NASA radiating Monkeys

Please Help Us Stop NASA Radiation Experiments On Monkeys

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), a Department of Energy lab, is currently considering whether or not they will perform a NASA-funded experiment involving the irradiation of 18 to 28 squirrel monkeys. The proposed experiment would expose these tiny monkeys, only a foot tall, to one burst of gamma radiation equal to a 3-year journey to Mars and back.

IDA's anti-vivisection team worked with Shirley McGreal of the International Primate Protection League to issue an official complaint to NASA and BNL – challenging the experiments on scientific grounds and citing fatal flaws such as redundancy, species differences, and available alternatives already in use. IDA's official complaint is available upon request.

Although BNL has received our complaint, we need you to get their attention. According to an IDA conversation with BNL's P.R. Dept. on Feb. 3, these experiments are still being reviewed and have not yet been approved, so time is of the essence!

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In Defense of Animals, located in San Rafael, Calif., is an international animal protection organization with more than 85,000 members and supporters dedicated to ending the abuse and exploitation of animals by protecting their rights and welfare. IDA's efforts include educational events, cruelty investigations, boycotts, grassroots activism, and hands-on rescue through our sanctuaries in Mississippi, Mumbai, India, and Cameroon, Africa.

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