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Response Letter to Breedlove of MSU - 6 Jun 2008 6/6/08 S. Marc Breedlove Mr. Breedlove, I am in receipt of correspondence which you sent to concerned
citizens who had contacted you to raise questions about the treatment of
animals within the labs of the Michigan State University. I am very
distressed by statements which you made within these pieces of
correspondence, and feel that they need to be addressed. “The USDA did not find any violation of the Animal Welfare Act had occurred.” As you know, the USDA did in fact cite MSU for the issues surrounding
the deaths of the puppy who drowned in a floor drain and the mink who
died of heat stress. Additionally, the USDA issued an Official Warning
to Michigan State University for violating section 3.6(a)(2)(ii) for
failure to provide adequate primary enclosures and section 3.127(b)
failure to provide adequate shelter during inclement weather. Both of
these violations took the lives of animals. Since this Official Warning
was received by MSU in September of 2007, it is quite clear that you
were aware of this action. The only interpretation that can be supported
by these facts is that your intention was to deliberately mislead the
public with your statements. I hereby request that you issue a public
retraction of this statement to every person who received your
inaccurate communications as well as an apology. “Donations to anti-research groups further the causes of terrorism, deception and hate.” is both inflammatory and inaccurate. Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! is
not a terrorist organization, all of our statements are (as is the case
with MSU) based on verifiable documentation. Additionally, since we have
respect for all living things, including humans, we do not practice
hate. While we do not agree with many of the practices used in research
laboratories, we believe in the concepts of respect, negotiation and
dialogue. We do not promote hatred, dishonesty or terrorism. I would
like to encourage you to adopt the same approach. Making random blanket
statements about entire segments of society which label them as hateful,
terrorist, and deceitful serve only to inflame already heightened
emotions and prevent rational dialogue. With Respect For All Life,
Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T., Please send your comments to S. Marc BreedloveS. Marc Breedlove See Also: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Return to Articles and Reports |
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