who proved to be the most helpful and cooperative airport we have ever worked with – understandably did not want a bunch of lions being disembarked at the same time as the President!

Top Row: Simba and Bambek in the ADI quarantine facility in Bolivia; ADI’s Dr Mel Richardson and Jan Creamer appear live on Bolivian TV; One last look around and then into the travel crate; Travel crates are closed ready to be loaded onto trucks; ADI’s Team Bolivia outside our quarantine facility. Bottom Row: Maiza; Jorja, Damion and Tim working on the rescue video diaries in San Francisco; our lion convoy en route to Cochabamba airport; the first lion is loaded at Cochabamba airport. Below: Jorja Fox with Camba at San Francisco Airport. © Tim Phillips / Animal Defenders International

The journey begins

(their cage on a truck), in which they had lived all their lives, while permissions were obtained and the temporary facility built. This had to be made into a quarantine unit to satisfy the local health authorities. Unfortunately due to threats from locals, including local “animal lovers” who threw stones at the animals, a perimeter fence had to be erected and security guards employed. Meanwhile, several thousand miles away at the Performing Animal Welfare Society sanctuary in California, work began on construction of a state of the art ADIfunded habitat – a home for life. The logistical and bureaucratic difficulties mounted – delays in getting permits, which had to be re-issued several times; airline strikes prevented vital documents getting to their destination on time; delays in personnel reaching the animals; a volcanic eruption closing down airspace around the world; strikes and riots across Bolivia, with mountain roads blocked. Then during the final few days, technical difficulties at the local airport meant that the animals could not be loaded into the aircraft; after several days another aircraft was found, but that developed a hydraulics failure.

On day six, the team in Bolivia secured a new flight with Bolivia’s TAB airlines from Cochabamba via Panama, to arrive on the Thursday, two days after the President. The excellent team at SFO then generously allowed the lions to use the same unloading spot as Air Force One! With less than 12 hours to go and everything for the move in place, we were notified that our aircraft had suffered a hydraulic failure and had been turned back. After several heart-stopping hours a replacement was secured, although the six-hour delay would push our SFO arrival into the night. It was all systems go. It was always important that this rescue publicized the suffering of animals in traveling circuses in the U.S and worldwide. By now the operation was attracting massive media attention in South America, with regular Bolivian TV updates .

Take Off Below: The lions are unloaded at San Francisco Airport and everyone is well!

In the early hours of the morning, the lions were loaded into their individual travel crates. Camba first, followed by the three brothers. They were then lifted by crane

onto trucks. The Cochabamba police were wonderful, closing roads and providing the convoy with an escort all the way to the airport. Camba was nervous and was shifting in her crate but settled when she heard Bambek, Dactari and Simba calling out their locations. After a long wait on the tarmac, before being loaded, all of the lions talked to each other, first one, then another, until finally all four joined in the morning roaring – farewell Bolivia. This was a cargo aircraft so the team had access to the animals throughout the flight, giving them their first drink of water at 35,000 feet, heading north. Periodically the lions would call to each other, checking each other’s location, and the settle down for a few hours. Members of the crew, unused to flying in an aircraft with four lions roaring around the empty cabin, anxiously checked back each time to be reassured that the lions were definitely still in their crates! During refuelling in Panama the San Francisco team got news that everything was going well and cell phone pictures of the journey poured in.

Touchdown 9pm at San Francisco Airport, the gantry that had been set up for the President was bristling with TV cameras and photographers and Jorja and Tim were briefing the media. It was a magical moment for the team waiting as they watched the aircraft approach. Finally, the aircraft rumbled into place and the huge cargo door opened: the hatch opened, the ADI team waved and there were the lions in their crates. They had finally arrived safely on U.S. soil. Each crate was gently lowered from the aircraft and opened up so that they could be checked and watered. Bambek began bellowing to announce his arrival, and everyone else joined in. Jorja gave each of them a good drink of water, the crates were closed and loaded onto the trucks to take them to PAWS and we drove into the night. The extended convoy all finally arrived at 4am at the PAWS ARK2000 sanctuary. The sun rose over Calaveras County as we unloaded the animals, with PAWS Director Ed Stewart skilfully organizing © Lelah Foster / Animal Defenders International

Above: Somewhere 35,000 feet over Central America, Mel and Jan check the lions; The lions are unloaded in San Francisco and Jan directs the forklift into position; The ADI team heaves the crates into position at PAWS

everyone to move the crates into place, and moving the lions into their night dens. As the morning light shone through the trees surrounding their new home, Camba, Dactari, Bambek and Simba were then released into the two night enclosures. They ran around, playing with the shrubs and logs, Camba chasing along the fence as the three brothers chased each other in sheer joy at their freedom – more space than they have ever had in their lives. It was 6am and although the release into their main enclosure would be later in the day, it was utterly exhilarating. A family united and at play.

It was the first time they had walked on grass. It was the first time they had looked up into the sky overhead, with no solid ceiling or bars; the first time they had run more than a few steps; and the first time they could play together properly, in a natural environment. They charged up and down the hillside, Camba running alongside them. They stalked each other through the undergrowth, playfully leaping out from behind bushes. Eventually they

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Tilin is a magnificent Hamadryas baboon handed over to ADI by Circo Abuhabda, along with the lions, following the Bolivian circus ban. Tilin had been filmed with the circus by our undercover field officers five years earlier. He lived in a cage on a truck and was chained by the neck. It was a special day during the relocation of the Bolivian lions when Dr Mel Richardson sedated Tilin and cut the chain from his neck. As we go to press we are preparing to move him to Lakeview monkey sanctuary in the UK, where our rescued laboratory monkeys are housed. ADI has funded new facilities for Tilin at Lakeview where he will initially be kept for six months in quarantine; however this quarantine has more indoor and outdoor space than he has ever known. After quarantine, he will move into a new enclosure designed for baboons, and it is hoped to eventually give him some baboon companions. ADI will therefore be looking for other Hamadryas baboons to join Tilin.

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Above: Jorja and Jan with PAWS founder Pet Derby – all smiles – the lions are free! Camba is delighted to see the boys in the next enclosure; the boys play after being released from their travel crates.

Tilin’s Tale

This is freedom The PAWS Ark2000, sanctuary is one of the finest wild animal sanctuaries in the world and specializes in animals rescued from circuses. Camba, Simba, Bambek and Dactari could not have come to a better place. A year earlier they had been in a stinking cage on the back of a truck, now they are in paradise. Following a brief press conference, Jorja tugged open the doors to the larger daytime enclosures (Camba is separated from the males until they can all be neutered). Camba appeared to be the smartest, heading out down the hillside and into the bush first, while the three brothers watched her, baffled as to how she had got into the outer enclosure. Eventually, they worked it out, with a little help from Ed Stewart and Pat Derby of PAWS!

wore themselves out and settled down in the sunshine together. Today their coats are lush and glossy; they have the space to run and play; they can build muscle so that they can walk properly; they have specialized care and a healthy diet; and they live in a natural and safe environment. These four lucky lions have been on the journey of their lives – one which has taken them from a small cage on the back of a truck, being forced

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Main picture: Tilin the baboon will be on his way to a UK sanctuary soon. Above: Construction of Tilin’s quarantine unit – everyone from the ADI London office has lent a hand with the building work.

This is the life! The lion’s enjoying thier new home.

to perform demeaning tricks, to an expansive natural enclosure surrounded by stunning hillsides. Each morning they roar together and it echoes across the valley. Ed says one of their neighbours said how much they enjoy hearing their morning song. Help support Tilin the baboon, and Camba, Bambek, Dactari and Simba ADI funded this entire operation, with the kind and generous support of ADI Ambassador Bob Barker; this included construction of the quarantine units in Bolivia, veterinary care, food, legal fees in

preparation for travel; crates, ground and air transport; construction of the facilities at PAWS. We have made the commitment to fund the care of these animals for the rest of their lives, including staff, feeding and veterinary care. It was necessary to move Tilin the baboon to a secure location in Bolivia, and we continue to care for him in his quarantine unit. We are funding Tilin’s relocation to the Lakeview Primate Sanctuary in the UK, where a new quarantine unit and permanent enclosure are being prepared for him. Tilin will be in the presence of

other primates and eventually, for the first time in his adult life, he will have the company of other baboons. We will be funding Tilin’s care for the rest of his life. There will be ongoing costs for these animals for many years, so we urgently need the help of supporters to adopt Tilin, Camba, Bambek, Dactari and Simba; a regular donation will help them for years to come. See the form enclosed with this magazine. Adopters receive a certificate, DVD, regular updates on the animals in our newsletters and other offers. PLeASe geT In ToUCh ToDAy.

Bob Barker: a true Animal Defender This rescue mission was made possible thanks to the incredible generosity of television personality and ADI Ambassador Bob Barker, whose support for the campaigns and investigations are making a difference all over the world. Having supported the campaign for the ban on animal circuses, the support from the former ‘Price is Right’ star enabled ADI to undertake this important rescue. This included the negotiations to get the animals out of Bolivia; construction of quarantine facilities; veterinary and animal care; ground and air transport; building the state of the art ADI lion enclosure at PAWS. This was a rescue that was in the spotlight because we had secured the ban on animal circuses in Bolivia. The support of Bob Barker helped us show governments that circus animal bans can be effectively implemented: we are immeasurably grateful. During the rescue Bob Barker said, “I am delighted to have helped ADI give these animals a wonderful new life after they have endured so much misery. Circuses are no place for animals, and lions and tigers should not be forced to live in small cages on the backs of trucks, or elephants forced to live in chains in the name of entertainment. Circuses with animals are cruel and archaic. I commend the Bolivian Government for taking this progressive step and hope that other South American countries, and indeed the USA, will follow suit. Next week these animals will start a new life in California and a new era will begin in Bolivia, one without circus suffering.”

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Campaign News Decisions by nASA and the Russian space agency to perform experiments on monkeys as part of plans for manned missions to Mars have brought a global response from ADI. Consequently, several high profile voices from the industry have now been raised against the cruel experiments. ● Umberto

guidoni, former eSA and nASA astronaut and member of the european Parliament, has condemned the tests.

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european Space Agency (eSA) has told ADI that it considers monkey tests unnecessary.

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evans, an awarded nASA aerospace engineer, has resigned from her role on the International Space Station (ISS) program as a result of nASA’s primate irradiation experiments. Read her exclusive interview in this issue and watch our new video online.

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Russian cosmonaut and world record holder for time spent in space, Valentin Lebedev, has added his voice in protest.

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President Barack obama has stressed the need for nASA to focus on developing appropriate shielding.

So why on earth are nASA and the Russians pressing on with these experiments? See how can yoU help stop them.

In the last issue, we exposed the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) plans for radiation experiments on thirty squirrel monkeys. The monkeys will endure a massive dose of radiation and then, kept alone, their ability to perform tasks will be studied for three years – at a cost of $1.75 million to US taxpayers. Yet the test is scientifically flawed. Squirrel monkeys were chosen because of their large brains. Their high intelligence means they will certainly comprehend their torment as, sick with radiation poisoning, they are strapped into restraint chairs and made to perform tasks. However, the results cannot be extrapolated to humans with any degree of confidence, due to problems with the experimental design, as well as species differences. There is already an enormous amount of human data available on the effects of radiation: fallout from atomic bombs; nuclear power; X-rays; radiotherapy. There may be differences in the radiation sources, but these remain a more viable source of data from which to extrapolate to humans, rather than another species. As one science paper noted recently, “Some animal studies suggest radiation increases longevity” but that “there is virtually no support for a life expanding hypothesis for A-bomb survivors and other exposed subjects”. The experimental design is also fundamentally flawed. The objective is to examine the impact of three years of cumulative radiation exposure during a return mission to Mars. Yet the monkeys will receive one massive dose. After exposure to the radiation the monkeys will be individually caged for 3 to 4 years, during which time they will be periodically restrained and forced to perform tasks to test incapacitation of their cognitive skills. The social isolation of these animals will cause immense suffering, which will in turn, further distort the data obtained. NASA has not yet developed the shielding technologies that will be required for such a mission, making these experiments both premature and scientifically flawed. The tests are being conducted by the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), New York, in collaboration with McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA.

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Jane Velez Mitchell interviews ADI President Jan Creamer on CNN Issues about the NASA monkey experiments.

Campaign News Astronauts back campaign In 2008 Russia announced a series of radiation experiments on monkeys (photo: left) in preparation for a mission to Mars. A year later NASA followed suit. ADI launched a campaign in 2008, opposing the Russian Mars500 experiments on macaque monkeys. Umberto Guidoni, a former ESA and NASA astronaut and then a Member of the European Parliament, wrote to the Russian Federal Space Agency, saying that he “fully support[s] the position of organizations such as ADI that are asking to develop effective alternative[s] to experiments with animals,” and stressed “any effort should be made to use technologies that can replace experiments on animals and, therefore, avoiding their cruel sacrifice”. ADI and Belgium’s Anti Dierproeven Coalitie (ADC) demonstrated, and lobbied the headquarters of Mars500 partners, the European Space Agency (ESA) in Holland. In April 2010, Director, Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain, wrote to ADI stating that the European Space Agency “declines any interest in monkey research and does not consider any need or use for such research results.” In August, Valentin Lebedev, one of the mostly highly awarded Cosmonauts in Russia, added his voice to the campaign. Lebedev twice received the Hero of the Soviet Union medal for his service to space exploration; a planet has been named in his honor, and he is currently Director of the Scientific Geoinformation Center in Russia. The Cosmonaut describes the experiments on monkeys as “inadmissible for humane reasons” adding

Former eSA & nASA astronaut Umberto guidoni opposes the tests.

Record breaking cosmonaut Valentin Lebedev has condemned the tests. that “the existing knowledge received from past experience of long-time space flights is quite enough right now to predict their influence on people even regarding radiation issues.” ADI and our supporters have written to NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr. and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging them to stop the tests. Mr. Bolden has defended them as “very strongly peerreviewed” and “very humane.” Neither claim appears credible. We have also written to President Obama, referring to his Presidential map for NASA, outlined earlier this year, which does not include primate testing. This urges that the focus should be on creating new technologies, including radiation shielding to enable deep-space exploration. A NASA engineer has now broken ranks to oppose the experiments, believing that the view espoused by the President to develop effective shielding is the way forward. This spring, NASA aerospace engineer April Evans contacted ADI saying that she had resigned as a space architect on the International Space Station as a result of NASA’s decision experiment on monkeys. Ms. Evans is an accomplished nine-year veteran of the Human Spaceflight Program, and a recipient of the NASA Space Flight Awareness Honoree award. In a letter to Samuel Aronson, director of the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Ms. Evans explained that “after much deliberation, I resigned from NASA because I could not support the scientific justification for this monkey radiobiology experiment.” April has since appeared in the media with ADI calling for an end to the experiments and appears in a new campaign video.

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ADI obtained these harrowing pictures of the Mars500 experiments being performed on monkeys in Russia.

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The NASA Engineer who resigned over the monkey tests In an exclusive interview with ADI, April evans explains why she gave up a dream career at nASA in order to oppose the monkey experiments. Working for nASA I worked at NASA for nine years, on the International Space Station (ISS), and on ISS assembly. That consisted of over 50 missions to the ISS, we assembled it piece by piece. We worked with international partners all over the world, including Japan and Canada, Russia, and 18 countries from the European Space Agency. So I have extensive experience with the on-orbit operational aspects of working with the safety and health of astronauts. I resigned from NASA because of the decision to begin testing on primates. It was the first time that we have done this in approximately 30 years. That’s also about my age, so primate testing has never been a part of my memory of NASA. I had seen some archival photos of monkeys being used in experiments but I really believed that chapter of NASA was in the past. I worked very hard to try to convince NASA to re-evaluate that decision while I was there, and unfortunately, we weren’t able to come to an agreement. The nASA monkey experiment The approach of primate testing is to develop countermeasures in space medicine to help the astronauts combat the space radiations sickness, and so the approach with the primate testing is really treating the symptoms instead of going directly to the source of the problem which is the space radiations exposure. Once they are irradiated, they’ll be brought back into individual cages and be

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Campaign News restrained into a chair mechanism where they’ll be forced to do task performance tests on touch screen computers for a period of three to four years. Safety without suffering When I was at NASA I worked in the same building as the astronauts, so the safety and health of the astronauts is extremely important to me. As an aerospace engineer, I felt that it was very important to focus on enabling technologies, which include space radiation shielding. I think it’s a much better approach engineering-wise to not allow this space radiation to enter into the vehicle and to prevent exposure of the astronauts to space radiation. Space radiation comes from two primary sources: The first our own star, the sun, and those are typically relatively lower energy radiations unless you have a solar flare; the second source is from outside of our solar system, and those are the extremely high energy radiations coming from supernovas and black holes – these are the energy levels that we currently do not have the technology to shield against. This is where we need to focus on the enabling technologies for space radiation shielding. Developing safer space travel I think that it says a lot that two-thirds of the international space community involved in the space station has said that they don’t see a need for primate testing. President Kennedy gave our nation under a decade to send a man to the Moon and return him safely to Earth and at the time that decision was made engineers had very little idea of how we were actually going to accomplish that great task. I really believe that my generation should be allowed the same opportunities for interplanetary space travel Currently the only technology that we have is material shielding which can only shield the astronauts from the lower energy radiation environments. So it is important to develop the enabling technologies to shield the astronauts from the radiation environment, not only for the astronauts themselves, but for the space vehicle hardware that they operate. I also believe that if we accomplish space radiation shielding there would be spin-off

technologies and applications that would benefit mankind. ADI & the european Space Agency I was very excited when I heard about Animal Defenders International’s work with the European Space Agency (ESA) who said that they did not support experiments on monkeys and they didn't see the use in the science. I had already resigned, but ADI really helped me because I went from feeling one person, to understanding that I had 18 countries from the European Space Agency that felt the same way that I did. What nASA must do We are supposed to be building enabling technologies for space exploration. I believe that saying that space radiation shielding is something that engineers cannot accomplish, and so we have to work on helping the astronauts with medication to help them with their radiation sickness, is not the right approach. I would ask NASA to re-evaluate whether primate testing is the right direction for NASA in the long term given our direction for space exploration and the fact that our international partners no longer think this is the right direction to go. Watch more of this interview at www.ad-international.org/nASA

Action Alert: ● Write to your members of Congress and ask them to urge nASA to reconsider these inhumane experiments. Point out that the european Space Agency, and astronauts, have said that primate tests are unnecessary. ● order a copy of our new campaign video, including an interview with nASA engineer April evans – send a copy to your members of Congress. ● Please send a donation to help this campaign.

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NASA aerospace engineer April Evans is interviewed in the new ADI space experiments DVD which is available free to supporters to send to members of Congress.

The battle to rescue Benny, a 20 year old elephant sold to Circus Vasquez in the U.S. and transported illegally to Mexico, continues. Although Benny was seized promptly by the Mexican authorities a decade ago, he has remained in limbo at a government facility while a legal battle has been waged through the Mexican courts. Circus Vasquez’s legal challenge to the seizure of Benny finally won ground when a judge ruled last year, that the authorities had not followed the proper procedures (due process). Since Benny remains the property of Vasquez, the judge ordered that he be relinquished by the authorities. However, the Zoo is not willing to return Benny unless the Circus pays their costs for the last 10 years; the Zoo and the local environmental authority have launched a legal action to keep him. Benny remains an illegally trafficked animal in contravention of CITES, to which Mexico and the U.S. are both parties. ADI’s Mexican and U.S. lawyers are negotiating with PROFEPA (the environment authority) in an attempt to secure Benny’s release from the circus industry, and his return to the U.S. Under CITES rules, the U.S. authorities have the right to seek the return of Benny as an illegally trafficked animal. We are asking the U.S. authorities to press their case with the Mexican authorities. We are working together with our great friend and TV personality Bob Barker, and PAWS, to bring Benny to the PAWS sanctuary in California. The state of California has upheld a new ban on importing live frogs and turtles for use as food, despite pressure from vested interests and state legislators. ADI presented video evidence of malpractice to the Fish and Game Commission to back their support for a ban. The Commission’s concern was that non-native species could escape or be released, threatening native fauna and flora. This had been challenged by merchants, who claimed there was no threat to native flora and fauna because the frogs and turtles were killed before they were taken off the premises. After receiving letters from six state legislators, the Commission announced a policy review. ADI video footage, filmed just last year, exposed several market owners allowing consumers to take live frogs and turtles with them, validating the Commission’s initial concerns. We also cited previous destruction to the Californian flora by non-native frogs in 2003. The Commission voted “no change,” and kept the policy in place. We applaud its decision. The policy can be viewed in its entirety on the Commission’s website, at: http://www.fgc.ca.gov/policy/p4misc.asp#nonnative.

California bans import of live frogs and turtles for food

Clockwise, from above: Benny in his enclosure at Zacango Zoo; The ADI team meets with PROFEPA in Mexico; ADI lawyer Corey Evans meets with Guillermo Diaz, veterinary surgeon and administrator of Zacango Zoo to discuss Benny (in background).

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Our Kick animal testing out of the house campaign on household product testing had a major breakthrough recently, when the new UK government announced it is “committed to ending the testing of household products on animals”. Statistics showed that 132 mice were used to test household products in 2008 in the UK alone. It is hoped that a UK ban could set a precedent for worldwide change, with the U.S. now trailing on action against cruel and unnecessary cosmetics and household product tests.

Indian zoo elephant ban India’s Central Zoo Authority has ordered that zoo elephants be sent to national parks, sanctuaries or reserves with immediate effect. Reportedly, the directive highlights the inherent problems in keeping elephants in such facilities, and that the ban will extend to circuses.

Pioneering laws proposed ADI supported the launch of proposals for new animal testing laws in Belgium. One aims to ban all commercial animal testing, while another proposes extra funding for non-animal research. If secured, these could put Belgium in the lead in efforts to eradicate animal experiments.

Primate pets ADI supported a reception at the UK Houses of Parliament, hosted by Wild Futures, to discuss the plight of primate pets. New UK regulations have since been introduced on the keeping of primates as pets.

Canada challenges seal ban Canada, Iceland and Norway are challenging the European Commission ban on the trade of seal products, claiming it violates commercial law. While Russia has stopped its seal hunt, Canada appealed against the ban to the World Trade Organization. If the appeal fails, it could pave the way for more animal welfare related barriers being introduced without clashing with free trade laws.

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We are continuing the pressure on the European Chemicals Agency to ensure non-animal methods are taken up in the new European Chemical testing regime, known as REACH. Although ADI’s hard campaigning cut the toll of animals to be used from an estimated 38 million by more than three quarters, 8-9 million animals will still die.

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The tragic death of a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando highlighted how wrong it is to confine large, intelligent and sensitive animals like whales to entertain people. ADI’s campaigns challenge the use of animals in entertainment, so in response to the public outcry about the incident, we launched a new website, video and online pledge. The whale,

Tilikum (Tilly), was captured 25 years ago and has since spent his life swimming around tiny pools. In the wild, Tilly would have lived with thirty or more whales with whom he might have roamed over a hundred miles a day. Instead he spends his days swimming around a small tank, and performs the same boring tricks day after day to entertain people. See freetilly.net, to oppose marine mammal shows by signing our pledge. Tilly was filmed by an ADI field officer at Sea World, Orlando prior to the fatal attack this year. This features in our short film “Animal Tragedy. Human Tragedy” which can be viewed at freetilly.net.

ADI presented an overview of the Stop Circus Suffering campaign at the Colombian Congress Forum. We urged Congress to follow Bolivia’s example by banning the use of animals in circuses. At the time a ban on animals in circuses was due for discussion in a Senate Commission but this has sadly been shelved. The Ministry of Environment announced that the number of animals in circuses has dropped since 2005. Our thanks to Senator Camilo Sanchez and the organizers.

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Cat & dog fur The European Commission is collecting information on enforcement of the ban on trade in cat and dog fur. There are concerns that some countries are failing to prevent cat and dog fur products from entering the market from Asia, primarily China. Items such as toys, shoes, and cat figures are reportedly carrying misleading or confusing labeling such as ‘sobaki’, ‘Asian jackal’, ‘Chinese wolf’ and ‘Asian desert dog’ to conceal the true origin.

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In April 2010 a startled elephant stamped its trainer to death at the Irem Shrine, which was hosting the James Hamid Circus. The cause of the incident was not confirmed, but it was reported that the elephant came into contact with electrical wires – a common way of containing elephants in temporary circus accommodations. At Hadi Shrine Circus, four years ago, a trainer was seriously clawed by a tiger during a performance. In our 2008 report we showed Shrine Circus giving children elephant rides next to caged tigers (pictured). In February this year, during a pre-show at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in South Carolina an elephant broke through a main door and ran into the arena where, according to the media, there were some 100 people present. The same month, a zebra, called Lima, escaped from Ringling Brothers Circus in Atlanta onto a busy section of interstate and led police and keepers on a 40-minute chase through downtown. The circus said: “It was just an unavoidable accident”. Despite a spokesperson stating that he was “in good shape” after the incident, Lima was euthanized a few weeks later having suffered irreparable damage to his hooves. In 2008 three zebras ran out into traffic before being caught.

A multi-agency database will combat dog-fighting. Blood samples from suspected fight sites can prove a specific dog’s presence, link it to other dogs in the database, or make connections between dog-breeders and trainers.

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On the elephant trail of Krissy & Boo As reported in the last edition of Animal Defender, the elephant Krissy is owned by Bill Swain, whose son Mike Swain was filmed by an ADI field officer beating her and another elephant, Queenie, when they were performing with Bailey Bros Circus. Queenie was owned by Wilbur Davenport, along with two other performing elephants, Tina and Jewel. Legally, Mike Swain claims not to own, or handle, performing elephants. In 2009, the USDA filed charges against Davenport for violations of the Animal Welfare Act; Tina and Jewel were seized by the USDA, but Queenie was left behind. Queenie has now been sold to San Antonio Zoo where is now alone, and a small, barren enclosure. A devastating blow since it was hoped that the USDA would heed calls from ADI, PAWS, Bob Barker and others, to seize her and retire her to the PAWS ARK2000 sanctuary. Meanwhile, Krissy continues to be used for elephant rides by Bill Swain. Despite telling the USDA that he does not handle any elephants, ADI has filmed Mike Swain with Krissy and the other Swain elephants at multiple locations.

There’s nothing magic about animal misery

A lion and tiger inside Fercos Brothers show cages. Magic acts keep animals in extremely severe confinement, in order to make them “appear” and “disappear”.

As the Fercos Brothers’ Magic Show opened its Christmas season at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, we released a new video – ‘Animal Misery isn’t Magic’ – to expose the suffering behind the scenes. The video evidence collected by our field officers during the Fercos Brothers’ tour of South America shows a black leopard, a lion and a tiger living in tiny cages. It shows how these magnificent animals are crammed into even smaller cages during the shows. The Vegas shows, “Untamed Illusions” featured exotic animals including a Bengal tiger, a white Siberian tiger, a lion and a black leopard. In 2008, the Fercos Brothers were blocked from taking animals into Bolivia because of bans on performing animals in several major cities, secured by ADI. The Fercos shows went ahead without animals, proving that performing animals weren’t needed for a successful show.

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In July, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus arrived in Los Angeles, and were greeted by ADI protests at every performance, giving out Top: Protests in Los Angeles thousands of leaflets. Above: A Ringlings handler uses Our leaflets also poured out a bullhook on an elephant’s lip in before the shows in Los Angeles. Annaheim, California, thanks to local campaigners there. In Austin, Texas, a special screening of our Stop Circus Suffering video was held at Counter Culture restaurant by Action for Animals Austin to generate awareness in the weeks before the circus comes to town. Action for Animals Austin will be distributing ADI leaflets and hope for a record breaking crowd of protestors when the circus opens. © Christina Dodkin / ADI

Right: Bill Swain carries a bullhook as he walks away from Krissy the elephant, chained up at the Texas Renaissance Fair near Houston.

Order ADI materials before the circus comes to town We have posters, leaflets, and DVDs available for campaigners to raise awareness whenever a circus with animals comes to town. Campaign materials are FREE (a donation is appreciated if you can afford it, to help us produce more). Call: (323) 935-2234 email: usa@ad-international.org

Progress in Sacramento In June, Sacramento City Council unanimously approved the empowerment of animal care officers to inspect traveling circuses in order to enforce safe and humane living conditions for animals. ADI contacted each Council Member, urging support for the measure; many animal protection groups worked together in support.

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offered our campaign in Bolivia as a casestudy on effective campaigning, reviewing the investigation, the campaign leading to the ban, and our work to rescue animals as a result. This was especially poignant, as the first animals being rehomed after the circus ban were themselves on their way to ARK2000 (see page 3). Tim later presented a round-up of global progress on legislation to ban animal circuses, including Brasil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Greece, Portugal and Norway, and the industry challenge to the Austrian ban – a testament to the impact of the Stop Circus Suffering campaign. Jan then presented the UK situation as a casestudy of the obstacles to even the most effective campaign, with overwhelming public support (95% of public in favour of a circus animal ban). She outlined the 18-year ADI campaign, from the Chipperfield exposé and prosecutions to

ADI President Jan Creamer and VicePresident Tim Phillips were honored to be invited to speak at the annual Summit for The Elephants in March this year. The Summit, organized by the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) at their ARK2000 Sanctuary, brings together representatives from animal protection groups, animal sanctuaries and zoos to address the issues affecting wild and captive elephants worldwide. A series of talks given by the ADI President and Vice-President examined ADI’s work to end the suffering of animals in circuses worldwide, and what this work can tell us about developing campaigns in the future. Jan first

Left: Jan Creamer addresses the Summit for Elephants. Left below: Also speaking at the Summit, Tim Phillips, Professor Patricia McEachern. Below: Ed Stewart Pat Derby.

Summit for The Elephants boosts optimism for captive animals

the passage of the UK’s new Animal Welfare Act in 2006; the behind-thescenes machinations that had derailed progress, and finally the 2009 ADI investigation of elephant beatings at the Great British Circus, which prompted government action. Our final talk focused on ADI’s expanding operations in the United States: Jan discussed our investigations and scientific reports and the groundwork for future progress. The presentations were well received, and the atmosphere was one of optimism and hope for the protection of captive animals. Professor Patricia McEachern, Ph.D., of the Dorothy Jo Barker Endowment of Animal Rights at Drury University, also outlined the course on animal rights established by former TV presenter Bob Barker. Professor McEachern concluded the list of course topics by saying that she was so impressed by ADI’s work that it would from now on be included in the syllabus. Also speaking were representatives from the HSUS, IDA, PETA, Zoocheck Canada, Oakland and Detroit Zoos, Active Environments, and academics and experts from a range of fields in animal welfare. © Tim Phillips / Animal Defenders International

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Below left: Ed Stewart, Jan Creamer and Tim Phillips take time out from the Summit to inspect the work on the building of the new enclosure for the Bolivian lions, with ADI vet Dr. Mel Richardson. Below: Nicolas enjoys a shower.

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Bolivia ADI is working with the

Above: We exposed how this elephant was left chained in a noisy tent in a Brasilian circus.

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authorities to implement the circus ban by relocating animals (see p 3).

Colombia The Bill to ban the use of animals in circuses was discussed in the Congress in a public hearing. ADI made a presentation and launched the new video ‘Unnatural Acts’. Despite our efforts the Bill was shelved, but we continue working with Congress members to introduce legislation in August. During the Presidential election, ADI met with the main candidates and presented the newly elected President, Juan Manuel Santos, with ADI’s circus report ‘Animals in Traveling Circuses’ and DVD “Stop Circus Suffering”. Rock bands El Sie7e (below) and La Pestilencia backed the campaign at a concert in Bogotá. Wearing ADI Tshirts, and joined on stage by ADI South America Campaigns Coordinator Juan Pablo Olmos, the bands asked an audience of over 5000 fans not to attend animal circuses, and for the Colombian Congress to support the Bill. © Animal Defenders International

Brasil called on to ban animal circuses as ADI video reveals animal suffering In May, ADI launched a new video documentary ‘Unnatural Acts. Stopping the suffering in circuses in Brasil’ in the Brasilian House of Representatives, and called for Congress to adopt Bill 7291/2006 banning animal circuses. The video contrasts the shocking abuse and confinement of animals in circuses with their natural environment and features footage, filmed by ADI just a month earlier, from inside Brasilian circuses, as well as examples of circus cruelty across South America. The meeting was chaired by Ricardo Tripoli, the rapporteur of the Bill (PSDB / SP) and was addressed by Helder Constantino, ADI Head of Legislative Affairs; Antoniana Ottoni, ADI Brasil Representative, and actress Luisa Mell. Also speaking in support of a ban were key Government players, such as Katia Lemos, Prosecutor for the Defense of the Environment and Cultural Heritage (Prodema) of the Public Prosecution in the Federal District and Territories (MPDFT) and Roberto Cabral, General Coordinator of the Investigations Department of the Brasilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA). In Brasil, rising public concern about animals in traveling circuses is reflected in the growing number of states and municipalities banning animal use. These include Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Sao Paulo and Espirito Santo and over 50 municipalities. A commitment in Brasil to end this suffering would be hugely influential around the world. The Bill has already been voted by three different Commissions in the House of Representatives, and ADI is now working with Brasilian Congress members to ensure that it is voted by the full house before the election in October. The Bill will then require approval in the Senate before it can come into force. ADI Brasil’s, Antoniana Ottoni writes a column on the website of Brasilian animal rights news agency Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais (ANDA). Visit ANDA’s site at www.anda.jor.br.

Right: ADI South America Coordinator Juan Pablo Olmos and global Animals in Entertainment Campaigner Alexandra Cardenas give a TV interview at the Peruvian Congress. Inset: the ADI inflatable elephant inside the Congress.

Over two years since the Bill to ban the use of animals in circuses was tabled by APRA and Nationalist parties, the Peruvian Congress has deferred its discussion, leaving circus animals in limbo over the summer recess. The Agrarian and the Andean Environment and Ecology Commissions approved the Bill back in early 2009. In June 2010, the Board of Spokespersons of the Congress agreed that the Bill should be discussed as a priority. ADI’s lobbying team in South America organized an intense campaign: back-toback meetings with Congressmen from all parties; we met Congress President Luis Alva Castro, presenting him with a public petition of over 2000 signatures supporting the ban, and a giant postcard signed by fellow members; we launched a dedicated website on the Bill and our Stop Circus Suffering campaign. We also flooded the Congress with new campaign materials. This massive push for action generated momentum and optimism among Congress members for the next stage.

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Fight for UK circus legislation continues

This time last year, ADI released the shocking findings of an investigation of the UK’s Great British Circus.

Soon after, election commitments to pursue a ban were made by all main political parties, including Nick Clegg, now Deputy Prime Minister. Now with a new Coaliton Government in place, a new Motion has been tabled in Parliament by Members of Parliament, calling for a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses, and urging the new government: “…the only thing stopping this ban from coming into place is a decision by Ministers.” In 2006 the previous government promised Parliament that it would ban animal circuses under the UK’s new Animal Welfare Act. We waited four years for action. Now with the new government in place, we must mobilize the public to insist on the ban. Over 200 city and regional governments in the UK already ban the use of animals in traveling circuses; 95% of the public want a ban. ADI UK is determined to ensure that the UK is among the next countries to act to Stop Circus Suffering.

A year on and the UK public are, more than ever, behind a ban on wild animals in circuses… but the ban is in danger of slipping away due to political inaction, following the General Election. Our undercover filming of the horrific beatings of elephants at the Great British Circus last summer shocked the public, and put wild animals in circuses back on the political agenda. The Minister responsible for animal welfare at the time, Jim Fitzpatrick, immediately ordered a public consultation and told his department to conclude their long deliberations on this issue. The public consultation produced a massive 95%* of the British public in favor of a ban on wild animals in traveling

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circuses. (*94.5% web vote + .5% postcard vote)

Top: Minister Jim Fitzpatrick meets with ADI Animals in Entertainment Campaigner Alexandra Cardenas and announces plans for a ban; Inset: ADI Consultation postcard. Above: Elephant abuse at the Great British Circus. Left: Elephant with the Great British Circus.

decrees restricting the use of great apes in circuses and banning the acquisition and breeding of CITES listed species were issued in September and October. The latter will include lions, tigers, bears, seals and elephants. Effectively this phases out wild animals in Portuguese circuses.

Austria A legal challenge to the Austrian ban on the use of wild animals in circuses was rejected by the European Commission, saying that animal protection should be left to Member States. ADI’s legal submission to the case highlighted examples of Member States making unilateral laws on ethical issues. The European Ombudsman has criticized the Commission but says no further legal action is justified as the European Circus Association is now challenging the ban in the Austrian national courts.

Norway A proposal to ban the use of kangaroos, zebras, sea-lions and elephants in circuses, and the time required to implement this, is under consideration. Ireland Demos with Irish group ARAN have been held in Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Galway, Wexford and Dublin. Greece ADI campaign partner, the Greek Animal Welfare Fund, continues to lobby for national legislation to ban the use of animals in circuses. Greece has many local bans. Lebanon Almost 15 years after ADI seized all of their animals in Mozambique, the Akef Egyptian Circus illegally entered Lebanon en route to the Monte Carlo Circus Festival. ADI supplied Animals Lebanon with copies of the original fraudulent documents used by Akef; Animals Lebanon ran an excellent campaign which persuaded the Lebanese Minister of Agriculture to order the circus out of the country.

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our global Save The Primates campaign has exposed laboratories, monkey dealers and trappers and made the first steps towards stronger laws to protect primates. So it was a magical moment when three lab monkeys were handed into our care. On an icy, cold winter’s morning, after months of negotiation and preparation, we waited for the monkeys at Stockholm airport – we wondered “What if they have changed their minds?” At 6am, in the almost deserted cargo area, the vehicle from the laboratory rumbled into sight – they had insisted that we should not collect the monkeys from the lab, or see them loaded. The truck stopped and the rear doors opened. ADI Vice President Tim Phillips and Supporter Relations Director Lisa Mitchinson turned on their flashlights and

peered into the crates. Bright eyed, alert, but looking fairly relaxed, three small monkey faces looked back. They had no idea that their lives had changed forever. Each year almost 70,000 monkeys die in U.S. laboratories and 10,000 in Europe. Animals that make it out alive are rare. Labs have little incentive to give a living face to the animals they use and ultimately kill. However on this occasion, the laboratory listened to public pressure. These monkeys are the embodiment of the issues that have provoked fierce debate across Europe for the past few

Photos Clockwise: ADI Vice President Tim Phillips takes delivery of the monkeys; the monkeys ready to fly; about to board the flight from Sweden; Baloo pokes his tongue out; Bacilusk; the three venture outdoors for the first time; into the quarantine van for the last leg of the journey; Bacil and Bacilusk.

years over ending the trade in what are known as “F1” monkeys. Most laboratory monkeys are born of wild-caught parents and are known as “F1” (first generation of one or both wild-caught parents). So while laboratories claim not to use wild-caught monkeys, the dealers supplying them are in reality, constantly capturing animals from the wild to re-stock their factory-style breeding farms. Some 26,000 monkeys are imported into the U.S. every year – this is big business. It is a trade we have campaigned hard to halt, and our team in Europe have recently secured a phase-out of F1 primates coming into Europe – although there is still a long way to go.

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Three little monkeys

The parents of Baloo, Bacil and Bacilusk were torn from the wild in Mauritius and sent to Mazor Farm in Israel. In late 2001 Baloo, Bacil, Bacilusk and another monkey, Bamse, were born – about a month apart. As each approached their second birthday they were sold to a Swedish laboratory. On October 7, 2003, they were packed in crates, flown to Holland and then taken by road to the lab. They were trained to present their arms for injections and withdrawal of blood, and to open their mouths for examination. They were used in neurology experiments involving PET and MR imaging, and given trace doses of substances with “minimal effect on behavior”. It is a chilling irony that these imaging techniques that enable a huge spectrum of neurology research on human volunteers have, in some facilities, been used on animals instead of replacing animal use. Bamse developed diabetes and was killed. By 2009, the monkeys were no longer needed in the neurology tests, but continued to be used as blood donors for other experiments. Swedish animal rights group Djurrattsalliansen had followed the monkeys since they were imported, and supporters began a letter writing campaign urging the laboratory to spare the animals. Djurrattsalliansen and Israel’s Behind Closed Doors group contacted ADI and asked if we could persuade the laboratory to hand over the monkeys.

We contacted the laboratory and the response was positive, provided they could inspect the new home! And so began ADI’s partnership with Lakeview, a wonderful monkey sanctuary in England specializing in caring for rescued monkeys. The handover was agreed with the lab, and we have financed a new enclosure. ADI London staff have rolled up their sleeves and used their time off to help build it, ready for when Baloo, Bacil and Bacilusk are out of quarantine. On arrival in the quarantine unit at Lakeview the monkeys sprang out alert, calm and set about exploring. After acclimatization indoors, the monkeys were given access to the outdoor quarantine enclosures. The door was opened and Baloo headed out to explore, followed closely by Bacil and Bacilusk. With great excitement they heard the calls of the other monkeys, Baloo climbed as high as he could and called back. On Christmas Day, Lakeview directors Jim and Sharon wrap treats for all the monkeys in the sanctuary, and so Baloo, Bacil and Bacilusk (now known as the 3Bs) excitedly unwrapped and devoured the contents. At just 8 years old, Baloo, Bacil and Bacilusk could live to the age of 30, and so have the prospect of many happy years in a large natural enclosure in woodland. As is our policy with animal rescues, ADI will be funding the care of the monkeys for the rest of their lives, including construction of the enclosures, food and veterinary care. So like the Bolivian lions, we need your help looking after these monkeys. As a reminder of how lucky the 3Bs are, whilst we were working to secure their release, 50 monkeys were used and killed

killed at the same facility, 33 new monkeys were imported, and at the time of going to press, 49 monkeys remain there. Our thanks to PBS International for its help in organizing the transportation of the monkeys, and to the animal groups Djurrattsalliansen and Behind Closed Doors, who alerted ADI and trusted us to save these monkeys. We urgently need donations towards the completion of the ADI enclosure that will be the monkeys’ permanent home. We also need supporters to adopt these monkeys and secure their care for life – see the adoption form, enclosed.

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Rescue News

Farewell: Tarzan & David

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of dear Tarzan, our last rescued tiger in South Africa. he enjoyed three precious years of freedom in the African bush, thanks to the kindness and generosity of ADI supporters. When we rescued him from a rusting circus cage in Portugal Tarzan was malnourished and in poor condition, but his character shone through. On the journey to Africa he remained relaxed, rolling about playfully on his back whenever we approached. Even in his enclosure, he would rush to see anyone passing by, rolling over with his paws in the air. Tarzan was much older than we had been led to believe but he enjoyed his freedom right to the end, and our vet concluded that he simply died of old age. He flourished in the sunshine in the African bush, becoming powerful and quick enough to catch wild vultures that tried to steal his food. He would prowl through the long grass, and swim or lie in his pool. A wonderful, loveable rogue who will be sorely missed. Although sad that his time in the sunshine could not have been longer, of the many animals we encounter in circuses, Tarzan was one of the lucky ones. Every moment of freedom, of lying in the sunshine was precious. Thank you so much to those who supported him during his years with us.

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Sadly, we have also lost another friend, Professor David Meltzer. our condolences to the friends and family of the Prof, who died last year. We began working with Prof in 1996 when we saved all of the animals from the Akef Egyptian Circus in Mozambique – lions, tigers, a python, horses and dogs. He remained involved in the care of three of those lions for the rest of their lives. In 2005, he was the vet in charge when we moved our elderly tigers, Mowgli and Shere Khan after their sanctuary was lost in a land claim. Then in 2007, he was the supervising vet for the relocation of Tarzan, Sarah, and Caesar from Portugal to South Africa, supervising their care afterwards. It is with great sadness that we say farewell to someone whose good humor and professionalism made him such a pleasure to work with on these complex and testing operations. ADI and the animals will miss him.

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Fur trade exposed

Over seven months, 30 separate locations, seven hours of footage and one and a half thousand photographs, ADI’s undercover investigators documented the heart-rending suffering inflicted on animals in one of the world’s most sickening industries – farming animals for their fur. appalling conditions of the barren cages – unclean, rusty and often broken – are only matched by the animals’ crippling state of ill health. Our field officers filmed foxes with obvious signs of untreated infection or disease in their eyes, noses and ears – clearly demonstrating a complete indifference on the parts of those meant to be caring for the animals. There were open wounds, loss of tails, and more serious illnesses such as malformed limbs and feet, a result

Finland is the world’s largest producer of fox fur and, like farms in North America, boasts high standards of welfare for its animals and certification schemes. In fact, over the last decade, the fur and fashion industry has been largely successful in airbrushing away the reality of the horrific suffering of animals… until now. ADI’s undercover investigation into Finnish fur farms has exposed the daily horror of life on the fur farm for foxes and mink, caged and bred just for their fur. The

Horrific, cruel: the world’s largest exporter of fox fur exposed of living on wire mesh. Some foxes had visible gum masses, sometimes entirely engulfing the teeth – a disease which causes severe pain and distress, making eating and drinking difficult. Their water bowls were often empty, unclean and broken, and many of the foxes displayed severe behavioral abnormalities, indicative of psychological damage. It is clear that for the companies producing fur, the welfare of the animals they use is not a priority. It is the end product they are concerned with, the fur product that will make them money. Animal suffering appears to be of little to no importance. Even if the conditions in these farms were not as bad as the video shows, the psychological damage which so many of the animals display would still be there.

A fox on a fur farm in Finland – the world’s largest producer of fox fur.

Below left: A silver fox with gums grotesquely overgrown because of gingival hyperplasia – the animal has clearly been suffering for a long time. Below: Rows of caged foxes in Finland.

A young fox with a bloody stump where his tail should be.

A selection of our campaign materials which are available in English, Italian, French, Finnish, and Hebrew.

Fox and mink, the most widely used species of animals farmed for fur, are wild animals: they retain all of their wild instincts and needs. They are shy and fearful of humans and other animals, and in an intensive farming environment they will always suffer mentally and emotionally. Mink are territorial and would naturally spend much of their time in water. On these farms, however, they do not have any access to water. Instead, they spend their lives in cages, unable to express either their swimming or foraging behavior. Foxes, being naturally secretive and shy animals, would in the wild live below the ground in dens. However, on farms these wild animals spend their lives exposed to humans and other animals, and with minimum or no enrichment. The simple fact is that foxes and mink would suffer in any farming environment. But what our investigation reveals, however, is that Finnish fur farms – the very same farms which supply the majority of fox fur sold on American high streets – are not only unnatural environments: they house some of the most terrible and heartbreaking scenes of suffering ever uncovered by an ADI investigation.

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A Finnish fur farm is truly an intolerably cruel place for animals. In the wild, foxes live up to 15 years, and mink live up to 10 years - but the lifespan of mink and fox bred for fur is a mere eight months. It takes 15-20 foxes or 60-80 mink to make just one fur coat, and four million cubs are killed each year for pelts. Babies born without the prerequisite pelt quality are killed immediately. ADI’s investigation has uncovered the shocking reality behind claims by the fashion industry that animals are raised humanely for fur, and has shown that industry accreditation schemes for farms are meaningless. The video and accompanying report, ‘Bloody Harvest – the real cost of Fur’, have been launched across Europe as part of ADI’s Fur Stop campaign. You can watch the video and download the report from ADI’s campaign website, www.furstop.com, which will be tracking the campaign as it continues to receive backing from around the world.

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Armed with powerful and moving documentation of suffering in Finnish fur farms alongside a detailed report, ADI’s Fur Stop campaign has been launched across Europe, and generated support from the public, politicians and celebrities alike. From Helsinki to Tel Aviv, and stopping at fashion weeks in London, Milan and Paris in between, ADI has partnered with local groups to screen the investigation video and distribute our report, Bloody Harvest – the real cost of Fur, which exposes the staggering levels of suffering that foxes and mink are subjected to in Finnish fur farms. 010 bruary 2 y, 25 Fe a d rs u h T The report and video are available in English, Finnish, French, Italian and Hebrew. ADI President Jan Creamer kicked off the campaign in London on February 18 with a statement in The Independent, insisting that “it is no longer acceptable to

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ignore the suffering, and designers must take responsibility for the way that their fur is produced”. Then we hit the campaign trail across Europe, presenting the findings and urging both the public and dnesday, fashion designers to 24 Febru ary 2010 boycott fur. The launch in Finland, where the investigation was carried out, was addressed by ADI Campaigner Alexandra Cardenas and Finnish group Oikeutta Eläimille. A screening was held at the Finnish Parliament, attended by members of the parliament including a spokesperson of the Left Alliance party, Paavo Arhinmaki. The Vice-Chairman of the Environment Committee, Pentti Tiusanen criticized the lack of action by the Ministry of Agriculture and Ms Mari Puoskari of the Green Party said that a ban on fur farming will be on the Green Party’s agenda. A parliamentary question was tabled to the government.

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To cap off this string of high-profile launches across Europe, ADI attended a meeting in Israel’s Knesset to present evidence on the introduction of a national ban on fur farming and the trade of fur products throughout Israel. We presented a Hebrew version of the Bloody Harvest video. Our next stop in our fight against the fur industry? The United States.

Help us This campaign attracted media coverage across Europe and from Brasil to Australia. We will be hitting the U.S. in the near future. We need you help: order our (free) Fur Stop leaflets: Help spread the world and ensure that we halt the fashion comeback of fur. get active online through furstop.com and our Facebook group. Please send a donation: Ensure that we can continue to undertake investigations like this and expose and end the suffering of animals. We can’t do it without you.

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In London our campaign received the backing of iconic model Twiggy (and TV ‘Top Model’ contest judge) and pop starturned-Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon. Support from Twiggy during London fashion week was reported across the world: “I am very sad that some designers are still using real fur when the fake alternatives are so effective and so easily obtainable. I hope this ADI report helps the fashion industry realize that these poor animals are kept in such terrible and inhumane conditions. Is it really worth this cruelty just for fashion’s sake? I don’t think so.” Next were launches at the heart of the Milan and Paris fashion weeks. The launch in Milan was addressed by Helder Constantino, ADI Head of Legislative Affairs and co-hosted by our Italian partners, Agire Ora, attracting considerable media coverage and even rolling across to Switzerland. At the Paris launch with our partner campaign group, Fourrure Torture, we caught the attention of the fashion media.

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Photos (left to right): Twiggy backs the ADI campaign; ADI Head of Legislative Affairs interviewed in Milan; Finland launch – Ms. Salla Tuomivaara (Animalia), Ms. Mari Puoskari (Member of the Parliament/Green Party), Mr. Pentti Tiusanen (Member of the Parliament/Vicechairman of the Environment Committee), Ms. Anne Nieminen (Oikeutta Eläimille), Alexandra Cardenas; Alesha Dixon calls for “Fur Stop”; the ADI report is presented in the Knessett, Israel, by attorney Joshua Rotbert.

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New animal testing rules in Europe For the past eight years ADI has been campaigning to shape the new European Union (EU) legislation on animal experimentation. The new Directive will govern animal experiments across the 27 nations of the Union, covering 12 million animal experiments. As the new Directive is at last finalized after years of debate, we can see both victories and frustrations. Whilst the new European Directive will not immediately influence vivisection in the US, its impacts on the development and implementation of alternatives, standards of animal care, animal supplies, transparency and wider scientific and public consultation will eventually be felt here. Consequently, for eight years Europe has been the frontline of the battleground to end animal experiments worldwide and now the dust is settling. The government of the European Union is the European Commission (administration, drafts legislation); the European Parliament (directly elected representatives); the Council of Ministers (representatives of the government of each Member State). Each country takes in turn, the Presidency of the Union. In the first few years of the review process we made considerable progress, shaping the debate and prioritizing issues. ADI’s historic Written Declaration 40/2007 on primate experiments, adopted by the European Parliament in 2007, ensured several measures to change direction on the use of primates in research were ADI

included in the European Commission Draft Directive published in late 2008. In 2009, the Draft Directive was debated and amended in the European Parliament, with ADI active at every stage producing briefings, organizing meetings with MEPs and individual lobbying drives; securing amendments and fighting off the most destructive amendments from the vivisection industry. We produced technical briefings on: competitiveness of pharmaceutical industry, advanced technologies and replacement of animals; development of alternatives; wild capture of primates; authorization processes; wider scientific and public scrutiny; thematic review of specific types of experiment; replacement of animal experiments. However, the wealthy pro-vivisection lobbyists outnumbered us by more than ten to one. We held off the worst, but the Commission’s proposals were seriously weakened when the European Parliament voted on them in May 2009. From here, the Draft Directive moved to Europe’s Council of Ministers.

While the European Parliament can be roughly compared to the US House of Representatives, the Council of Ministers can be considered equivalent to the US Senate: it represents the national interests of the states of the Union. But, unlike the US Senate, the Council of Ministers is essentially a diplomatic body where debate takes place behind closed doors. This was a tough stage to lobby. Before discussion began our team toured Europe meeting most of the member state’s Council advisors, as well as the Swedish Presidency. We created awareness and involved the public, with ‘Save the Primates’ launches in the UK, Spain, Italy and Belgium. The ADI team, Jan Creamer, Tim Phillips and Helder Constantino gave oral evidence and were cross-examined by a UK House of Lords* Select Committee, examining the proposals for the UK Parliament. Our evidence was influential and several key points were included in the subsequent report, which called for strict regulation, greater scrutiny on primate research and the promotion of non-animal methods. (*The UK Parliament's second chamber). Online, supporters signed a letter of key demands which was handed in at the start of trialogue discussions – the three-way negotiations between Council of Ministers, European Parliament, and European Commission. We marked the opening of these negotiations with a screening at the European Parliament of ‘Save the Primates’ featuring our undercover footage of wild monkeys being trapped for research, inside the Asian monkey dealers, and inside the notorious Huntingdon Life Sciences monkey unit. Chaired by Spanish MEP Raul Romeva and addressed by trialogue rapporteur Daciana Sârbu MEP, and Tim Phillips of ADI, the meeting reminded people of the reality of animal experimentation. ADI and Eurogroup for Animals joined forces to ensure a single coherent voice for animals was briefing those involved in the discussions. Background briefings were produced for amendments on: alternatives; wild capture of primates; authorization processes; thematic review. Often we responded to the debates and

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proposed text changes within hours and would work into the night to finalize vital briefings. These efforts were rewarded to some extent, with some of the most damaging amendments voted in the European Parliament being scrapped or changed by the Council. For instance, an amendment requiring millions of experiments to proceed with a mere notification was overturned in favor of a full authorization process for all animal experiments. The phase-out of the capture of wild monkeys for breeding stock on factory farms remained fiercely contended to the end but was secured despite massive opposition from industry. Restrictions on how monkeys can be used survived, but need more work, and clarification. The ape experimentation ban was confirmed. Welfare standards were introduced for fish, which had been forgotten by both the Commission and the Parliament. The ADI proposals on thematic review, adopted by the Parliament, were softened but not removed; these remain the first-ever mechanism in law for wider consultation and review of specific experiments or areas research, with a view to setting timetables for replacement. Disappointingly, the Commission’s proposals for national laboratories to encourage development and implementation of alternative methods could have been a significant driver of progress, but this was reduced to a vague commitment to ‘assist’ and ‘contribute’ to the development and validation of alternative approaches. Trialogue discussions ended in April this year and the final compromise text is due to be voted in Second Reading by the European Parliament in September 2010. Although we will press for improvements where possible, opportunities are now increasingly limited, as this complex process draws toward its conclusion. However, the passing of the new Directive into law is not the end of the campaign. Once passed at European level, it must be transposed into national legislation by each of the 27 Member States. Thus, new national campaigns must be organized in each country to fight for national legislation to go further than the new Directive. The next aim is to secure measures that clearly lead to an end to animal experiments. Although the new EU Directive is not as strong as we would hope, in many respects it highlights just how far behind the United States has now fallen. In terms of almost every area: restrictions on primate use; wider consultation on authorization, implementation of alternatives, welfare standards, it is time for the U.S. to catch up.

Sadly, the conscientious objector’s voice is still a component of many teaching laboratories in Europe, where animals are still widely used for education, disregarding available alternatives and the wishes of many students. The latest EU statistics (from 2005, when there were 25 member states) on animal experiments state that, for education and training, 198,994 animals were used. This figure represents 1.6% of the total European animal use and is approaching the percentage of animals used in disease diagnosis. The statistics fail to highlight the application divide of this staggering figure but detail the numbers of each species used; most commonly rats and mice are used, followed by fish, amphibians, rabbits, pigs and cattle. Importantly, the EU statistics do not include animals killed humanely for their tissues or the re-use of animals for procedures. Both of these major evasions mean the statistics, as they stand, fail to accurately represent the extent of animal use in education. Typically, experiments carried out in schools and university-level learning environments include dissections to supplement the theoretical knowledge being taught. Animals are also used to teach experimental procedures i.e.

learning and practising laboratory skills or surgical techniques. In some cases it is the animals’ tissues that are used as surrogates for human tissues when experimental data is required. Alternatives to the use of animals in education are varied and plentiful, from 3D models and mechanical simulators, interactive videos, computer simulations and virtual reality applications to in vitro studies on cell lines. Videos take viewers on a journey through the human body and dissection videos exist for a host of different species. The lifetime of these applications is endless, students can rewind and replay; impossible with animal dissections4, 5. Student selfexperimentation is also a viable alternative for physiological experiments and can create a memorable learning experience. Computer assisted learning (CAL) is an application promoted by the Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research (LDF) due to the successful collaboration with Professor David Dewhurst, who says “..alternatives, in many instances, provide more effective teaching and learning than the laboratory practical which they replace”. Such alternatives are more humane and research has shown they are just as effective in meeting learning objectives. Computer-based labs have resulted in

References: 1. Kinzie, M.B., et al (1993). Journal of Research in Science Teaching 30(8):989-1000 2. Leonard, W.H. (1992) Journal of Research in Science Teaching 29(1):93102 3. www.eurca.org 4. http://oslovet.veths.no/NORINA/ 5. Jukes, N. (2003) From Guinea Pig to Computer Mouse, 2nd Edition, 2003. InterNICHE publication.

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The established and successful collaboration that LDF maintains with British University Professor Paul Furlong will be extended, as funding is granted for another five years. Research will be supplemented by subsidizing scanning hours, allowing development and improvement of cutting-edge neuroimaging techniques. The areas of research that LDF will be funding include epilepsy and cognitive function, allowing increased understanding of the cognitive processes of brain function in health and disease. Traditionally, invasive animal experiments were used for such research, yielding scientifically questionable data that is not directly applicable to humans.

equivalent or significantly better test scores than animal dissections1, 2. Whilst animals can generally only be used once, alternatives offer an unambiguous and positive learning experience where negative data and unsuccessful experiments are not an issue. Economical arguments also favor alternatives; a oneoff computer or simulation package purchase is more viable than the continual purchase of animal specimens3. In an age where we should be developing advanced science techniques, that is built on strong ethical foundations, it is disappointing that such a wasteful use of animals still occurs despite the available alternatives ready for uptake. For European science to reflect the views of EU citizens, be economical, competitive and of a high quality, the area of animal use in education needs to be, and can be, rapidly addressed at an EU-wide level. The hurdles preventing such a seemingly trouble-free switch, whether due to a lack of awareness from the teaching staff or a lack of resources, will be identified by Professor Dewhurst in a new LDF-funded EU survey. It is vital that the training of future scientists about compassion, ethics and animal replacement, benefiting both humans and animals, should be at the core of EU education.

Another longstanding grant holder, Professor David Dewhurst at the University of edinburgh, has also been awarded a new grant for 2010. This will enable the fruition of the ReCAL project which, in 2011, will have spanned a timehonoured LDF collaboration of 25 years. The grant will be used for the ReCAL 2 project, to enhance the impact of computer-based alternatives to animal use in teaching biomedical sciences, and will allow wide dissemination and uptake of the program. Professor Dewhurst and his team of researchers are also performing an LDF-funded Europe-wide survey on animal use and alternatives in higher education, as a basis for making targeted changes to the future use of animals in education worldwide.

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Left to right: Professor Paul Furlong; A brain scan from the MRI scanner at Professor Furlong’s University (Aston); Professor David Dewhurst.

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