New Federal Bill Would Prohibit Invasive Research On Non-Human Primates
On April 17, the Human Society of the United States (HSUS) announced the introduction of The Great Ape Protection Act. The bill was introduced in the House by Representatives by Edolphus Towns (D-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), Jim Langevin (D-RI), and Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD). Co-sponsors include Bruce Braley (D-IA), Tom Allen (D-ME), John Campbell (R-CA) and Mary Bono Mack (R-CA). If passed, this bill would prohibit invasive research on any of the following species of non-human primates: chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, orangutans or gibbons, held, used or bred for invasive research. Federal funding, transportation of and breeding of said species for such purposes would also be prohibited.
For more information about this bill, please contact NABR's Matt Bailey.
To contact your Congressional Representive about this bill please visit - http://www.house.gov/
|
It takes America's Oldest Caging Company to bring you... The Newest Ideas... |
|
Contact us - Lenderking Caging Product, 8370 Jumpers Hole Road, Millersville, Maryland 21108 Phone: (410) 544-8795 Fax: (410) 544-5069 E-mail: sales@lenderking.com |
|
To unsubscribe - Lenderking believes this information to be of importance to the animal research community. If you like to unsubscribe from this newsletter send a blank email to: graphics@lenderking.com
If you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender immediately by return and delete this email and all copies along with any attachments from your workstations, networks and systems. Lenderking adopts anti-virus policies and best practice but, as far as permitted by law, disclaims, and in no way accepts, any liability for any damage whatsoever and howsoever caused including damage caused by any virus or similar program transmitted by this e-mail or any attachments hereto.
If you have any queries regarding the above paragraph or Lenderking's Intellectual Property policies, please email graphics@lenderking.com
This email and all subject matter herein is copyright Research Solutions, Inc DBA Lenderking 2006- 2007. All rights reserved