1 Jul 2001
Frontline Information Service - News 7/01/01
HLS: INVESTOR OF THE WEEK:
**DISCOVER FINANCIAL**
Undercover Investigation #4 Finds...
An UK group called Uncaged released several files of internal documents from
HLS concerning a top secret xenotransplantation study that HLS was contracted
to do by Imutran. The documents consisted on confidential dialogue between
HLS and Imutran concerning the quality of research HLS was performing. Imutran on
several occasions sent scathing communiqués because of HLS's inept
procedures, lack of attention to protocol and time frames, and overall sloppy science.
The documents also revealed the horrific conditions and deaths of the baboons and
pigs used in the heart transplant research. This expose also showed HLS to be
in violation of Good Laboratory Practice laws, and in violation of the
conditions the British government placed on HLS after the 1997
investigations.
The expose again landed HLS in the headlines, subject to a governmental
inquiry, and saw Novartis (the parent company of Imutran) announce that it is
closing it's UK operations and moving to America where there is a more
hospitable climate for pharmaceutical research.
Every week there will be a week-long phone/e-mail blockade against one of HLS
investors. Some of these investors will be big companies and others will be
private investors. We will target a new investor each week. We need
EVERYONE to take a few minutes each day and let these investors know that by supporting
HLS, they are supporting animal abuse and torture.
Show them that WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!
Let's hit them where it hurt-their pockets!
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Week 11: DISCOVER FINANCIAL
Discover Financial is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, last weeks investor.
MSDW
has very recently made a purchase of approximently 22 MILLION shares of HLS.
With the combination of last weeks pressure and this week, we can make
Discover/MSDW pull out of their investment in HLS!!!
Corporate Headquaters
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Internet adresses:
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Toll free phone numbers:
Email addresses
David W. Nelms, President & CEO
Carlos M. Minetti, Executive Vice-President
Diane E. Offereins, Executive Vice-President
Ashoke Dutt, Executive Vice-President
Margaret J. Bellock, Senior Vice-President
Martin W. Slusarz, Senior Vice-President
Bruce L. Osborne, Senior Vice-President
Tom E. Dailey, Senior Vice-President
Colleen Zambole, Vice-President
Cathy Edwards, Media Contact:
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ILLINOIS
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Mike Farris (General Manager)
Karen Ravas (General Manager)
Robert Myrick (General Manager)
**Please take the time to put your feelings and outrage into your own words,
someone has to read these letters and emails. It would be much more effective
if they read a veriety of letters, not just a form letter.
SAMPLE LETTER:
I am writing to urge you to discontinue your investment with Huntingdon Life
Sciences (HLS). Animals are sentient, living beings and should not be used
for
experimentation or anger relief for staff members. Since the publicity, I am
certain you are now aware of the horrendous pain and suffering animals at
Huntingdon endure. Tests which force the animals to consume toxic doses of
various chemicals, inhale noxious fumes, and have caustic chemicals
applied to their raw skin is horrendous. What is even more outlandish is documentation
showing staff throwing beagle puppies against walls and punching them in the
face. This is simply not good business. There are numerous companies
discontinuing animal experimentation and instead, using computer simulations
and the vast amount of previously accumulated data.
You have the power and the ability to do something about the excruciating
pain an annual 180,000 animals suffer. First, as an investor, you can demand
they change their practices and you can demand the staff have psychological
treatment. Second, you can cease your ownership of HLS stock and not
invest in any other company practicing archaic and brutal animal research.
I also encourage you to look beyond the bottom line when making future
investments. Compassionate individuals, like yourself, with the gift of
financial resources to invest can create long-term, far-reaching
consequences toward a more benevolent world.
For auto-emailing visit:
http://www.adl-online.com/investor.shtml
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