SAMPLE LETTER 1: Pound Seizure in Mecosta \r\nCounty,
Michigan\r\n
\r\nDear Mecosta County Commissioners:\r\n
\r\nI am deeply
disappointed to learn that Mecosta County sells the pound’s \r\nhomeless animals to research dealers. I am
among the majority \r\nwho oppose the practice of \"pound seizure,\" in which unclaimed dogs and cats are sold
\r\ninto abbreviated lives of misery.\r\n
\r\nBehind the locked doors of a research facility, they are
gone forever. It is \r\nimpossible to track a lost or stolen animal once s/he is reduced to a \r\nspecimen for toxic
dosing, invasive surgeries, radiation, electric shock or other \r\nexperiments.\r\n
\r\nAnimals in
shelters are already stressed by loneliness and boredom. Pound seizure is \r\nthe ultimate betrayal for these
animals, many of whom \r\nwere or could have become beloved companions. In addition, statistics indicate a
\r\nprofit-motivated increase pet-theft rings whenever shelters \r\nmarket their homeless animals.\r\n
\r\nOf the estimated 70 million animals used in redundant and often immaterial \r\nexperiments, the bulk of the
cats and dogs come from breeders, \r\nshelters, pounds and \"bunchers\" who run \"Free to a good home\" ads
to collect litters \r\nor other animals from \r\nunsuspecting guardians. Sometimes the animals are trapped and
stolen. \r\n
\r\nTaxpayers annually supply more than $8.5 billion for wasteful and duplicative
\r\nexperiments. Pound seizure promotes animal testing and \r\nstalls the pursuit of credible, proficient and
humane technologies. Many researchers \r\nadmit that it’s impossible to extrapolate animal \r\ndata to humans
due to genetic, anatomical, histological, physiological, and \r\nimmunological disparities between species. In fact,
animal studies \r\njeopardize human safety. The U.S. General Accounting Office found that over 50 \r\npercent of
animal-tested drugs are recalled or relabeled due \r\nto harmful repercussions in people.\r\n
\r\nMany
research/development facilities now fulfill study requirements with non-animal \r\nresearch tools, including in
vitro analysis, cell imaging, \r\nepidemiology, computer and mathematical modeling, genetics, clinical research,
\r\nautopsy/biopsy studies, and advanced MRI imaging.\r\n
\r\nPlease do not support legalized abuse
by supplying animals to research dealers. This \r\nonly allows vivisectors to squander more time and money
\r\nthat could be spent on non-animal research modes relevant to humans. I respectfully \r\nask you to halt the
sale of animals to research facilities.\r\n
\r\nThank you,\r\n
\r\n
YOUR FULL NAME
\r\nADDRESS, CITY, STATE
\r\nCOUNTRY\r\n\r\n
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SAMPLE LETTER 2:
Pound Seizure in Ingham \r\nCounty, Michigan\r\n
\r\nDear Ms. Bennett and the Ingham
County Commissioners:\r\n
\r\nI am deeply disappointed to learn that Ingham County sells the
pound’s homeless \r\nanimals to research dealers. I am among the majority \r\nwho oppose the practice of
\"pound seizure,\" in which unclaimed dogs and cats are sold \r\ninto abbreviated lives of misery.\r\n
\r\nBehind the locked doors of a research facility, they are gone forever. It is \r\nimpossible to track a lost or
stolen animal once s/he is reduced to a \r\n\"specimen\" for toxic dosing, invasive surgeries, radiation, electric
shock or other \r\nexperiments.\r\n
\r\nAnimals in shelters are already stressed by loneliness and
boredom. Pound seizure is \r\nthe ultimate betrayal for these animals, many of whom \r\nwere or could have
become beloved companions. In addition, statistics indicate a \r\nprofit-motivated increase pet-theft rings
whenever shelters \r\nmarket their homeless animals.\r\n
\r\nOf the estimated 70 million animals used
in redundant and often immaterial Of the \r\nestimated 70 million animals used in redundant and often
\r\nimmaterial experiments, the bulk of the cats and dogs come from breeders, shelters, \r\npounds and
\"bunchers\" who run \"Free to \r\na good home\" ads to collect litters or other animals from unsuspecting
guardians. \r\nSometimes the animals are trapped and stolen. \r\n
\r\nTaxpayers annually supply more
than $8.5 billion for wasteful and duplicative \r\nexperiments. Pound seizure promotes animal testing and
\r\nstalls the pursuit of credible, proficient and humane technologies. Many researchers \r\nadmit that it’s
impossible to extrapolate animal \r\ndata to humans due to genetic, anatomical, histological, physiological, and
\r\nimmunological disparities between species. In fact, animal studies \r\njeopardize human safety. The U.S.
General Accounting Office found that over 50 \r\npercent of animal-tested drugs are recalled or relabeled due
\r\nto harmful repercussions in people.\r\n
\r\nMany research/development facilities now fulfill study
requirements with non-animal \r\nresearch tools, including in vitro analysis, cell \r\nimaging, epidemiology,
computer and mathematical modeling, genetics, clinical \r\nresearch, autopsy/biopsy studies, and advanced MRI
imaging.\r\n
\r\nPlease do not support legalized abuse by supplying animals to research dealers. This
\r\nonly allows vivisectors to squander more time and money \r\nthat could be spent on non-animal research
modes relevant to humans. I respectfully \r\nask you to halt the sale of animals to research facilities.\r\n
\r\nThank you,\r\n
\r\n
YOUR FULL NAME
\r\nADDRESS,
CITY, STATE
\r\nCOUNTRY\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n
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SAMPLE
LETTER 3: Pound Seizure in City of \r\nInkster, Michigan\r\n
\r\nDear Mr. Gordon:\r\n
\r\nI am deeply disappointed to learn that City of Inkster sells the pound’s \r\nhomeless animals to
research dealers. I am among the majority \r\nwho oppose the practice of \"pound seizure,\" in which unclaimed
dogs and cats are sold \r\ninto abbreviated lives of misery.\r\n
\r\nBehind the locked doors of a
research facility, they are gone forever. It is \r\nimpossible to track a lost or stolen animal once s/he is reduced to
a \r\n\"specimen\" for toxic dosing, invasive surgeries, radiation, electric shock or other \r\nexperiments.\r\n
\r\nAnimals in shelters are already stressed by loneliness and boredom. Pound seizure is \r\nthe ultimate
betrayal for these animals, many of whom \r\nwere or could have become beloved companions. In addition,
statistics indicate a \r\nprofit-motivated increase pet-theft rings whenever shelters \r\nmarket their homeless
animals.\r\n
\r\nOf the estimated 70 million animals used in redundant and often immaterial Of the
\r\nestimated 70 million animals used in redundant and often \r\nimmaterial experiments, the bulk of the cats and
dogs come from breeders, shelters, \r\npounds and \"bunchers\" who run \"Free to \r\na good home\" ads to
collect litters or other animals from unsuspecting guardians. \r\nSometimes the animals are trapped and stolen.
\r\n
\r\nTaxpayers annually supply more than $8.5 billion for wasteful and duplicative \r\nexperiments.
Pound seizure promotes animal testing and \r\nstalls the pursuit of credible, proficient and humane technologies.
Many researchers \r\nadmit that it’s impossible to extrapolate animal \r\ndata to humans due to genetic,
anatomical, histological, physiological, and \r\nimmunological disparities between species. In fact, animal studies
\r\njeopardize human safety. The U.S. General Accounting Office found that over 50 \r\npercent of animal-tested
drugs are recalled or relabeled due \r\nto harmful repercussions in people.\r\n
\r\nMany
research/development facilities now fulfill study requirements with non-animal \r\nresearch tools, including in
vitro analysis, cell \r\nimaging, epidemiology, computer and mathematical modeling, genetics, clinical
\r\nresearch, autopsy/biopsy studies, and advanced MRI imaging.\r\n
\r\nPlease do not support
legalized abuse by supplying animals to research dealers. This \r\nonly allows vivisectors to squander more time
and money \r\nthat could be spent on non-animal research modes relevant to humans. I respectfully \r\nask you
to halt the sale of animals to research facilities.\r\n
\r\nThank you,\r\n
\r\n
YOUR FULL NAME
\r\nADDRESS, CITY, STATE
\r\nCOUNTRY
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