“It is very tempting to take the side of the perpetrator. All the
perpetrator asks is that the bystander do nothing. He appeals to the
universal desire to see, hear, and speak no evil. The victim, on the
contrary, asks the bystander to share the burden of pain.”
This quotation from Dr. Judith Herman’s book Trauma and
Recovery is found in the article “Monkey Business” (May/June
issue of The Animals Voice Magazine).
If you haven’t read this article, please do so; and also visit
www.ippl.org, the website of the International Primate Protection
League. This excellent article is co-authored by Dr. Shirley McGreal,
IPPL founder and executive director and Dr. Debra Durham, an ethologist
and primatologist who is co-founder of the International Association for
Animal Trauma and Recovery; www.iaatr.org.
Here are just a couple of facts from the article: total primates
imported in 2006: 26,638; largest supplier of primates: China, 13,456;
largest importer of primates for 2006: Covance. (Data from U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service)
The suffering, both physical and psychological, of these intelligent,
social animals is extreme – a living hell. To learn what you can do to
help bring an end to this evil global trade and the animal
experimentation that drives it, see also this website of Stop Animal
Exploitation Now! –
http://www.saenonline.org
See also:
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/index.html
