http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/nasa-to-start-radiation-experiments-on-monkeys
NASA is stepping up its space radiation studies with a round of experiments that for the first time in decades will use monkeys as subjects.
The point of the experiments is to understand how the harsh radioactive environment of space affects human bodies and behavior and what countermeasures can be developed to make long-duration spaceflight safe for travelers beyond Earth's protective magnetic shield.
For the new study, 18 to 28 squirrel monkeys will be exposed to a low dose of the type of radiation that astronauts traveling to Mars can expect to encounter.
For Bergman's study, squirrel monkeys trained on a variety of behavioral tasks will be tested to see how exposure to radiation impacts performance. The radiation exposures will take place at NASA's Space Radiation Laboratory at the Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York.
Please let them know there are alternative methods and experimenting on animals is barbaric and unacceptable!!
NASA recently announced plans to expose approximately two dozen squirrel monkeys to dangerous space radiation in a cruel and frivolous experiment. Exposure to space radiation can cause monkeys to suffer from fatal types of cancer, including brain tumors, and other illnesses.
As is the case with all animal experiments, radiating monkeys will not tell scientists anything about how radiation will affect human beings in space, but it does speak volumes about NASA's callous attitude toward animals on our own planet.
Help us stop these cruel experiments by contacting NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. and urging him to immediately end NASA's experiments on monkeys.
https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2657
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Ask Administrator Bolden to Stop the Use of Monkeys in Space Radiation Studies
