Gillian Anderson Writes Letter Urging For Protection Of Lab Animals
Written by Vegetarian Star on May 1st, 2009 in Actresses, Animal Issues.
Gillian Anderson would like the X Files on animal abuse in testing laboratories closed forever.
The actress has personally written a letter to every Member of the European Parliament (MEB), asking they take steps necessary to protect animals involved in research.
The Parliament is considering a law that could improve the conditions of laboratory animals in Europe.
Gillian is insistent that the law contain the following protections for animals:
• Promote effective, humane and relevant methods to replace animal experiments. This must be at the heart of EU policy.
• Ensure that no experiments are conducted on animals unless a licence is issued by government authorities in advance (this is already the law in many European countries and is vital for animals’ protection).
• Ensure that no animal is ever exposed to severe, prolonged pain.
• Make real progress towards ending the use of all non-human primates in experiments and take decisive
Read Gillian’s entire letter at blog.peta.org/uk.
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May 1st, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Awesome. I haven’t seen much of her in awhile. So cool to know she cares about animals so much.
May 1st, 2009 at 3:47 pm
I wonder how the laws in the US differ from those in Europe? I always thought that Europe was much more progressive, so I wonder if we should be asking for similar protections for animals in US laboratories.
May 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 am
I’m so happy Gillian wrote letters! She’s so kind hearted and talented!