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A Voice for All Animals

NALC Donations Fund Muscular Dystrophy Association's Animal Research

August 29, 2001

Mr. Vincent R. Sombrotto
President
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
100 Indiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-2144

Dear Mr. Sombrotto,

It was brought to our attention that every year the NALC raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). While it is very commendable to encourage your members to give to a charity, the dollars that go to the MDA fund unnecessary and inhumane animal research. NEAVS asks that your members’ donations instead be directed towards a charity that does not test on animals.

The MDA has funded experimenters who have used mice, rats, rabbits, and dogs. State-of-the-art human cell and tissue experiments, however, lead to less expensive and more reliable results for human disease and will not kill animals. This along with non-invasive imaging methods such as CAT, PET, and MRI scans, autopsies, and epidemiological and clinical research will offer people living with disease much more hope for future cures.

Easter Seals, Spinal Cord Injury Network International, and the American Spinal Research Foundation are just a few of the charities that do not test on animals. If you would like a full list of organizations that do not test on animals, please visit NEAVS’ Web site at www.neavs.org/helping/crueltyfreegiving.htm

Sincerely,

Ann Stauble
Director of Research and Investigations

For further information, contact Melinda Everett, APR, Director of Media and Public Relations: 617-523-6020 x17 or meverett@ma.neavs.com.