Animal Defender Spring 2010 by Animal Defenders International

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DefenDer He’s got reason to be cheerful! We take laboratory monkeys to a new life!

Stop Circus Suffering Overwhelming public support for ban in Government Consultation. Plus global news

Plus: Rescues ● Update on revision of EU experiments rules Research without animals ● Free Tilly campaign Campaign against space experiments ● Fur Farms Exposed

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With so much happening around the world, our team has certainly been stretched. Despite our small size, I do think this issue of the magazine shows how we continue to fight effectively for animals on all fronts. With the achievement of 94% (and still counting) public support for a ban on animal circuses in the UK and government commitment; animal circus legislation in progress in Brazil, Peru, Chile and Colombia; lobbying on animal research in Europe and the build-up to new UK legislation, we have been everywhere we needed to be.

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It is always gratifying when we can save animals, and our rescue of the Bolivian circus animals and the Swedish lab monkeys are an important focus of the campaigns. We also report in this issue on the shambles that is the UK Home Office inspections of foreign laboratory animal suppliers.

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Our investigation of fur farming heralds the start of the rolling back of the public image gains made by the fur industry in recent years. It puts paid to their claim that farming animals for their fur is a humane alternative to wild capture. The shocking findings of our investigation in Finland, one of the world’s leading suppliers of fur, are sure to make legislators rethink this industry.

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The next two years are going to be the most important for laboratory animals in the UK since 1986. Once the new European Directive is passed, whichever government is elected in the UK will be responsible for the legislation that will transpose the Directive into law. So my message today is this – get ready. Dig in now. Stiffen your resolve and call up your reserves. The campaign over this legislation will be the biggest fight of not our lives, but the lives of millions of lab animals. This is your call to action. We need you.

ANIMAL DEFENDERS INTERNATIONAL: 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. NATIONAL ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY: Founded 1875; the world’s premier anti-vivisection group. Millions of animals suffer and die in cruel, unscientific, and futile experiments. The NAVS advocates the total prohibition of all animal experiments, and, pending the achievement of this aim, we may support partial measures which would provide steps towards reform.. LORD DOWDING FUND: Founded 1974; a department of the NAVS; sponsors non-animal scientific and medical research.

Where there’s a WILL there’s a WAY to help suffering animals 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 (ADI) and returned home to Africa where he now lives with his own kind. ADI is a major international force in animal protection. Please help us to help other animals like Toto to live in peace by making a bequest today to Animal Defenders International.

If you believe in reincarnation there are some animals you wouldn’t want to be. Imagine a life imprisoned in a cramped cage, subjected to constant experimentation; a lifetime of suffering followed by a painful death. That’s the cruel, futile fate suffered by millions of laboratory animals in the name of research. The National Anti-Vivisection Society is the world’s premier and leading group working to end the suffering of animals in laboratories. We lobby Parliament; produce scientific reports, educational materials and videos; conduct undercover investigations and expose law breaking. We fund non-animal scientific . Please help us to help laboratory animals by making a bequest to the National Anti-Vivisection Society.

Help finance an evolution. Will you leave a lasting legacy of compassion, and help scientific advancement? The Lord Dowding Fund finances scientific and medical research without the use of animals. We believe that cruel animal techniques have no place in 21st century science. We have supported major advances in many fields, including neuroscience, cancer research and safety testing – we developed a humane British Standard Test for the toxicity of dental fillings. Your legacy could help save the lives of animals and advance scientific research. Help finance an evolution in medical science and leave a lasting legacy with a bequest today to the Lord Dowding Fund.

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our Save the Primates campaign has exposed laboratories, monkey dealers and trappers and helped shape far reaching proposals for eU legislation, as we have taken the campaign across the world. During the campaign for a ban on the use of primates in the eU, three laboratory monkeys were handed into our care. Now safe in our quarantine unit, the three very lucky monkeys, Baloo, Bacil, and Bacilusk, will be released into a large outdoor enclosure this summer as the european Parliament finally decides on the fate of other monkeys just like these. On an icy, cold winter’s morning we waited for the monkeys at Stockholm airport. Months of negotiation and preparation had led up to this point, and as our breath hung as mist in the wintry air, we wondered “What if they have changed their minds?” It was approaching 6am in the almost deserted cargo section of the airport when the animal van from the laboratory rumbled into sight – they had been categorical that we could not enter the lab to collect the animals nor see them loaded. The van stopped and the rear doors were opened. Campaigns Director Tim Phillips and Supporter Relations Director Lisa Mitchinson clicked on their torches and peered into the crates to check each monkey. Bright eyed, alert, but looking fairly relaxed, three small macaque monkey faces looked back at them. They had no idea that their lives had changed forever. Each year 10,000 monkeys die in European laboratories. Animals that make it out alive are very rare indeed. Calls to free animals usually fall on deaf ears, even for animals used in non-invasive experiments. Labs have little incentive to give a living

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Clockwise: Campaigns Director Tim Phillips takes delivery of the monkeys; the monkeys are ready to fly; about to board the flight from Sweden.

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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 years over ending the trade in what are known as “F1” monkeys. Almost all laboratory monkeys are born of wild caught parents and are known as “F1” (first generation of one or both wild caught parents). Thus, whilst laboratories claim not to use wild caught monkeys, the dealers supplying them are in fact constantly capturing animals from the wild to re-stock their factory-style breeding farms. It is a trade we have campaigned hard to halt and thrown our hearts and souls into an intensive five years. The European Commission responded with proposals to prohibit the use of F1 monkeys in five years. But when the proposals went before the European Parliament last year, the animal experimentation industry mobilised an army of lobbyists to undermine them. A huge response from ADI ensured that the proposals weren’t torn up altogether and this year we should take a step closer to ending this cynical trade (see p6). Less than we had hoped for but some progress.

Three little monkeys The parents of Baloo, Bacil and Bacilusk were torn from the wild in Mauritius, packed into crates and sent to Mazor Farm just outside Tel Aviv, Israel. Here a series of monkey sheds is enclosed by a high fence. Sounds of monkeys calling out cut through the air.

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In late 2001 Baloo, Bacil, Bacillusk and another monkey, Bamse, were born – about a month apart. They have been described as “half-siblings”. As each approached their second birthday they were sold to a Swedish laboratory. On 7th October 2003, they were packed in crates and flown to Holland and then taken by road to the laboratory. Here 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 behaviour”. It is a chilling irony that these imaging techniques that now enable a huge spectrum of neurology research on human volunteers have, in some facilities, have 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, although they continued to be used for supplies of blood for other experiments. Swedish animal rights group Djurrattsalliansen had followed the story of the monkeys since they learned of the import six years earlier, 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.

Saving the primates We immediately contacted the laboratory and asked if they would hand over the monkeys if we could provide a

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suitable home. The laboratory responded positively, provided they could inspect the facility! And so began an ADI partnership with Lakeview, a wonderful monkey sanctuary in Ascot, Berkshire that specializes in caring for abandoned macaque monkeys. As is our policy with animal rescues, ADI will be funding the care of the monkeys for the rest of their lives: this includes construction and upkeep of the enclosures, food and nutrition, and veterinary services. We will therefore be urging all our supporters to please help and donate to ADI for the care of these monkeys.

Photos Left to right: The monkeys are unloaded at Heathrow airport; Lisa Mitchinson and Jan Creamer of ADI and Jim Shaw of Lakeview check the additional quarantine crate; the monkey crate is placed inside an additional crate inside a quarantine van for the journey from Heathrow; Baloo climbs up the outdoor enclosure to call to the other monkeys; the three monkeys survey their new surroundings.

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We met representatives of the laboratory at Lakeview and agreed the handover of Baloo, Bacil and Bacilusk. But time was now ticking and we were given until Christmas to move them. However, there was a space problem at Lakeview! A pair of monkeys, rescued from the pet trade, were due to leave the quarantine unit. So to speed up the process we committed to funding a new outdoor enclosure for them. Staff from ADI rolled up their sleeves and used their time off to go and help build it. Defra (Department of Environment Food & Rural Affairs) then inspected the quarantine and we were ready to go. At the same time, we made travel arrangements and organised construction of a special travel crate, with three sections with small, metal mesh windows to enable the monkeys to see each other. We then sent the crate to the laboratory, and the next time we saw it

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was at the airport with the monkeys inside. In what might be described as a remarkable Christmas truce, ADI, the group that has led the campaign to end experiments on primates in Europe was handed some lucky little monkeys by a European laboratory on a wintry December morning.

This is freedom The crate of monkeys was lifted onto the aircraft before the ADI team boarded and just a few hours later loaded into a quarantine van and driven to Lakeview. Each crate was opened and out sprang a little monkey. All three were alert and very calm and immediately set about exploring their new home. On Christmas Day, Lakeview directors Jim and Sharon wrapped treats for all the monkeys in the sanctuary, and so Baloo, Bacil and Bacilusk (currently known as the 3Bs until they get new names) excitedly unwrapped their gifts and devoured the contents – images of which ran in Israel’s media. As a poignant reminder of how lucky the 3Bs are, whilst we were working to secure their release, 50 monkeys were killed at the same facility in experiments, 33 new monkeys were imported, and at the time of going to press, 49 monkeys remain there. On January 3rd after acclimatisation in the indoor section of the unit, the monkeys were given access to two adjoining outdoor quarantine enclosures. The door was opened and Baloo (our cover star) headed down the tunnel to explore the enclosure closely followed by Bacil and Bacilusk.

With great excitement they explored; hearing the calls of the other Lakeview monkeys, Baloo climbed as high as he could and peered out towards them, calling back. What do we know of their conversation? We know from our undercover investigation of HLS how a deathly hush would fall over the laboratory when monkeys were killed, as all the animals sensed what was happening. Here Baloo must have sensed something very different from his previous life in the lab. 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 funded completely by ADI – work will begin on construction in the coming weeks. At Lakeview they will have expert care in a tranquil woodland setting, which will be as close to ‘home’ as we can provide. Against all the odds, three little monkeys have a future and will grow old in peace and safety. Our thanks to PBS International for its help in organising the transportation of the monkeys, and to Djurrattsalliansen and Behind Closed Doors, who alerted ADI and trusted us to save these monkeys. Please remember that these monkeys are alive today thanks to letter writing and your support. We urgently need donations towards the completion of the ADI enclosure at Lakeview that will be the monkeys’ home after quarantine. We also need supporters to adopt these monkeys and ensure their ongoing care for the rest of their lives. Use the enclosed form to adopt these three lucky monkeys and continue to follow their story.

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The Council maintains a permanent dialogue with selected MEPs who act as spokespersons for the European Parliament and report back to their Political groups. With the help of these MEPs, and in particular Jill Evans and Daciana Octavia Sârbu, shadow rapporteurs for the Green/EFA and Socialists and Democrat groups, we contributed to shape the “trialogue” between the European Commission, the Swedish Presidency and the Parliament. ADI and Eurogroup for Animals produced a series of key briefings to inform representatives. These included background and amendments on: Development of alternatives; wild capture of primates; authorisation processes; thematic review; replacing animal experiments. Often we would be responding to discussions and proposed text changes from the previous few hours and would work into the night to finalise vital briefings. In November, during the first week of trialogue meetings, we held a discussion of the Directive and screening of ‘Save the Primates’ in the European Parliament. This was chaired by Spanish Green MEP Raul Romeva and addressed by rapporteur Daciana Sârbu MEP, and Tim Phillips of ADI. These efforts were rewarded to some extent. Indeed, some of the most damaging amendments voted in the European Parliament in May 2009 (as reported in Animal Defender Spring/Summer 2009) were scrapped or changed by the Council. For instance, the EP’s amendment to replace the procedure of authorisation for all mild experiments by a simple notification was changed. The Council agreed on an authorisation procedure for all animal experiments. The phase-out on the use of wildcaught primates in breeding was

Below right: ADI Campaigns Director Tim Phillips, Green MEP Raul Romeva and S&D trialogue rapporteur Daciana Sârbu MEP address a meeting at the European Parliament on the eve of the opening of the trialogue discussions. Below: We kept particpants briefed at every stage of the negotaitions.

Following the bruising battle in the European Parliament, the revision of the EU Directive on animal experiments moved to the Council of Ministers, and dialogue between that body, the European Commission and the European Parliament – the toughest and least transparent stage of the process. Nevertheless we were there, lobbying, generating publicity and interest, pushing for amendments, and mobilising supporters. This phase of the campaign proved perhaps the most difficult. Whilst in the European Parliament amendments are tabled and debated openly, the Council of Ministers remains essentially a diplomatic body and debate takes place behind closed doors. Thus, representatives and experts from the Council who take decisions affecting millions of animals are not obliged to inform us which Member States are supporting what measures. Before discussion began our team was heading across Europe for meetings with most of the Council advisors involved in the Directive, as well as the Swedish European Presidency. We created awareness and involved the public in the process as much as possible, for example with Save the Primates campaign launches in Spain, Italy and Belgium, postcard campaigns in the UK, and galvanising public responses to the Home Office consultation.

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Online, we encouraged supporters from all over Europe to sign a letter of key demands. It was important to be aware of the process; a draft had been presented by the Commission, this had been amended and agreed by the European Parliament, it was not therefore possible to take the text in a different direction. Our letter therefore specifically supported or opposed measures that had been supported by either the Commission or Parliament. This was handed in with over 10,000 signatures - one person for every monkey experimented on in the EU that year. Our thanks to everyone who helped collect signatures. The House of Lords’ opinion on the new EU Directive on animal testing – to which we gave evidence agreed that strict EU regulation is needed, particularly for primates, and that it was urgent to promote non-animal methods. We were pleased to see that our evidence had proved influential.

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Shambles of UK lab dealer inspections exposed

Despite the horrific conditions we exposed, monkeys from Nafovanny in Vietnam continue to pour into the UK, whilst the Home Office claim to have “inspected” Nafovanny and found nothing wrong. Our investigation of Huntingdon Life Sciences revealed that in a year 476 monkeys were supplied by Nafovanny with HLS claiming the animals were bred in the “best conditions”, under what the Home office describe as “acceptable welfare standards”. In November 2008, our field officers filmed inside Nafovanny and found most monkeys living in factory farm type sheds - chain link pens, approximately two or three metres square, with concrete floors. Tucked away at the rear of the facility, were a large number of adult monkeys housed alone in broken, rusting cages. These were only slightly taller than a monkey when standing upright, and less than a metre wide. The bare cages had solid metal backs and sides, so each monkey was completely isolated. The footage was shown to MEPs at the European Parliament in January 2009 and a formal complaint with video, calling for the Nafovanny licence to supply UK labs to be revoked was presented to the Home Office. The evidence was clearly at odds with UK guidelines and claims made to the public about the inspection system. The Home Office admits that it only considers the conditions of the specific animals coming to the UK. Thus if ten animals were coming to the UK and these were kept adequately, it would get UK approval even if thousands of others lived deplorably. This means that the UK system of accreditation offers no guarantee for good welfare standards whatsoever. We were assured an inspection would take place and awaited a response. Trade with Nafovanny continued. During 2008 and 2009, 976 and 631 monkeys were imported from Vietnam – animals took up to 36.5 hours to reach the UK. In March this year, we again met with Home Office officials. We were told an inspection had taken place but were denied access to the inspection report, and told no action was being taken against Nafovanny. We are due to meet the Chief Home Office Inspector in order to discuss the findings. The Home Office claimed they could not find the monkeys in our film and questioned whether it was the correct site and not a less reputable monkey dealer. We believe the huge Nafovanny sign on the gates (see picture) was a telltale sign that this was Nafovanny. What facility the Home Office inspected is perhaps the question we should be asking. We will continue to press for action. Once again the claims about high welfare standards and enforcement have been found to be a whitewash. Well this all looks most satisfactory...

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The Home Office have questioned whether our footage (left) was filmed inside Nafovanny. We believe the huge sign on the gate (above), amongst other things, makes it pretty clear we were filming inside Nafovanny. But where were the Home Office inspecting?

maintained, against the European Parliament report and industry wishes. The restriction of the use of primates for research to debilitating and lifethreatening diseases stayed – although a clearer restriction is needed. Welfare standards were introduced for fish, which were initially forgotten by both the Commission and the European Parliament. Our proposals on thematic review, adopted by the Parliament, were softened but not removed. However, a few Member States also took advantage of the notoriously undemocratic ways of the Council to make some shameful suggestions. For instance, an amendment was tabled so that no Member States would be allowed to apply stricter animal welfare measures than those provided by the Directive. This amendment would effectively freeze progress in Europe for decades and prevent countries from democratically adopting innovative legislation to limit animal testing. Our protests were backed by Member States, such as Finland and the Netherlands, and the article was changed to allow stricter existing national legislation. However, this doesn’t apply to future legislation, and we are still asking for this to be corrected. Some other worrying amendments weakened the Member States’ duties to promote alternatives. For instance, the duty for Member States to create National Reference Laboratories for the validation of alternatives was changed to a vague commitment to ‘assist’ and ‘contribute’ to the development and validation of alternative approaches. This lack of vision is very disappointing, and it appears from our meetings with the Home Office that the UK has no plan to designate a laboratory to develop and validate alternatives. Trialogue ended in April 2010 and the final compromise text will be voted on by MEPs in Plenary soon. Although we will press for improvement where possible, opportunities to make big steps forward are now limited at the EU level, because all decision-makers now want to conclude this long legislative process. This has been a huge campaign for us over the past eight years, most intensely in the last six. But this is not the end: next the Directive will have to be transposed in the laws of 27 Member States, including the UK. Now we must prepare for that challenge.

Our 10,000 signature letter was handed individually to all of thoise involved in the negotiations. Pictured left to right: ADI Head of Parliamentary Affairs Helder Constantino hands the letter to Elizabeth Jeggle MEP Rapporteur for the Directive, EPP; Jill Evans MEP Greens/EFA Shadow; Marit Paulsen, ALDE Shadow; Susanna Dragomir assistant to S&D Shadow.

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Fur trade exposed

Over seven months, 30 fur farms, seven hours of footage and one and a half thousand photographs, ADI investigators recorded the heart-rending suffering inflicted on animals for the most trivial of motives – for fashion. Foxes were filmed with obvious signs of untreated infection or disease in animals’ 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, a result of a life lived in unforgiving wire mesh. Some foxes had visible gum masses, sometimes entirely engulfing the teeth – a disease which causes severe pain and distress. Their water bowls were often empty, unclean and broken, and many of the foxes displayed severe behavioural abnormalities, indicative of real psychological damage. It is clear that for the companies producing fur, the welfare of the animals

In the past decade, the appetite for fur has bloated in the UK, hitting a startling 169% growth. With misery out of sight and out of mind, fur has made a comeback, in the guise of coats, hats, and hood trims. It seems that in the time since fur farming was banned across the UK in 2001, the fur and fashion industry has successfully airbrushed away the reality of the horrific suffering of their animals… until now. ADI’s undercover investigation into Finnish fur farms has exposed the horrors that foxes and mink used for their fur are subjected to day in and day out. The appalling conditions of the barren cages – unclean, rusty and often broken – are only matched by the animals’ crippling state of health.

Undercover in the most wretched of places – world’s fur trade exposed they use is not a priority. It is the end product they are concerned with, the fur to line jackets and hats that will make them money. If their animals suffer in the making, it is of little interest to them. Even if the conditions in these farms were not as terrible as they are, the psychological damage which so many of the animals recorded display would still be clearly pronounced. 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 behaviour.

Foxes on fur farms 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 along time.

A tiny fox cub born in a brutal, barren world.

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

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, are being launched across Europe as part of ADI’s Fur Stop campaign to draw attention to the stark reality of fur farming in Europe. 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 celebrities and political figures alike.

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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 40% of the fur sold on UK 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. A Finnish fur farm is indeed 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 6080 mink to make just

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

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As fashion designers and magazines were preparing Jan C r for the European fashion where weeks, Animal Defenders International were gearing up to launch h 2010 y, 6 Marc Saturda a major campaign against the abuse of animals used in the production of fur.

Armed with powerful and moving documentation of suffering in Finnish Wednes fur farms alongside a detailed report, day, 24 ADI’s Fur Stop campaign has since been launched across five countries in Europe, and in less than three week generated a growing 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 010 bruary 2 of suffering that foxes and y, 25 Fe Thursda mink are subjected to in Finnish fur farms. With just a matter of days between launches, ADI produced versions of the report and video in English, Finnish, French, Italian and Hebrew. ADI Chief Executive Jan Creamer kicked off the campaign in London on February 18th with a

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statement in The Independent, insisting that “it is no longer acceptable to ignore the suffering, and designers must take responsibility for the way that their fur is produced”. Then we hit campaign trail across Europe, presenting the findings and urging both the public and fashion designers to 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 then held at the Finnish Parliament, attended by several MPs including a spokesperson of the Left Alliance party, Mr Paavo Arhinmaki, the Vice-Chairman of the Environment Committee, Mr Pentti Tiusanen and a representative of the Green Party, Ms Mari Puoskari. Mr Pentti Tiusanen

criticised the lack of action by the Ministry of Agriculture. Ms Mari Puoskari said that a ban on fur farming will be part of the Green Party’s agenda. A written parliamentary question asked what action the Government was going to take to ban fur farming. In London our campaign received the backing of iconic model Twiggy and pop star-turned-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 realise 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 Parliamentary Affairs and co-hosted by Agire Ora, attracting considerable media coverage and even rolling into Switzerland for more coverage. At the Paris launch with Fourrure Torture the media response was a little more muted but we still caught the eye of fashion industry.

Photos (left to right): Twiggy backs the ADI campaign; ADI Head of Parliamentary 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.

To cap off this string of high-profile launches across Europe, ADI attended a meeting in the Knesset to present evidence during a discussion on the introduction of a national ban on fur farming and the trade of fur products throughout Israel. For this we hastily produced a Hebrew version of the Bloody Harvest video. The vote on the Israel fur ban has been postponed, but we are hoping for a positive result when the Knesset next meet.

Help us This campaign attracted media coverage across Europe and from Brazil to Australia, but we need you to help us keep spreading the word and end this suffering. Please order our new Fur Stop leaflets: Help spread the world and ensure that we halt the fur comeback on the high street. get active online through www.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. © Jan Creamer / Animal Defenders International

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The only place we should see arctic foxes – in the wild.

ADI USA Legal Advisor Corey Evans meets with Guillermo Diaz, veterinary surgeon and administrator of Zacango Zoo to discuss Benny (in the background).

World Lab Animal Day World Lab Animal Day – April 24th – was founded by NAVS and is now marked worldwide. During April our supporters have been distributing special NAVS leaflets, displaying our posters and taking part in events. ADI/NAVS Chief Executive Jan Creamer spoke at the rally in London (above). Around 1,000 people marched through central London and past the Houses of Parliament. Our Campaigns Director Tim Phillips sent a message of support for the rally in Sweden organised by Djurrättsalliansen – he had to pull out of speaking at the rally due to disruption of flights caused by the Icelandic volcano.

The ADI team meats with PROFEPA in Mexico.

Ten years after being separated from his mother and forced to perform tricks as a baby, Benny (previously called Dumbo) was sold to Circus Vasquez and illegally transported to Mexico. Now aged 20, Benny remains at the centre of a tangled legal battle between Mexican authorities, the circus and a trader offering a buyer. Benny’s life characterizes that of countless performing animals, lost in the system and unprotected by negligent US authorities. Although Benny was seized by Mexican authorities after being discovered with no legal documentation or import permit, after a ten year battle through the courts, a judge ordered last year that he be relinquished by the authorities after they were found to have not followed proper procedures. He remains an illegally trafficked CITES animal, stuck in the Mexican government’s seized animal centre, Toluca Zoo, outside Mexico City. However, he is still the property of Vasquez. The authorities have resolved to seize him again if the circus attempts to reclaim him. The legal status of Benny was undetermined, his future far from certain, when ADI was alerted to Benny’s situation by TV personality Bob Barker, a long-time friend of ADI. Hiring a top Latin American legal firm and dispatching our lawyers to meet with PROFEPA (the environmental police), ADI has waded into the legal maze of Mexican regulation in an attempt to ensure Benny’s protection from further circus abuse. ADI has launched two legal moves to attempt to freeze any movement of Benny while the case is reviewed. We are looking for a final declaration on Benny’s illegality, to prevent his return to the entertainment industry, and to secure him a place at the PAWS sanctuary in California.

National Forum against animal abuse in Colombian Senate ADI presented an overview of how the Stop Circus Suffering campaign has been progressing in Colombia and South America at the Forum and urged the Colombian Congress to follow Bolivia’s example by banning the use of animals in circuses. Article 9 of Bill No. 54/2009 proposes a ban on animals circuses and will be discussed in a Commission of the Senate.

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A spokesperson from the Ministry of Environment highlighted that the number of animals in circuses has dropped since 2005, and that the use of animals in circuses seems likely to continue to decline. Our thanks to Senator Camilo Sanchez and the organisers for their support.

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The banners say: "I want to go to Mars" and "I want to go to the jungle". Below the vivisector’s own photographs say it all.

European Space Agency opposes mars monkey experiments. The Netherlands based European Space Agency (ESA) is opposing experiments on monkeys in a project called Mars 500 in partnership with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) . ESA made their position clear following our exposé of the Russian tests. In a poor attempt to simulate a mission to Mars, long-term radiation experiments are being performed on monkeys. The purpose is to investigate the effects of deadly levels of radiation on life expectancy and the risk of cancer. Experiments will also include weightlessness, an unnatural diet, severe confinement, and prolonged isolation. News reports confirm that an impoverished lab in Abkhazia, a Georgian province recognised as independent by Russia following the Russia/Georgia conflict in 2008, will conduct the experiments. Russia even plans to send monkeys to Mars. They would be cared for by a robot, a scenario seemingly out of a science fiction horror story. The dreadful conditions at the laboratory were revealed in a series of images on the Mars 500 website (see right). These were promptly withdrawn when our protests began, but you can judge for yourself for the images we downloaded before the site was censored. In 2008, Umberto Guidoni, former MEP, and former NASA and ESA astronaut supported ADI’s campaign against Russia’s use of primates. He asked Roscosmos to replace these radiation © Anti Dierproeven Coalitie

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experiments by other techniques available aboard the International Space Station (ISS). We contacted ESA and the European Commission urging calling for the experiments to be stopped, noting that such experiments would surely be illegal in Europe under the new Directive on animals in experiments – due to be voted this year – since alternatives are available, and the experiments do not aim at curing any existing clinical conditions. Our partner in this campaign Belgium based Anti Dierproeven Coalitie (ADC) organised a demonstration in the Netherlands at ESA The pressure paid off. In the beginning of April, ESA Director Jean-Jacques Dordain wrote that “ESA is opposing the necessity of complementary experiments with monkeys in combination with research objectives in Mars 500” and “ESA declines any interest in monkey research and does not consider any need or use for such research results”. We welcome the statement, but will continue to put the pressure on everyone involved in the Mars 500 programme until the monkey experiments are abandoned. In the U.S. NASA plan to fund studies investigating the effects of irradiation using “18 to 28 squirrel monkeys” 1 in a project, entitled “Long term effects of space radiation in nonhuman primates” 2. Our US office is protesting. 1. http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=nasa-funded-monkeyradiation-experi-2009-11-06 2. http://spaceradiation.usra.edu/newsletter/archive/2009/fall/index.shtml

Action: Please write a polite letters to the following – President Vladimir V. Putin, Ilinka Str, No 23, 103132, Moscow, Russia. Mr Yury Fedotov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation, 13 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QX. Igor Ushakov, Director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems RAS, Address: 76-A Khoroshevskoe highway, 123007 Moscow, Russia. Email: iushakov@imbp.ru. Ask them to help end the Roscosmos Mars 500 monkey experiments. Point out that the european Space Agency, the partner in Mars 500, has said the tests are unnecessary.

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Right : -Marc Van Roosmalen - primatologist, Meyrem Almaci Flemish Green Party, Danny Flies - Stop Dier Proeven and NAVS/ADI Head of Parliamentary Affairs Helder Constantino.

KEEP ANIMALS OUT OF REACH June 2007 saw the new European Chemical testing regime known as REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) brought into force requiring all chemicals distributed within and imported into the EU to be tested1. This condemned up to 38 million animals to be used in toxicity tests2. We campaigned hard for the use of alternatives, data sharing, and review of testing proposals, successfully seeing the projected death toll cut by 30 million animals. But there remains much to do with an estimated at 8-9 million animals still being used. Many new non-animal alternatives to toxicity-testing experiments still require validation. It is vital that European initiatives to develop and accelerate the implementation of alternatives are adopted. Alternative methods such as

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chemical and biological read-across, in vitro results, qualitative and quantitative structure-activity relationships, understanding exposure levels and ensuring testing is avoided if thresholds of exposure are not met, and developing assays for toxicological endpoints are all viable and practical applications. The NAVS continues to apply pressure to the European Chemicals Agency and regulators to ensure alternative methods are promoted and taken up. European initiatives, such as OSIRIS3 which brings together 31 partners from 14 European countries, are vital in developing integrated testing strategies for REACH. Projects like this should increase the use of non-animal testing information for regulatory decision making, and can further cut animal testing. 1. http://echa.europa.eu/reach_en.asp 2. http://www.navs.org.uk/media_centre/35/0/823/

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A report by Endangered Species International highlights that in the Republic of Congo, at least 300 gorillas are sold to markets each year in the country. Our ‘My Mate’s a Primate’ campaign continues to target the threats to primates – including bush-meat.

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Our Head of Parliamentary Affairs, Helder Constantino, represented the Lord Dowding Fund at a press conference in the Flemish Parliament in November, where two laws initiated by the Flemish Green Party were unveiled. One would ban all commercial animal testing and provide extra funding to the development of nonanimal research techniques. The campaign was initiated by Belgium’s Stop Dier Proeven Coalitie and we will continue to give it our full support and hope that these two complementary pieces of legislation will both be secured. The cosmetics testing ban has shown that legislation can be used to end commercial inertia when it comes to replacing animal testing. Once the EU Directive on animal testing is finalised, all Member States will have to update their legislation. It is hoped that there will be other examples where clear steps are actually taken to replace animal experiments. We will keep you informed of progress in Belgium.

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Plucking of down Hungary and Poland continue to practice the plucking of down from live geese, despite the fact that this contravenes European legislation. Despite a string of complaints to the Commission, the Hungarian and Polish authorities claim to have detected no wrongdoing. The Commission is looking into whether geese can be farmed for their feathers “without causing any unnecessary pain, suffering or injury”.

Cat & dog fur The European Commission is collecting information on enforcement of the regulation banning the trade of cat and dog fur. This comes amid concerns that certain countries – Spain in particular – are failing to take effective action to prevent items made with cat and dog fur from entering the market from Asia, primarily China. Items such as children’s 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.

Warfare experiments On St Valentine’s day, we featured in The People newspaper highlighting the scandal that the number of monkeys used at Porton Down has increased from 54, in 2005, to 149 in 2009 - a massive increase of 176% in four years1. 1. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910 /cmhansrd/cm100209/text/100209w0001.htm

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SUMMIT FOR THE ELEPHANTS 2010

The tragic death of a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando highlighted how inappropriate it is to confine animals like whales to entertain people. ADI responded with 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 and together they might have roamed over a hundred miles each day. Instead each day, he swims around a small tank and performs the same tricks day after day to entertain people.

the machinations that had derailed progress; and the ADI investigation of the Great British Circus in 2009 that prompted Government action. The next day included a presentation of ADI’s US investigations and campaigns. Professor Patricia McEachern, Ph.D. of the Dorothy Jo Barker Endowment of Animal Rights at Drury University outlined the course on animal rights established by former TV presenter Bob Barker. Professor McEachern concluded the list of course topics by saying that the work of ADI would from now on be included. A detailed report and photographs of the conference is available on our website. www.ad-international.org/adi_usa/

Colombian rock bands El Sie7e and La Pestilencia gave a very public display of support to our Stop Circus Suffering Campaign at a concert in Bogotá with an audience of over 5000 fans. ADI set up a stand at the venue, and ADI South America Campaigns Coordinator Juan Pablo Olmos joined the groups on stage during the concert. In front of an ADI display, Julián Urrego, lead vocalist of El Sie7e, asked fans not to go to circuses with animals and urged the Colombian Congress to support Bill No. 054/09 to ban the use of animals in circuses. El Sie7e wore ADI T-shirts in support of the campaign. Looking good! © Anim al Defen ders In ternatio nal

Bands support Stop Circus Suffering

Presentations by ADI Directors Jan Creamer and Tim Phillips were well received at the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) conference in California, which brought together animal campaigners, zoos and sanctuaries. The first presentation, “The Perfect Storm: How Bolivia banned animal circuses”, reviewed our investigation, the campaign leading to the ban and our work to rescue animals as a result. Later Tim presented a round-up of global progress on legislation to ban animal circuses, including Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Greece, Portugal, Norway, and the threats to the Austrian ban – a testament to the impact of our Stop Circus Suffering campaign. Jan then presented the UK situation as a case study of the obstacles to even the most effective campaign. She outlined the 18 year ADI campaign, highlighting our investigations, including the Chipperfield and prosecutions; the broken promises; the passage of the Animal Welfare Act;

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Jan Creamer addresses the Summit for Elephants which was held inside one of the PAWS ARK2000 elephant sheds in California.

We launched freetilly.net, to enable supporters 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.

Action Alert: please visit freetilly.net today and pledge to oppose marine mammal shows.

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Primate pets In December we presented a poster at a House of Commons reception hosted by Wild Futures to highlight the plight of primate pets, and gain support for an Early Day Motion calling for restrictions on private ownership of primates. Our poster featured Kodak the capuchin and Alice and Kye, two macaques, to highlight the suffering caused by the pet trade. We revealed how primates for the pet trade are torn as infants from their parents. We showed the importance of social contact with their own species. Intermittent human contact is no

Below: The reception at the House of Commons and our information poster.

substitute, so the animals suffer a miserable existence. Some species can live for up to 30 years - keeping such an animal in a home environment leads to inevitable suffering. In January DEFRA published a "Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-Human Primates" as required by Section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 These state that "Primates should not be considered as pets in the accepted sense of the word: they are not species that can be treated as part of the family in the way a cat or dog might be. They are wild undomesticated animals that cannot be house-trained or fully tamed."

The latest statistics available on animal testing by EU member states show that Spain used the most animals for the testing of household products in 2005 (having used 560 animals in total), followed by France (299 animals), and then Denmark (185 animals). The same statistics reported the UK as using 21 animals, but the Home Office statistics for 2008 show we used 132 animals for household-product testing in 2008.

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Indian Zoo authority bans elephants According to media reports, a spokesperson of the Ministry said: “CZA's order is binding on all zoos. Elephants are large animals and require a large area to move about freely. The environment of a zoo can be very restrictive.” The reports add that the ban will extend to circuses in India, as they have been categorised as zoos and brought under the jurisdiction of the CZA in 2003. The implementation of the circular has already started, although some zoos have opposed and raised concerns over its enforcement.

In November 2009, India’s Central Zoo Authority (CZA) issued an order to zoos that their elephants should be sent to national parks, sanctuaries or reserves with immediate effect. The circular is reported to state that housekeeping in zoos causes trauma to elephants. Very few zoos in the country have adequate space to permit free movement of animals (many are kept chained for long periods). The financial responsibility of zoos for the care of the animals was highlighted and it was noted that, in some instances, elephants are a threat to visitors.

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Canada, Iceland and Norway are challenging the EC ban on the trade of seal products, claiming it violates commercial law. While Russia have stopped their seal hunt to comply as a result, Canada, Iceland and Norway have appealed to the World Trade Organization, in the hopes of continuing their hunt. If they are unsuccessful, the ban could set a precedent for more animal-welfare related barriers being introduced without the fear of clashing with laws advocating free trade.

Threat to environmental progress Both corporations and environmental groups have been accused of carrying out cynical misinformation campaigns in a new paper published in the journal Biotropica. While palm oil marketing groups have been roundly criticized for misleading the public on their environmental credentials, activist groups have also been found guilty of exaggerating claims of environmental misconduct in order to boost fundraising efforts. The authors warn that such campaigns "hinder conservation outcomes through the erosion of positive public perception and the creation of consumer apathy."

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Bolivian Circus Rescue:

It is one of the most complex and challenging rescue operations that we have undertaken and it follows one of our most successful campaigns – the ban on animal circuses in Bolivia. The past months have seen intense activity in the UK, USA and Bolivia to ensure that the animals will soon be starting new lives, free from the circus.

Preparing the animals to fly!

It is vital that we show that the Bolivian ban can be effectively implemented, and we must save as many animals as we can from the terrible suffering we have exposed in South American circuses. We have built facilties to hold the animals both temporary in Bolivia, and permanent homes in California; we have addressed regulatory and veterinary issues; and we are finalising preparations to fly these lucky animals to freedom. This incredible operation has been made possible by the generosity of former US TV presenter Bob Barker – we are extremely grateful. We are committed, as always, to caring for these animals for the rest of their lives. We also need to prepare for other circuses closing as the ban is implemented. We must show that we can secure bans on animal circuses and save the animals – wherever they are in the world. So we need your support as well. The animals were handed over to us in the circus beastwagon in which they had always lived. When dealing with animals like lions and baboons we have to ensure public safety. We hired security to protect people and the animals – unbelieveably, some people turned up to throw stones at them! ADI vet, Mel Richardson, flew to Bolivia to assess the animals and give the vaccinations required for their life-changing journey. They are monitored regularly by local vets in consultation with Mel. We then began the simultaneous tasks of constructing a quarantine pen, organising transport, securing homes for the lions and baboon and commencing construction on those.

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Above: ADI vet Dr. Mel Richardson vaccinates one of the lions. Inset: Tilin the baboon.

This is a complex and expensive rescue but it is a very important one. This is where we show that circuses can be banned and the animals saved. Again, we cannot overstate our gratitude to Bob Barker for making this operation possible. However, we urgently need your support to ensure that we can care for these animals for as long as they live. We also need to be ready to help other animals as we close down circuses. For the individual animals this is a wonderful rescue and a new chance at life. But this is also a step towards eradicating a vile and cruel industry. Please send a donation to help with this and other rescue operations. Adopt Tilin the baboon and the Bolivian lions. Our adoption scheme is vital for raising funds for the ongoing care of our animals.

Top right: Pat Derby, of PAWS, overseeing construction; Ed Stewart of PAWS, ADI Directors Tim Phillips and Jan Creamer and ADI vet Dr. Mel Richardson review progress.

cats and other animals. ADI has campaigned alongside PAWS and we are delighted to be in partnership with them to save these lions. ADI is funding the construction of a state of the art habitat for the lions with sleeping quarters, feeding areas and a huge natural enclosure set on a hillside to give them views across the valley. ADI will be funding the care for these animals – feeding, veterinary, staffing – for the rest of their lives which we all hope will be many years. As PAWS founders Pat Derby and Ed Stewart said to the recent Summit for Elephants, “ADI don’t just ask for help and then walk away, they absolutely step up.” In turn we are proud top be to working with PAWS. We are gearing up to the move and look forward to reporting in the next issue the sight of these mighty animals striding out in the Californian countryside.

Building the ADI lion enclosure at ARK2000, California. Night quarters and feeding pens at the top open into the hillside enclosure with huge face.

We constructed a quarantine facility and the animals were safely moved into this. Only Tilin the baboon took his time walking into the crate that was used to transfer him; the lions strode straight down the ramp and into the new facility. The facility is smaller than we had proposed, but nevertheless it is an improvement on their beastwagon, it is safe and secure and we are counting down to their move to real freedom. Tilin will be coming to the UK and we are constructing a quarantine pen and enclosure for him at the Lakeview primate sanctuary – also home to the rescued lab monkeys (see p3). ADI will fund Tilin’s care for life. The lions will be going to the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Ark2000 Sanctuary in California. Although world renowned for their care of elephants, PAWS also have a large number of big

ADI Director Lisa Mitchinson and ADI vet Mel Richardson prepare treatments for the cats; Bambek and Daktari in the ADI quarantine facility.

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Freedom in sight for Orlandito After an agonising wait, we have the permits and aclimatisation pen ready for Orlandito, three other capuchins and two tamarins. They will be transferred by aircraft to the release site and live in the pen briefly before being released wearing radio collars. The monkeys were all rescued from the illegal pet trade.

We also lost another friend from that rescue – Professor David Meltzer. We extend our condolences to the friends and family of the Prof who died last year. We began working with Prof in 1996 on our rescue in Mozambique when we saved every animal from the Akef Egyptian Circus – six lions, three tigers, a python, three horses and five 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 the sanctuary they were living in was lost in a land claim. Then in 2007, he was the supervising vet during our relocation of Tarzan, Sarah, and Caesar from Portugal to South Africa, and he continued to care for them. It is with great sadness that we say farewell to someone whose good humour and professionalism made him such a pleasure to work with on these complex and testing operations. ADI and the animals will miss him.

Fond Farewells: Tarzan & David It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Tarzan, our last beloved 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 Tarzan from a rusting circus cage in Portugal he was malnourished and in a poor condition, but his character shone through. During our journey to Africa he remained relaxed, rolling playfully on his back, looking up with his big eyes whenever we approached. Even in his big enclosure he would rush to see passersby, rolling over with his big 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 those years with us.

URGENT: Help care for them – adopt a rescued animal our adoption scheme is vital for the long term care of the animals we have rescued and for ensuring we can save more animals in the future. Adopters receive a beautiful certificate with a drawing of your animal, Toto News our adoption newsletter, and the Big Cat Rescue or Toto Goes Home DVD! All for a monthly donation of £4. We make a lifetime commitment to care for these animals but we cannot do it without you. You can choose to adopt: Sarah & Caesar our lions rescued from a Portuguese circus; Toto the chimpanzee we rescued from a Chilean circus; our three rescued laboratory monkeys (see p3); Tilin our rescued circus baboon; orlandito and chums the pet trade monkeys on their way back to the wild; and our Bolivian lions. Please complete the adoption form with this magazine. ADI & NAVS

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Opposite page: Gerald Clark (left) and Alan Levene (right) receive their Silver Badges at the NAVS Supporter Reward Party.

We would like to thank all the supporters who hit the streets to speak out about animal issues and collect for ADI, NAVS and LDF. Your hard work really does make a huge difference. A special thank you to everyone who helped collect the thousands of signatures on our eU testing regulations petition that was presented to the Council of Ministers (see p6). Pauline Dibley, from Southampton, had a stand at the Green Fair and raised over £100 with stalls in Hampshire. Sue Hughes, from Cambridge, held an ADI Stop Circus Suffering information stall and was featured on BBC Radio Cambridge speaking about the reality of circus suffering! Well done Sue! Another loyal supporter, Marlene Baum, from Leicester, held an ADI stall at the Leicester Vegan Fair, distributing leaflets and collecting signatures on our petition. Do you have time to spare to help animals? We’re expanding our supporter network to help spread our campaign messages. If you would like to take part by holding information stalls, street collections or general leafleting then order a free ‘ADI Information Stall pack’. Alternatively, if you are in a local animal group and would like to receive our new leaflets and campaign materials, please contact us on 020 7630 3340 or info@ad-international.org For updates and more ideas on getting active, sign up to our Action E-News – just visit ad-international.org/newsletter. If you’d like advice or information on upcoming events in your area, contact us on 020 7630 3340 or info@ad-international.org

Right, above: Pauline Dibley in Fareham; below: Marlene Baum at the Leicester Vegan Fair.

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Below: The Ramjets, who will be playing at the benefit gig.

We need you you help spread the world and raise awareness by distributing our leaflets! Please order our latest leaflets, including: exposed: Huntingdon Life Sciences Time for Change: Stamp out animal experiments Fur Stop Stop Circus Suffering Save the Primates Contact us on 020 7630 3340 or info@ad-international.org today

Southend: ‘Not In Our Town’ benefit gig!

As we go to press, the Ramjets are putting on another benefit gig for us. After the roaring success of last year’s gig, local artists in the Southend area are once again uniting against the touring Great British Circus to support ADI’s Stop Circus Suffering campaign. Raising awareness of circus suffering, and featuring fourteen different bands over the day, all proceeds raised will be donated to ADI. If you’re in the area over the bank holiday, join them for a great day out!

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If you buy flowers, buy them from Charity Flowers: quote ADI as the ‘Source Code’ and 15% of the retail price of each order goes to Animal Defenders International! Visit charityflowers.co.uk today, or call ADI’s office for a brochure: 020 7630 3340

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In memory of Andrea Waddell The Lord Dowding Fund (LDF) would like to thank the friends and family of Andrea Waddell for their donation towards humane research, made in her memory. Andrea was devoted to helping animals and humans, and made a positive difference to the lives of many during her short life. We are honoured to know our work is so highly thought of. It is always sad when suffering animals have lost a dear friend, but encouraging to know animals in the future will be saved from the kind gestures of others. (Pictured above, left to right: Andrea’s parents, Robin and Sonia; LDF Head of Research Jessamy Korotoga; Andrea’s brother, Nick.)

Kid’s Competition We are looking for budding young writers who love animals to enter our kids’ poetry competition! even if you’ve never written a poem, give it a go. Write about any animal, in as many words as you like. The winner will feature in our next issue, and receive the great book of animal poems, ‘Give us a chance!’. The competition is open to all primary school children. Just send your poem, name, age and address to: ADI, Millbank Tower, Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP, or by email: info@ad-international.org.uk entry deadline is Friday 30 July 2010

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each year, we gather together to thank our active supporters who’ve collected, organised events, provided many years of support and helped in special ways. Reward badges were presented by Chief Executive, Jan Creamer to supporters who had gone that extra mile for animals.

Our thanks for the poems sent in by teacher Aoife Healyof Rockboro School, Hillsboro, Boreenmanna Road, Cork, Eire. Here’s one from by Peter Matthews of Class J6 (Holly, Robert, James, Brian, Oscar, Thomas, Tim, Aoife, Abby, Daisey, Eamon, Zoe, Daniel, Phillip, Hayley, David, Emmit, and Peter).

Love animals & writing? Why not feed both passions at our ‘How to write a novel’ one-day workshop in London on Saturday 26 June? You’ll get tips and guidance on creative writing as well as helping to raise funds for ADI. The course will be led by Heidi Stephenson, a writer for 17 years and a TV producer. Places are limited, so please book early. Cost £65 (£55 concessions). For further information please call 020 7630 3340 or email: info@ad-international.org.

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Backing for ban on wild animals in UK circuses Clockwise: Defra Minister Jim Fitzpatrick receives the ADI report from Animals in Entertainment Campaigner Alexandra Cardenas and announces plans for a ban. Elephant abuse at the Great British Circus; ADI Consultation postcard; Supporters at Tendring Council back the ban.

One of the elephants with the Great British Circus last year. They were displayed in a small paddock for the public but behind the scenes they were chained for over ten hours a day and viciously abused.

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Our exposé of the horrific abuse of elephants at the Great British Circus put wild animals in circuses back on the political agenda, leading to a formal public consultation which closed in March with overwhelming support for a ban on wild animals in circuses. Defra Minister Labour’s Jim Fitzpatrick has indicated that he will pursue a ban but the General Election has put this in limbo. In September, we greeted delegates to the Labour Party with an ADI information stand. During October and November we participated in a Defra’s Regulatory Impact Assessment on a ban on wild animals in circuses. We assessed the implications of a ban, the cost of training an inspector, rehoming animals and analysed the economic benefits of a ban. Despite the ongoing dialogue, the

Department of Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) planned to oppose a ban on the use of animals in circuses over claims about the impact on the broader entertainment industry. We made detailed submissions to Defra and DCMS showing such claims to be unfounded and ADI Campaigns Director, Tim Phillips addressed the matter for MPs at the Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare (APGAW) meeting in October. In December, Defra launched a 3-month public consultation with 20 detailed questions on the use of nondomesticated animals in circuses. Questions included whether any species of wild animal should be used in circuses through to whether circuses should be allowed to self regulate.

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ADI submitted a full response to the consultation providing scientific, political and legal arguments in support of a ban. We also undertook activities to engage people in the consultation. Online we provided a detailed analysis of the questions, and produced postcards with the consultations questions. We promoted our cards through themed awareness stands across London. When the Chinese new year heralded “The Year of the Tiger” we were on the streets of Chinatown handing out special vegan fortune cookies with a special “year of the tiger, ban wild animals in circuses” message inside. The consultation closed on March 15 and we followed this with a presentation to Minister Jim Fitzpatrick of a report on the abuse of the elephants at the Great British Circus. Defra announced the results for over 10,000 respondents to the Consultation: ● 95.5% believe that no species of wild animal are acceptable in circuses. ● 94.5% support a ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses as the best option to achieve better welfare standards. ● 84% believe that animals should be re-homed in zoos or sanctuaries. ● 96% think that travelling circuses should be prevented from obtaining further wild animals. ● 96.5% think inspectors should undertake unannounced inspections of travelling circuses. The Minister told ADI “We are minded to ban wild animals from travelling circuses on the back of the consultation, given weight of public opinion. With the evidence we have, we NAVS & ADI

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Local victories In October, Wandsworth Council extended a ban on wild animals in shows to all the Borough’s parks and open spaces. ADI Chief Executive, Jan Creamer, addressed the Environment and Leisure Committee, followed by the Great British Circus who unsuccessfully attempted to defend their industry. Tendring Council passed a motion by Councillor Lawrie Payne, that no animal circus is allowed on council land if there is reasonable doubt that the animals’ needs are met.

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ADI circus whistleblower campaign hits Italy and Spain When Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus embarked on their first European tour ADI was there to meet them. Our world wide investigations of animal circuses reveal that a huge number of circus workers have witnessed shocking scenes – like those we have caught on film. We used the Ringlings’ European tour, as a platform for a new whistleblower campaign, urging witnesses (both circus workers and visitors) to speak out against animal suffering. We stormed a high profile media trail across Europe with new campaign materials and events to coincide with Ringlings’ arrival in each town. Our field officers had been to New York to check out the Ringlings’ show before it headed to Italy – although we later confirmed that animals were to be rented in Italy (undermining the Ringlings’ claim that their animal acts are special). Next, Tom Rider, an ex circus employee, was called in to make a special appeal for circus workers to report cruelty. Tom had worked with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus,

Carson and Barnes, and Circus Barelli. In 2000 he travelled by boat from the US to Spain with a Chipperfield Enterprises elephant act from Ringlings. He then travelled to Holland, Germany and France. Using footage from all of these circuses and suppliers, ADI prepared a new video “Don’t look the other way, speak out against circus suffering”, featuring Tom. Leaflets, posters and videos were produced in English, Spanish and Italian. Italy: As Ringlings swept into town,the campaign was unveiled in Milan with a press conference screening the video and addressed by Marina Berati of Agire Ora, ADI Head of Parliamentary Affairs Helder Constantino and Tom Rider. A huge media turnout secured national TV and print coverage. That evening we

Our thanks to Jayne Coombs from the Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, Marion Garnett from the Ealing Animal Welfare Bazaar, Richard Bailey from “bannerco.co.uk” and Penny Noakes and Jeanie Elford.

Tom Rider and ADI’s Alexandra Cardenas surrounded by press in Seville.

feel it is inappropriate for wild animals to be performing tricks in travelling circuses… we’re very clearly saying as a Labour government that we will legislate against wild animals performing in travelling circuses … ADI have been lobbying for this some considerable time. I hope it is welcome news, we certainly think it is.” ADI contacted all political parties and candidates during the election to ask their position. As we go to press Labour and the Liberal Democrats have said they will ban wild animals in circuses. The greens support a ban on all animal acts. The Conservatives have indicated they will not support a ban – despite support from individual MPs, such Mark Pritchard, MP for the Wrekin.

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Below: Marina Berati of AgireOra, Massimo Tettamanti (scientist who opposes circuses) and Tom Rider and Helder Constantino of ADI at the Milan press conference;

Below: Councillor Raquel Lopez at the Madrid press conference.

Below: Our Spanish leaflet and Italian poster.

Krissy the elephant chained up at the Texas Renaissance Fair near Houston.

On the Trail of Krissy & Queenie (Boo) In the USA, we continue to push for the release of the elephants Krissy and Queenie who we filmed being abused during our undercover investigation of Bailey Brothers Circus. As we go to press, Queenie (also known as Boo) has been sold by Wilbur Davenport to San Antonio Zoo. A devastating blow since it was hoped that the USDA would seize Queenie and retire her to the PAWS ARK2000 sanctuary. The other elephants owned by Wilbur Davenport, Tina and Jewel, were seized last year (see last issue). Whilst the move of Tina and Jewel was heralded as a victory, Queenie is not so lucky. She will be in isolation at San Antonio in a very small enclosure. Former TV presenter Bob Barker has made an impassioned plea for Boo/Queenie to be sent to the PAWS ARK2000 sanctuary – ADI is backing this call. Meanwhile, Krissy continues to be used by the Swain family, who live close to the Davenports in Texas, for elephant rides. An ADI team has been monitoring the activity of the Swains for several months, filming and trailing them in several states. Our picture above shows Krissy chained up waiting to be used at the Texas Ranaissance Fair near Houston. Despite being told by the USDA that Mike Swain, who had viciously beaten Krissy and kicked her in the face, was no longer working with the elephants, ADI has filmed Swain with the elephants at multiple locations - including using a bullhook on them. We have submitted a new dossier to the USDA and we are insisting that a new investigation is launched.

Top: The Seville press confernece with Tom Rider, Alexandra Cardenas of ADI, Jonathan Torralba of AnimaNaturalis, and Maria Rojo of the Green Party.

demonstrated outside the circus and distributed our leaflets. Since the launch, ADI and AgireOra have continued the campaign, focussing on all circuses. Spain: By the time Ringlings reached Spain they had already cancelled the German leg of their tour. We greeted their first date in Seville with a press conference hosted by the Seville Green Party, and addressed by ADI Animals in Entertainment Campaigner Alexandra Cardenas (a Spanish speaker), Jonathan Torralba AnimaNaturalis, Maria Rojo from the Seville Green Party, local group Colectivo Andaluz contra el Maltrato animal (CACMA) and Tom Rider. The event was packed with journalists, and footage of the conference was broadcast nationally all day. In the evening, ADI and AnimaNaturalis held a successful demonstration at the circus and handed out hundreds of leaflets. We remained in the media whenever the circus moved to a new location. With the tour clearly starting to crumble Ringlings cancelled the shows in Valencia – Spain’s second biggest city. In Madrid, Ringlings were greeted by an ADI event at the City Council hosted by Councillor Raquel Lopez from the United Left Party. The location was selected as part of a drive to secure a city-wide ban on animal circuses. We achieved huge coverage – once again the event was screened all day on national television – and followed this with an ADI/AnimaNaturalis demonstration outside Ringlings. Even as the tour concluded we continued to get coverage for the campaign, with Tom appearing on various talk shows in Spain. our thanks to Aida Gascón, Raquel López, Adrian Elliot, Eduardo Fuentes, María Teresa Rojo, Carlos Sosa, Isabel Bermejo and our colleagues at AgireOra, AnimaNaturalis, and Humanity Through Education.

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There’s nothing magical about animal misery As the Fercos Brothers Magic Show opened their Christmas season at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas we released a new video – ‘Animal Misery isn’t Magic’. The video evidence collected by our field officers A tiger inside a show cage in which it will during the Fercos Brothers’ tour of South “disappear”. Magic acts put animals in a wholly unnatural environment and can involve severe America. It shows a black leopard, a lion and a confinement. tiger living in tiny cages and how, when these magnificent animals are used in the show, they are crammed into even smaller cages. 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 any animals into Bolivia because of bans on performing animals in several major cities secured by ADI. The Fercos shows went ahead without animals and the magicians showed that performing animals weren’t needed for a successful show.

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Portugal Victory: Two ministerial decrees restricting the use of great apes in circuses (Decree 211/2009), and banning the acquisition and breeding of CITES listed species (Decree 1226/2009) 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.

A series of ADI events have highlighted the need for the final discussion on the bill to ban animals in circuses in Peru – with our inflatable elephant even making an appearance in the Congress, we certainly caught people’s attention! Our team met with the President of the Congress Luis Alva Castro and the heads of the Commissions reviewng the Bill. We staged a dramatic Stop Circus Suffering photography exhibition in the Congress (poster pictured on the left) and launched a public petition requesting that the bill be put on the agenda. The petition was signed by cross party parliamentarians and will be presented to the President of the Congress. As we go to press we are embarking on a major push for the legislation.

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Keeping the campaign for a ban on course in Peru

ADI South America Co-ordinator Juan Pablo Olmos gives a TV interview at the Peruvian Congress - Alexandra Cardenas is holding a giant campaign postcard signed by members of Congress; the ADI inflatable elephant inside the Congress. Below: We exposed how this elephant was left chained in a noisy tent in a Brazilian circus.

The bill to ban the use of animals in circuses will be discussed in the Congress in a public hearing this year and ADI will make a presentation. We held an information stand in Simon Bolivar Public Park and handed thousands of Stop Circus Suffering leaflets.

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Last year, the bill to ban animals in travelling circuses was approved in the Commission for Constitution, Justice and Citizenship of the Chamber of Deputies. Deputy Ricardo Tripoli defended its conformity with the Constitution. The bill will now be discussed in the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies. We are preparing a new Brazilian campaign video for launch in May. Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais (ANDA), is a Brazilian animal rights news agency which has rapidly grown to play a major role in disseminating information about animal protection issues. ADI’s representative in Brazil, Antoniana Ottoni, has been given a permanent column on their respected website www.anda.jor.br which is visited by more than 180,000 users a month. ADI is delighted with this new partnership and warmly thanks ANDA for this opportunity. Another bright piece of news is that the state of Espirito Santo has banned all animals in circuses.

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Austria & the eU: A challenge via the European Ombudsman to the proportionality of the Austrian ban on the use of wild animals in circuses was rejected by the European Commission saying that animal protection in circuses should be left to member states. ADI made a detailed submission highlighting examples of Member States making unilateral laws regarding animal welfare or other ethical issues. The Ombudsman has criticised the Commission but says no further action is justified as the Circus Association is 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 to implement this is under consideration. Ireland: Stop Circus Suffering demos with ARAN have been held in Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Galway, Wexford and Dublin. greece: ADI campaigning partner, the Greek Animal Welfare Fund (GAWF) is lobbying the Ministry of Agriculture and Foods to introduce legislation to ban the use of animals in circuses. In March, GAWF campaigner Evgenia Mataragka met with junior ministers to discuss the initiative. Bolivia: ADI is working with the Bolivian authorities on regulations to implement the circus ban and we are relocating animals (see p17). Lebanon: Almost 15 years after ADI seized all of their animals, the Egyptian Circus Akef illegally entered Lebanon en route to the Monte Carlo Circus Festival. ADI supplied Animals Lebanon copies of documents from our 1996 rescue, highlighting fraudulent documentation and they ran an excellent campaign which persuaded the Lebanese Minister of Agriculture to order the circus to leave the country.

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Above: LDF’s annual publication New Science. Far right: Professor David Dewhurst. Below: A brain scan from the MRI scanner at Aston University. Below right: Professor Paul Furlong.

Animals in education The voice of the conscientious objector is sadly still a component of many teaching laboratories in europe, where animals are still widely used for educational purposes, disregarding the 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 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.

Right: A ReCAL computer assisted learning disection simulation.

Computer-based labs have resulted in 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 favour alternatives; a one-off purchase of a computer or simulation package is more economically viable than the continual purchase of animal specimens3. In an age where we should be developing cutting-edge and advanced science, that is built on strong ethical

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The well established and successful collaboration that LDF maintains with Professor Paul Furlong at Aston University will be extended, as funding is granted for a further five years. Research will be supplemented by

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subsidising specific scanning hours, allowing the development and improvement of cutting-edge neuroimaging techniques, including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI). 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 data that is not directly applicable to humans as well as being scientifically questionable. NAVS & ADI

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):93-102 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.

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 EU-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 in Europe.

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