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RUSSIAN ACTIVISTS
PROTESTS AGAINST VIVISECTION & HLS CUSTOMERS
Sunday, 18th
- Sunday, 25th April
World Week for Animals in
Laboratories has been actively supported in Russia
Annual World Week for Animals
in Laboratories was held from April 18th - 25th, 2010 in different
countries around the world. Russian citizens were not aside and
actions devoted to this week were held in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow,
Petrozavodsk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Perm, Saratov, Krasnodar, Sochi,
Rostov-on-Don, Murmansk, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk and Kirov.
In a number of cities the
emphasis was placed on campaigns against clients of Huntingdon Life
Sciences laboratory, where every day in severe lives of 500 animals
are taken and 70 thousand animals are contained in cages. Clients
HLS ordering these experiments on animals are presented in Russia.
During the actions lists of
companies producing perfumes and cosmetics and household chemicals
were distributed. In these lists an ethical companies, which do not
use animals for testing their products are listed as well as those
which had been involved in carrying out tests on animals.
Details on how the World Week
for Animals in Laboratories was supported in Russian cities are
below.
On April 28 in St. Petersburg
activists visited the two business centers,
where the offices of pharmaceutical corporations, which are
cooperating with HLS - Novartis and Orion Pharma, are. The activists
stood in front and held placards, chanted slogans and distributed
leaflets. After that, the activists entered both buildings and
handed out leaflets to employees form adjacent offices to HLS
clients’. In the business center, where the office Orion Pharma is,
security forced activists to leave the building.
During the Week in Tyumen on
Tsvetnoy Boulevard info table took place for the first time.
Passers-by could read the material on vivisection and other problems
associated with the usage of animals. On 27 April, at a punk concert
leaflets and 30 DVDs with documentary were handed out.
On April 26, in Rostov-on-Don
in front of the business center, which houses the office of
Schering-Plough, was drop a banner claiming "No to experiments on
animals". On the same day in the office of Syngenta among employees
were distributed informational materials on the HLS, and they were
recommended to cancel the experiments. On the same day on the
streets of the city a lot of stickers against vivisection were put.
On April 25 at the Malaya
Konyushennaya street of St. Petersburg was held a theatrical
performance, which clearly showed the conservatism of many
representatives of science. In this sketch more advanced scientists
explained, what the alternatives to experiments on animals are, and
persuaded the students to use new and more humane and reliable
technology in the experiments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5B9ManSVIk and Russian report:
http://animalrights.spb.ru/?p=994
On April 25 in Rostov-on-Don,
members of the Alliance for Animal Rights visited a vegetarian
picnic, where they reported on the actions for the banning of
vivisection and distributed leaflets.
On April 25 in Chelyabinsk a
demo was held during which leaflets against vivisection, as well as
against fur industry were distributed. Nearly 30 activists
participated.
On April 25 in Saratov on the
Kirov Avenue a picket was held. About 30
protesters chanted slogans: "No to experiments on animals,"
"experiments on animals - the new concentration camps", "Beauty does
not require victims", "Animals are part of our world!", "Freedom of
animals - freedom of human!" and handed out leaflets.
On April 25 in Nizhny Novgorod
on Shchelkovo farm activists handed out leaflets, booklets and
stickers. "No to experiments!", "Rats have rights too!" and other
placards were unrolled to attract attention. On April 26 at Freedom
Square info table was placed.
On April 24, Petrozavodsk
workshop "Experiments on animals: necessity or a crime?" took place.
On the workshop organized by the Alliance for Animal Rights those
came who have never heard of experimentation on animals. For them
was shown the documentary "Experiment paradigm" and videos of modern
laboratories, including HLS. The discussion came to the conclusion
that it is necessary to develop alternative ways to conduct
experiments. At the end of the workshop there was an exhibition of
products not tested on animals available in Petrozavodsk.
On April 24 in Perm took “Not
for experiments, but into friendly hands! "action against
experiments on animals took place. Activists of the Permian animal
defending organizations were looking for new trustees for the
homeless animals that are often used in the experiments: mice, cats
and dogs. Within the scope of the action activists placed white and
black lists of producers in the "Practical Magic" stores. Shop staff
very favorably took it and did not refuse to place listings. In the
near future in student scientific society of biological faculty of
Perm State University (PSU) documentary screening and discussion on
alternatives to animal experiments are planned.
On April 24 at various
locations in downtown of St. Petersburg activists of the Alliance
for Animal Rights held flash mobs: on the streets and squares has
appeared a group of people in white robes, carrying posters showing
victims of the experiments.
On April 24, in Krasnodar
nearly 20 activists met at the crossing of Red and North streets in
the heart of the city. They unrolled a large banner claiming
"Vivisection has no justification," and another with Pythagoras
quote: "To anyone who calmly kills an animal is not difficult to
kill a man".
On April 24 in Kirov near the
city administration was held a rally in which 35 people
participated. A variety of leaflets and CDs with documentary
recorded, bright, flashy banner "Experiments on animals are deceit
and cruelty" all together urged people to think about the problem of
using animals in experiments.
On April 22, Murmansk
independent animal defenders with the support of the“Nature and
Youth" organization held documentaries screenings followed by
discussion of humane education and alternatives to animal
experiments in medicine.
On April 18 in Moscow about 20
activists staged a theatrical run at one of the most crowded streets
of the city - Old Arbat. In the race participated vivisectors in
bloodied robes, with huge syringe in his hands, and the guys in
costumes of animals - mice, rabbits, raccoons. First, the crowd
rushed in one direction – these were vivisectors chasing “animals”,
then “animals” suddenly were given help and the pursuit turned
against the persecutors, resulting in sadists overtook a deserved
punishment. Many people took an interest in the action. Young men as
well as grandmothers with their grandchildren photographed with
runners and asked about the essence of what were happening. In a
total of 15 minutes, activists managed to distribute 150 flyers.
Throughout the Week in Sochi
distribution of information materials was held. One day a banner
claiming "Experiments on animals are killing people!" was posted on
in a conspicuous place in the city.
Thus, in the World Week for
Animals in Laboratories residents of 13 cities of Russia attended
for the first time. Organizational support for the many activities
was provided by the Alliance for Animal Rights, and the group For
the Abolish of Vivisection! (SHAC Russia).
In Italy and Britain thousands
of people in these countries came out to
the streets and held marches.
Do not believe those who say
that nothing can be changed. Many people were not paying attention
to such words, and acted to achieve their goals. Thanks to the many
not indifferent people it became possible to close terrible farms
for animals used in experiments and to ban testing products on
animals in many countries. Many HLS allies refused to cooperate with
them in a result of public pressure.
Campaign for the cancellation
of vivisection goes on! Learn how to stop the cruelty, to
disseminate information, participate in promotions and start a
campaign on your own and your friends.
SHAC Russia
Russian text and photo:
http://animalrights.ru/node/254
