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Electronic Civil Disobedience
by all this week! Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003 at 1:00 PM

"Its that time again! Another Electronic Civil Disobedience (ECD)! Everyone had such a great time shutting down Daiichi, that we thought we needed to have another go at it. But as usual, the target will be a secret until the 15th of December. There's just no telling... So on the 15th of December a link will be placed here to take you over to a web site where you can take part. You can take part from almost any type of computer and no special knowledge is required. Please spread the word to as many people as possible." Help advertise for this Electronic Civil Disobedience and place these ads on your webpage. Simply link them to the following address: http://www.shacamerica.net/ecd.htm History of SHAC/HLS http://www.shacamerica.net/shac_info.htm

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Yamanouchi have a long history of killing animals at HLS. When Sarah Kite worked undercover at HLS in 1989, there was a 52 week chronic toxicity experiment for a bone metabolism ameliorator drug being carried out on dogs. Sarah Kite was told not to give the dogs any affection as �it wastes time�. The dogs were described as having pressure sores on their legs and discharge from both eyes.

When Michele Rokke worked undercover at HLS in 1997 she reported that Yamanouchi were a customer. They were due to carry out a leg-breaking experiment on 37 beagles where their legs were due to be snapped with steel wire. Michele described these dogs as ill and extremely nervous and fearful.

The HLS vet is quoted as saying:�These dogs are crap dogs. Rejects. They are not healthy dogs and should not be used and if they were used it would be a poor quality study.� However Cathy Kelly the study director refused to get other dogs and insisted on using these ones. This shows how HLS are prepared to compromise the research of even valued customers like Yamanouchi.

An HLS worker joked about the dogs, saying �they should just break all their legs so they�ll be easier to work with.� He joked about how great it would be to move them from cage to cage if all their legs were broken.

Michele reported that HLS staff did not bother getting the Yamanouchi dogs out of their cages while they cleaned them, but instead hosed the cages down with the dogs inside them, drenching them all.

�In study 3282, the dogs are still very fearful. There are a few who don�t cower in the corner of the cage when the door is opened. These dogs act just crazy. It�s like they don�t know how to act. They�ve bought into the idea they don�t have to be so afraid but now they don�t know how to act. They circle and jump and bob wildly all around the cage. When I reach for them they go nuts, flailing wildly as they try to evade my grasp. When I finally get a hold of them, they freeze and dig their feet into the floor grate, as if they suddenly remember they have reason to be afraid. The dogs are so stiff, the heavy cage grate is pulled out of the cage with them.�

�Brian said he didn�t feel like dosing the Yamanouchi dogs, saying he was just going to throw the test material down the drain.�

SHAC also has documentary proof of Yamanouchi dealing with HLS in 2001.
We can prove that Yamanouchi have dealt with HLS over the last 15 years. How many animals have suffered and died at HLS, their murders funded by this disgusting company?

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