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8/17/05--Primates Are Not "Pets"
KINSHIP CIRCLE LETTER CAMAIGN
http://www.kinshipcircle.org
1 letter
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
HSUS, http://www.hsus.org
Adam M. Roberts, Born Free USA
adam@bornfreeusa.org
http://www.bornfreeusa.org
To identify your legislators and find contact info, try:
http://www.Congress.org
http://www.senate.gov
http://action.fund.org/directory
https://community.hsus.org/humane/leg-lookup/search.html
http://www.vote-smart.org
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121
SAMPLE LETTER
============================
The Honorable Senator _________________________________
The U.S. Senate
U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator ________________________________________,
Americans love their "pets," but some aren't satisfied with a dog, cat, or a
gerbil. In the U.S. an estimated 15,000 primates live among children and
adults in private settings.
In July 2005, an Ohio truck driver pulled over to dodge a collision with an
escaped macaque. The monkey leaped into the truck, bit the man, and ran
away. In March, two monkeys broke out of their enclosures and charged a
California couple. The man, who required 12 operations while under a
medically induced coma, still faces a long recovery.
Over a decade, primates harmed more than 100 people, including 29
youngsters, claims the Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition. These
numbers do not reflect unreported incidents.
Primates also carry yellow fever, monkeypox, Ebola and Marburg virus,
tuberculosis, Herpes B, and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV - the primate
version of HIV). Their potential to transmit disease to humans poses an
equal if not greater risk to public health than risk of injury.
I urge you to cosponsor the Captive Primate Safety Act (S. 1509), which bans
the interstate transport of monkeys, chimpanzees, orangutans, macaques, and
other nonhuman primates for the pet trade. Senators James Jeffords (I-VT)
and Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) initiated this bill to regulate an industry that
endangers animals and the private citizens who harbor them.
The Captive Primate Safety Act does not apply to zoos or other federally
licensed facilities. It does, however, address private ownership of
primates. While 29 states prohibit some primates as "pets," federal laws are
imperative to stop the interstate traffic in these wild animals.
Adorable babies can grow into unpredictable and aggressive animals. Private
guardians, typically unsuited to care for mature primates, confine them to
dingy cages or drug and defang them. Others dump them at roadside zoos or
sell them to breeders who perpetuate the cycle of raising and marketing
animals to the public. Since accredited zoos refuse them and most
respectable sanctuaries are full, few options exist for these former "pets."
Like us, nonhuman primates crave strong social bonds within a community and
mourn the loss of companionship. In the journal Nature (1999), nine
chimpanzee experts found individuals within chimp societies construct and
use tools, use medicinal plants and communicate through a language of
gestures. It is this likeness that makes them so compelling. But their
numbers are swiftly dwindling in the wild.
Please support the Captive Primate Safety Act, a bill comparable to the
unanimously passed Captive Wildlife Safety Act of 2003 which bans interstate
traffic in lions, tigers, and other big cats for the pet industry. I look
forward to learning about your stance on this important legislation.
Thank you,
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
We accept online donations at:
http://www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/donations.html
We are grateful for your support!
KINSHIP CIRCLE LETTER CAMAIGN
http://www.kinshipcircle.org
1 letter
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
HSUS, http://www.hsus.org
Adam M. Roberts, Born Free USA
adam@bornfreeusa.org
http://www.bornfreeusa.org
To identify your legislators and find contact info, try:
http://www.Congress.org
http://www.senate.gov
http://action.fund.org/directory
https://community.hsus.org/humane/leg-lookup/search.html
http://www.vote-smart.org
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121
SAMPLE LETTER
============================
The Honorable Senator _________________________________
The U.S. Senate
U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator ________________________________________,
Americans love their "pets," but some aren't satisfied with a dog, cat, or a
gerbil. In the U.S. an estimated 15,000 primates live among children and
adults in private settings.
In July 2005, an Ohio truck driver pulled over to dodge a collision with an
escaped macaque. The monkey leaped into the truck, bit the man, and ran
away. In March, two monkeys broke out of their enclosures and charged a
California couple. The man, who required 12 operations while under a
medically induced coma, still faces a long recovery.
Over a decade, primates harmed more than 100 people, including 29
youngsters, claims the Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition. These
numbers do not reflect unreported incidents.
Primates also carry yellow fever, monkeypox, Ebola and Marburg virus,
tuberculosis, Herpes B, and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV - the primate
version of HIV). Their potential to transmit disease to humans poses an
equal if not greater risk to public health than risk of injury.
I urge you to cosponsor the Captive Primate Safety Act (S. 1509), which bans
the interstate transport of monkeys, chimpanzees, orangutans, macaques, and
other nonhuman primates for the pet trade. Senators James Jeffords (I-VT)
and Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) initiated this bill to regulate an industry that
endangers animals and the private citizens who harbor them.
The Captive Primate Safety Act does not apply to zoos or other federally
licensed facilities. It does, however, address private ownership of
primates. While 29 states prohibit some primates as "pets," federal laws are
imperative to stop the interstate traffic in these wild animals.
Adorable babies can grow into unpredictable and aggressive animals. Private
guardians, typically unsuited to care for mature primates, confine them to
dingy cages or drug and defang them. Others dump them at roadside zoos or
sell them to breeders who perpetuate the cycle of raising and marketing
animals to the public. Since accredited zoos refuse them and most
respectable sanctuaries are full, few options exist for these former "pets."
Like us, nonhuman primates crave strong social bonds within a community and
mourn the loss of companionship. In the journal Nature (1999), nine
chimpanzee experts found individuals within chimp societies construct and
use tools, use medicinal plants and communicate through a language of
gestures. It is this likeness that makes them so compelling. But their
numbers are swiftly dwindling in the wild.
Please support the Captive Primate Safety Act, a bill comparable to the
unanimously passed Captive Wildlife Safety Act of 2003 which bans interstate
traffic in lions, tigers, and other big cats for the pet industry. I look
forward to learning about your stance on this important legislation.
Thank you,
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
We accept online donations at:
http://www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/donations.html
We are grateful for your support!
