to keep the pressure on this disgusting company.
Why Novartis?
Novartis test on animals at their own facilities and are also one of
HLS's
largest customers, most notorious for the Xenotransplantation scandal
back in
2000.
The Novartis Xenotransplantation Scandal
Between 1994 and 2000, hundreds of higher primates were subjected to
grotesque
'xenotransplantation' experiments. Hearts and kidneys from genetically
engineered piglets were transplanted into the necks, abdomens and
chests of
monkeys and baboons captured from the wild. The research was conducted
by a
biotechnology company, Imutran Ltd. Which was a subsidiary of the
multinational
drug firm Novartis, all the experiments were conducted at Huntingdon
Life
Sciences laboratories.
Imutran fled to America after the scandal, merged and changed their
name to
Immerge Bio
Therapeutics where they carried on being funded by Novartis. In 2006,
research
into the company showed that they had either gone out of business, or
been
absorbed by Novartis.
All of this intense and protracted suffering of the wild-caught
baboons was
inflicted with the
blessing and sup****t of the UK Home Office. The baboons used in these
horrific
experiments were just 2-4 years old - mere youngsters, and were taken
directly
from the wild. They were literally ripped from the African Savannahs
and
****pped to HLS to undergo these terrible experiments!
HLS 'researchers' (we use that term loosely) describe how monkeys and
baboons
died in fits of vomiting and diarrhoea. Symptoms included violent
spasms,
bloody discharges, grinding teeth and uncontrollable, manic eye
movements.
Other animals retreated within themselves, lying still in their cages
until put
out of their misery.
=94Baboon W201m died of a stroke after two days of suffering from limb
spasms
and paralysis.
Baboon W205m was 'sacrificed' after 21 days. A genetically modified
pig's heart
had been
welded to the vital arteries within its neck. Researchers noted the
heart was
swelling way beyond it=92s natural size. Strange yellow fluid was seen
seeping
from the organ.=94
[The Observer =96 20th April 2003]
www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/apr/20/health.businessofresearch
Not only was Novartis complicit in one of the most terrible scandals
ever to be
documented at
Huntingdon Life Sciences, to this day they remain one of Huntingdon's
biggest
customers. Without the sup****t of Novartis, HLS could easily plummet
into
bankruptcy and this means Novartis are a crucial target for the
campaign.
Novartis have the choice of whether to deal with HLS or not, and until
they
stop dealing with them they will be held accountable!!
See: www.shac.net/HLS/exposed/xeno.html and
www.xenodiaries.org/summary.htm
for
more information
We MUST show Novartis that their barbaric crimes have not been
forgotten and
that their ongoing sup****t for HLS will not be tolerated! Novartis
recently
tried to get their injunction against protests extended to the point
that SHAC
protests against them in the UK would be impossible, this pathetic
attempt to
stifle legitimate protests failed and we=92re here to name and shame
you,
Novartis.
Also, over the past year, Novartis have had to withdraw some of its
drugs from
the global market after adverse drug side effects and deaths. Drugs
like,
Prexige which caused Liver damage and deaths, Exjade which caused
Kidney
failure and deaths, Zelnorm which caused Heart problems and deaths and
Lamisil
an Anti-fungal medication caused Liver and kidney failure and deaths.
These are just a few examples of the callous disregard Novartis have
for human
life as well as the animals they torture inside their own labs and at
HLS.
GET ANGRY, GET ACTIVE! PICK YOUR DAY, PICK YOUR NOVARTIS!
For your nearest Novartis, go to:
http://www.locations.novartis.com/GDDBServlet?xml_filename=3Dcountries
IM****TANT: For those planning protests at Novartis UK sites, please
check out
the UK injunction to see where you can protest. We wouldn=92t want you
to break
the law.
See: http://www.shac.net/ACTION/newsletters/legalpdfs/two.pdf
ACTION =96 ACTION =96 ACTION =96 ACTION =96 ACTION
Novartis Global Week of Action May 26th =96 30th May 2008
(More details about the week of action at:
www.shac.net/ACTION/global_dates.html
OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
http://www.novartiskills.eu
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Monday 26th May
PHONE: Novartis UK HQ: 01276 692 255* and Chiron (Novartis): 01276
694490*
WRITE TO: Novartis HQ, Frimley Business Park. Frimley. Camberley.
Surrey. GU16
7SR
Protests at:
=95 Novartis Investors Office, 608 Fifth Avenue, in New York City at
12:00 pm.
(There will be something going on in New York every day for the week
of action,
whether it be Novartis/HLS stalls or legal home demo's, please contact
Win
Animal Rights for up to date information: centcom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
)
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Tuesday 27th May
PHONE: Novartis UK Research Centre: 01403 323 054*
Protests at :
=95 Novartis UK HQ in Frimley, Surrey
=95 CIBA Vision UK, Farnham Surrey
=95 Sandoz UK in Bordon, Hants.
(Times TBC contact SHAC if you would like to attend these demo's.
Please note
that these protests will be peaceful and arranged with the police)
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Wednesday 28th May
PHONE: Sandoz/Novartis UK: 01420 478301*
E-MAIL: Chief Executive - Daniel.Vasella@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
29th May
PHONE: CIBA/Novartis UK: 0870-608 2020*
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Friday 30th May
PHONE: Novartis UK Liverpool: 0151 705 5000*
Protest at:
=95 Novartis CIBA Vision UK, Southampton, Hamp****re
=95 Novartis UK in Horsham, W.Sus***
=95 Novartis and other customer demos in Switzerland and Italy
* Please keep all phone calls and emails polite and informative.
(Times TBC contact SHAC UK if you would like to attend these UK
demo's. Please
note that these protests will be peaceful and arranged with the
police)
More details about the week of action at:
www.shac.net/ACTION/global_dates.html
More Novartis Crimes:
inform the public about more scandals of Novartis
http://groups.google.com/group/novartis-crimes
More about Novartis:
http://www.novartiskills.eu
A.L.F. Crime Investigation Agency (CIA)
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