Tony
Nottingham
England

15 February 2007

TO: All People Who Care

I  am  a  private individual  posting  this message  to help
Laboratory Animals and  us all.  I apologize if  this seems
out of place in this group but I think you need to know this.

A   new   European   Chemical   Testing    Policy    called
REACH  has  now   been   finalised   by    the   European
Union.  Under  these  proposals   Chemicals    of    every
kind   - from  those  used  in  industrial  processes to  the
ingredients  of  consumer products  - will   be   tested  on
Millions of  animals from  mice  to  fish  to  dogs, causing
untold suffering.

Still worse,  because of  this reliance on outdated  animal
techniques,  reliable  and  relevant  information will not be
provided and our safety will not be assured.

If  you  believe  that  REACH  should make  more  use  of
Alternative Testing to test  its Chemicals then please take
action now.

If  you are  a  European citizen  please  contact your local
papers  and   own   MEP  asking   them   to  promote   the
development  of  humane   non-animal  testing    methods
under the REACH legislation, which is the best  hope  we
have for sparing animals the misery of a testing laboratory.

A sample  letter can  be found at the BUAV (British Union
for the Abolition of Vivisection) website at www.BUAV.org
(Select Campaigns,  Chemical Testing,   Get Active  then
Writing to the local press).

For   all   Non-European   members,  you   can  still  help.
Please tell all  your  colleagues and friends in the UK and
Europe about  REACH.

Everyone can help and you can make  a  difference.

Thank You