Stella Pavlides has really been struggling and fighting
a valiant battle to advance the cause of Vitilago without using animals
for research. She has depleted personal funds in this struggle. It is
shameful that she enlightened the Maury Povich show folks on this
disease and they canceled her appearance just days prior to taping and
instead chose to give her promised airtime to the other Vitilago
foundation that does promote animal research. I hope folks will write
Povich and ask for equal time for a rebuttal.
Stella writes :
Here is the information you requested regarding the Maury Povich Show.
Originally, I sent a certified, return receipt requested letter to the
Maury Show for the possibility of raising public awareness on vitiligo a
disease that I myself suffer with for the past 32 years. I did receive a
phone call from Anne Graboski. I believe she is an associate producer
for the show. This all took place approximately August 13, 1999. When we
spoke on the phone, I did state that there was another vitiligo
foundation "The National Vitiligo Foundation, Inc." That they were
located in Tyler, Texas. Also, that they sponsored animal testing and
that the "American Vitiligo Research, Foundation, Inc.", our foundation
did NOT sponsor any animal testing, nor would it ever consider such.
That is the sole purpose of establishing the American Vitiligo Research
Foundation, Inc. in 1995. Anne then said that she would work with the
American Vitiligo Research Foundation, Inc., because this foundation
first contacted them on the awareness of vitiligo. I was then asked to
have children with the disease call the show for a taping to be aired in
the near future. I then proceeded to call the researchers and doctors
who specialize in this disease, and they did in fact offer some
children.
On Friday, Sept. 3, approximately at 4:40pm, I received
an email telling me that Annes' producer (Dan) had in fact found another
child in which he was going to pursue for the taping. She stated in her
email that he found the child through the "National Vitiligo Foundation,
Inc." in Tyler, Texas. I later found out that the National Vitiligo
Foundation would get the air time originally promised to the American
Vitiligo Research Foundation, Inc. for donations and awareness. I am
appealing to each and every animal advocate worldwide for support on
this urgent matter. Since the American Vitiligo Research Foundation did
ALL the work from the beginning, solely for the animals' benefit, I
believe that the Maury Show should be told that their decision has no
integrity. The reason for approaching the television media is as
follows:
* public awareness:
* research funding with NO animal testing.
You may make your feelings known:
email:[email protected],
or by calling 1-800-547-6912
Source: [email protected]
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