AR-News: PLANS FOR CAMBRIDGE PRIMATE PRISON DROPPED

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From: animalsinneed at yahoogroups.com 


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Date: 1/27/04 3:58:32 AM Eastern Standard Time 
From:    vinpost1 at hotmail.com (- V I N -) 
Reply-to: vivisectionkills at hotmail.com


PRESS RELEASE: 27th January 2004.


PLANS FOR CAMBRIDGE PRIMATE PRISON DROPPED


The decision by Cambridge University to withdraw plans to build Europe’s 
largest primate research centre heralds a great victory for the SPEAC (Stop 
Primate Experiments at Cambridge) campaign, but most importantly, a victory 
on behalf of the primates destined to suffer there. The facility was 
intended to be used for experiments on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and 
Huntington’s disease. Thousands of animals would have suffered and died 
needlessly in cruel experiments.

The SPEAC campaign has highlighted the undemocratic nature of the 
Government’s intervention and the “arrogance” of Cambridge University in 
their alliance to ride roughshod over public opinion. The Labour Government 
were the main backers of this project; the main protagonist behind the drive 
to make Cambridge the primate research capital of Europe was Labour’s chief 
financial backer Science Minister Lord Sainsbury. Sainsbury is well known to 
have huge financial interests in the Biotechnology industry, which would 
have been the main beneficiary of the proposed centre at 307, Huntingdon Rd.

During the planning stages, Cambridge University refused to listen to 
opposition from Cambridge District Council, the Police and local residents 
but were unable to ignore the mounting pressure recently applied by the 
SPEAC campaign to prevent the laboratory from being developed.

SPEAC has succeeded in bringing about this volte-face because it brought 
together not just the combined will of Animal Rights campaigners from around 
the world (demonstrations have been staged as far afield as New York), but 
garnered willing support from the local Cambridge community who have opposed 
the plans from the outset.

Questions must surely be asked as to the Government’s and Cambridge 
University’s duplicity in forging ahead with the plans, making a mockery of 
the Government’s alleged democratic credentials. On two separate occasions, 
Cambridge District Council dismissed the planning application made by the 
University; the Government then instigated an independent planning enquiry 
which once again resulted in the refusal for planning permission on the 
grounds that Cambridge University had failed to demonstrate that the 
proposed centre at 307, Huntingdon Rd was in the national interest. During 
the public enquiry, both local residents and the Police voiced strong 
objections to the proposals. Despite the opposition and recommendations, the 
Government chose to give the go ahead to the universally unpopular plans.

This is a landmark victory for the Animal Rights movement and must surely 
put paid to any future plans to build a similar facility elsewhere in the 
UK. SPEAC has drawn a line in the sand and the Government can rest assured 
we will be keeping a close eye on any potential developments of this nature.

ENDS.




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