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NARN sending out this email to make sure everyone knows about two important events related to Primate Research occurring on Wednesday, Jan 20th:

Demo Against Primate Research
When: Wednesday, Jan 20th @ 4:00 - 6:00pm
Where: UW Primate Facility on Western (3010 Western Ave)
Abuses at the University of Washington's Primate facility seem to occur on a regular basis.
Most recently, the news broke about a monkey that starved to death because it did not receive proper care.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010747448_starvedmonkey09m.html
How does a facility that receives millions of dollars each year allow this to happen? This is not an isolated incident. The University of Washington routinely violates the Animal Welfare Act, the only federal legislation regulating animal experimentation. The USDA - charged with enforcing the Animal Welfare Act stands by and does nothing.
In order to let the UW Primate Center know that we will not forget the animals behind the walls of their facilities, please join us for a protest on behalf of the hundreds of primates who are denied the most basic of protections at UW. We need your help to publicize the cruelty that goes on behind closed doors at this facility.
We will be meeting on Western Ave & Eagle St. The UW Primate Center is the blue building on the corner.
Signs and leaflets will be provided.
If you have any questions please contact volunteer[at]narn[dot]org

Letter Writing to Support Great Ape Protection Act
When: Wednesday, Jan 20th @ 7:30 - 9:00pm
Where: Room 2 of Downtown Seattle Public Library (1000 Fourth Ave., Level 4, Room 2)
PCRM is hosting a letter-writing event to inform the public about the Great Ape Protection Act, which is before the Senate and would end invasive research on primates and would lead to the release of 500 chimps from federal research institutions and send them to sanctuaries.
PCRM's primatologist Deb Durham, Ph.D, is giving a talk about the Act and then we will have some sample language and information for participants to write their own letter to Washington state Senator Maria Cantwell, asking that she sponsor the legislation.
The event will be held on Wednesday, January 20 from 7:30 - 9 p.m. at the Seattle Public Library located at 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 4, Room 2 in Seattle.
We will be providing coffee and light snacks.