31 Dec 2001
Frontline Information Service - News 12/30/01
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INVESTOR OF THE WEEK:
** STEPHENS, BOSTON **
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Boston Citizens for Animal Liberation hosted Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty
USA's national tour of Stephen's offices on Friday, December 21st and
Saturday, December 22nd.
On Friday the 21st, over 20 activist laid siege to the Boston office of
Stephen's Inc. The building in which Stephen's leases an office was certainly
worried as the entire lobby of was filled with security guards. Stephen's
also showed their fear as Boston police officers and Massachusetts state troopers
joined the hired goons of Stephen's Inc. to document us and watch our every
move.
We were not deterred by their presence. From 2 to 5 pm, those in Boston's
Financial District learned of the horrors of Huntingdon Life Sciences and of
Stephen's Inc. mistake in investing $33 million dollars in HLS. There is no
where for Stephen's to run, there is no where for them to hide!
Stephen's thought they could intimidate us with police officers and state
troopers following us around. Stephen's thought they could intimidate us with
their hired security force. They were wrong. When push came to shove, it
was Stephen's hired security force that became the followed ones as we blocked
them in to stick in their faces that we will not be deterred and HLS will be
closed.
A few twists and turns aside and getting rid of the hired goons and the law
enforcement agencies, we planned to make this weekend something that the
Boston office of Stephen's Inc. would not easily forget. On Saturday night,
activists paid a visit to the home of David Palimisano, an analyst at Stephen's Inc. in
Boston. He probably got little sleep that night as he was woken up
hearing his name called through a megaphone, informing him and his neighbors of what scum
he is and that we will close HLS. And if he could fall back asleep knowing
that we do in fact know where he sleeps at night, Sunday was not going to be
much better as he would wake up that morning to find his front door and pouch
plastered in Stephen's stickers.
Stephen's: there is no where for you to run, there is no where for you to
hide. Your investment in HLS will be a loss. We have smashed them this year,
making them so financially unstable that they can never regain any strength you
hoped to instill in them.
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View chapters from Michelle Rokke's undercover investigation into HLS, now
posted at
http://www.shacusa.net
Michelle's diary offers us a horrifying
glimpse into the everyday hell for the animals living there. Her records and video footage
reveal shocking brutality, pyschotic tendencies of the workers, and dangerous
scientific fraud.
Let her words feed your passion and fuel your activism!
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STEPHENS, BOSTON
Boston Office:
Internal office information:
David Walsh, Exec VP
John Sullivan
Charles Pluckhahn
David Plamisano
Raza Rafiq
David Wood
Thad Waugh
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David Palmisano
Charles W. Pluckhahn
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Every week there is a week-long phone/e-mail blockade against one of HLS's
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!
Hint: A great way to block the number that you are calling/faxing from is to
dial *67 BEFORE you dial the number. Great for sending black faxes!
For auto e-mailing, that uses encryption devices which masks who you are:
http://www.animaldefenseleague.com/investor.shtml
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 variety 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.
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Frontline: HLS INVESTOR OF THE WEEK - STEPHENS, BOSTON
175 Federal Street, 9th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Main number: (617) 239-7500
dwalsh@stephens.com
johnsullivan@stephens.com
(617) 239-7516
cpluckhahn@stephens.com
(617) 239-7514
dplamisano@stephens.com
(617) 239-7519
rrafiq@stephens.com
(617) 239-7515
(617) 239-7536
dwood@stephens.com
twaugh@stephens.com
HOME ADDRESSES
Research Associate
[fred rice removed the home address]
phone number: (781) 893-3876
CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst),
Senior Vice President
[fred rice removed the home address]
DOB: 10/1957
phone number: 527-2309
Let's hit them where it hurts - their pockets!
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