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Rehovot's Weizmann Institute is a Concentration Camp, Leading Israel News Source Says
'Treblinka for monkeys' slammed
Animal rights activists gather outside Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot to protest controversial brain experiments. 'Decent, broken-hearted people told me they wanted to infiltrate the institute and free the monkeys from this hell, even if it would lead to their arrest,' Let Animals Live spokeswoman says
"Free the monkeys" and "Monkeys feel the same pain humans do" were among the signs waved by some 250 animal rights activists who gathered outside the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot on Tuesday in protest of controversial experiments on animal brains.
The protest came following a week of public outcry after the release of shocking hidden-camera footage taken by a monkey caretaker who worked in the institute's labs.
Click here to see pictures and video on Let Animals Live website
(Warning: contains disturbing images)
"I received emails, faxes and phone calls from decent, broken-hearted people who said they wanted to infiltrate the institute and free the monkeys from this hell, even if it would lead to their arrest, but I told them that we must remain within the boundaries of the law," said Anat Refua, spokesperson for Let Animals Live, which organized the rally.
"Our side abides by the law; it is those inside these walls who are the criminals. We will get the monkeys out of there legally," she added.
Using a loudspeaker, Refua and former Channel 2 news anchor Gadi Sukenik called on the Institute to end the experimentations "that do not contribute anything to modern science", as passing cars honked in support, indicating widespread sympathy for the cause.
According to Refua, the entire cast of the popular satirical TV show "Eretz Nehederet (Great Country)", who are currently shooting new episodes, asked that the demonstration be postponed so that they could also attend.
Some of the protestors went as far as likening the animals' suffering to the Holocaust, and wore black t-shirts bearing the words "For the animals, it is an eternal Treblinka" – a quote by Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer in "The Letter Writer"...
Source: Dan Bentsur Ynet, Israel News. 19 December 2007, 14:40 [FullText]
Animal rights activists gather outside Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot to protest controversial brain experiments. 'Decent, broken-hearted people told me they wanted to infiltrate the institute and free the monkeys from this hell, even if it would lead to their arrest,' Let Animals Live spokeswoman says
"Free the monkeys" and "Monkeys feel the same pain humans do" were among the signs waved by some 250 animal rights activists who gathered outside the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot on Tuesday in protest of controversial experiments on animal brains.
The protest came following a week of public outcry after the release of shocking hidden-camera footage taken by a monkey caretaker who worked in the institute's labs.
Click here to see pictures and video on Let Animals Live website
(Warning: contains disturbing images)
"I received emails, faxes and phone calls from decent, broken-hearted people who said they wanted to infiltrate the institute and free the monkeys from this hell, even if it would lead to their arrest, but I told them that we must remain within the boundaries of the law," said Anat Refua, spokesperson for Let Animals Live, which organized the rally.
"Our side abides by the law; it is those inside these walls who are the criminals. We will get the monkeys out of there legally," she added.
Using a loudspeaker, Refua and former Channel 2 news anchor Gadi Sukenik called on the Institute to end the experimentations "that do not contribute anything to modern science", as passing cars honked in support, indicating widespread sympathy for the cause.
According to Refua, the entire cast of the popular satirical TV show "Eretz Nehederet (Great Country)", who are currently shooting new episodes, asked that the demonstration be postponed so that they could also attend.
Some of the protestors went as far as likening the animals' suffering to the Holocaust, and wore black t-shirts bearing the words "For the animals, it is an eternal Treblinka" – a quote by Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer in "The Letter Writer"...
Source: Dan Bentsur Ynet, Israel News. 19 December 2007, 14:40 [FullText]
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