AR-News: SPEAK - builders unveiled

Tue Mar 16 19:25:33 EST 2004

SPEAK - builders unveiled

Following on from the announcement by Cambridge University that they were to 
abandon their plans to build Europe's largest primate lab, SPEAK is now 
launching the next stage of its campaign. 
Oxford University is now engaged  in the construction of what it claims is a 'state of the art' animal housing  facility. This facility is far from just an animal house - it has been  termed a research 'hotel' in the planning application.

This project is to be constructed in two phases, phase one has as part of 
its plan a connecting bridge link to the notorious Department of 
Experimental Psychology. This hell hole has been responsible for some of the 
most horrific animal experiments ever carried out in this country, including 
brain research on monkeys.

SPEAK has learnt from a source well placed within Oxford University, that 
talks between Cambridge and Oxford have taken place and that the new 
facility will be doing some of the brain experiments that were lost at 
Cambridge. This is a totally unacceptable state of affairs, Cambridge 
University failed to demonstrate to a public enquiry that the brain 
experiments they planned to conduct on primates at Girton had any scientific 
validity and yet Oxford are prepared to go down the same discredited road.

It can be no coincidence that Lord Sainsbury recently commented that 
facilities will be found for the work that was to be carried out at 
Cambridge. Oxford University have been keen to play down the status of this 
new building, they have insisted that it does not mark an 'expansion' of 
their animal research capability but a 'rationalisation' of existing 
facilities. They must think we were born yesterday, it is a blatant lie. 31 
staff will be transferring from Experimental Psychology, Zoology, 
Physiology, Human Anatomy and Pharmacology: all these departments have been 
associated with horrific experiments on primates. Add to this the salient 
fact that none of the existing depts are to close and you realise just how 
deceitful and mealy-mouthed the apologists of animal abuse can be.

The term 'research hotel' strongly suggests that not only will Oxford 
scientists be torturing innocent animals but the facility will be home to 
visiting vivisectionists all eager to make Tony Blair and Lord Sainsbury's 
dream of making this country the vivisection capital of Europe a hideous 
reality.

Oxford University, like Cambridge will be looking to fill their depleted 
coffers by offering animal abuse facilities to the highest bidder.

This new phase in the SPEAK campaign is clear in its objective to make sure 
that no 'expansion' of the vivisection industry can be allowed to happen, no 
matter where it raises its ugly head. The victory over Cambridge University 
and elements within this government marked a truly historic day for our 
movement and democracy. We must stand firm and resist any attempt to reverse 
the gains we have fought so hard to achieve.

The fight against those who torture animals in the name of science has moved 
up a step and we must be ready to take the struggle forward. Now is not the 
time to rest on our laurels, now is the time to stand together and strike 
another blow for justice for the animals, compassion and real science.

The following companies are involved in helping to build the new laboratory 
at Oxford. It is vital that they are made aware of the depth of feeling 
within the animal rights movement towards this new centre. Please explain to 
them the type of experiments to be carried out at this centre(see website 
for details) and inform them of the futility of using animals to find cures 
for human diseases.

The main contractor for the project is to be Walter Lilly & Co Ltd, who are 
owned by the Montpellier Group who subsequently own all the other companies 
on this list. As far as we are concerned all are equally responsible for 
this construction at Oxford and all have the power to put pressure on both 
their parent company, the Montpellier Group and sister company Walter Lilly 
and encourage them to pull out of a project that will lead to the torture 
and death of thousands of animals in needless experiments

BUILDERS

Montpellier Group Plc

39 Cornhill
London
Telephone 020 7522 3200
Facsimile 020 7626 3588

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YJL plc

Lovell House
616 Chiswick High Road
London
W4 5RX

Tel: 020 8982 4321
Fax: 020 8994 9558

email: info at yjl.plc.uk
website: www.yjl.co.uk

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Walter Lilly & Co Ltd
Waddon House
283 Stafford Road
Croydon
CR0 4NN

Tel:  020 8730 6200
Fax:  020 8730 6247

email: info at walter-lilly.co.uk

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Bullock Construction Ltd

Head Office:
Northgate Aldridge Walsall
West Midlands WS9 8TU
Tel: 01922 458 311
Fax: 01922 459 589

email: aldridge at bullock.co.uk
Website: www.bullock.co.uk

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Britannia Construction Limited

Staverton Technology Park
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 6TQ

Tel: 01452 859880
Fax: 01452 859881

email: info at britanniaconstruction.co.uk
website: www.britanniaconstruction.co.uk

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Allenbuild Limited

Head Office
Office Location
Unit 4
Interchange 25
Business Park
Bostocks Lane
Sandiacre
Nottingham
NG10 5QG

Tel: 0115 921 0150
Fax: 0115 921 0199

email: mailbox at allenbuild.co.uk
website: www.allenbuild.co.uk

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VHE Group

Phoenix House
Hawthorn Park
Coal Road
Leeds
LS14 1PQ
Tel: 0113 273 9200
Fax: 0113 273 9201

email: p.underwood at construction.vhe.co.uk(Philip Underwood is also a 
director of the Montpellier group)
website: www.vhe.co.uk

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The following are the architects that have drawn up the plans for this 
torture centre, please e-mail and explain politely exactly what will happen 
at this centre and that they are responsible for condeming thousands of 
animals to a life of misery, torture and ultimately death.

ARCHITECTS

Architon Group Practice
Regency House
17 West Street
Epsom
Surrey KT18 7RL
Tel: 01372 745600
Fax: 01372 745016

email: agp at architon.com
website: www.architon.com

Partners

Calum Davis: calum at architon.com
Greg Long:  greg.long at architon.com
Charles Taylor: charles.taylor at architon.com
Sean Woulfe:  sean.woulfe at architon.com

Associates

Jonathan Eyre: jonathan.eyre at architon.com
Dawn Hutchings: dawn at architon.com
Lee Thomas: lee.thomas at architon.com
Mark Thompson: mark.thompson at architon.com

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If you live outside of the UK dial 0044 then remove the first 0 from the 
number. Eg 01480 892 000 becomes 0044 1480 892 000 or 020 8730 6200 becomes 
0044 20 8730 6200

Email action alerts(weekly), giving details on who to email, write to, 
phone, demonstrate against and put pressure on in order to stop Oxford 
University building a new research laboratory. It is of vital importance to 
the animal rights movement that we ensure this laboratory fails in order to 
stop the expansion of vivisection in the UK. Please subscribe and take 
action to stop this hell hole for animals.

For more details on SPEAK contact:

PO Box 6712, Northampton, NN2 6XR, United Kingdom.
Email: info at speakcampaigns.org.uk
Web: www.speakcampaigns.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)845 330 7985

The information in this email is for the purpose of legal protest and 
information only. It should not be used to commit any criminal acts or 
harrassment; SPEAK does not encourage any illegal activities.

Animal experiments have:
a 63% failure rate when detecting human carcinogens
a 75-95% failure rate for detecting drug side effects
a 70% failure rate for detecting drugs which cause birth defects
Success rates lower than those achieved by uneducated guesswork.

This is not science!!

Recommended website: The Absurdity of vivisection
http://vivisection-absurd.org.uk/

Information on animal research available free by EMail from 
vivisectionkills at hotmail.com

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