AR-News: The ICMRto set up Primate Breeding Center India-

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   Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:31:47 +0530
   From: "Shakuntala Majumdar"
thanespca at hotmail.com
Subject: Primate Breeding Center

The Times of India dated 22nd June, Tuesday, reports that " The ICMR 
is to  set up a Rs. 100 crore national center on 23 acres of land for 
primate  breeding at  Sasunavghar in Vasai in technical collaboration 
with the NIH of  the US.

The center will set up a  quarantine lab at a cost of Rs.35 cr. . 
including veterinarian and diagnostic labs and an experimental animal 
facility. The quarantine lab will be used for taming the primatesand 
only when the  primates are found fit they will be used for 
experiments.

The NIRRH will be the nodal agency for completing the project.30 
primates  will be kept at a time at the center and will be screened 
critically. All international standards will be followed including 
providing  entertainment space for the primates"

This is extremely disturbing and disgusting. What kind of protests 
can be  staged at this juncture? Can we write to the district 
authorities to stall  the project or at least to ensure that a 
monitoring commitee be included? 

Can anyone suggest anything?






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