We can shut this down

A giant monkey breeding facility is about to be built in the southern US, where 30,000 long-tail macaques will be kept in tiny cages so they can later be poked and prodded, injected with drugs, and slathered with painful chemicals.   [small monkey is holding on to a researcher, looking afraid]( A giant monkey breeding facility is about to be built in the southern US, where 30,000 long-tail macaques will be kept in tiny cages so they can later be poked and prodded, injected with drugs, and slathered with painful chemicals. Locals are fiercely opposing the project -- if animal lovers around the world stand with them now, we can create a global scandal and get this facility and others like it banned for good.  [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, Thousands of monkeys are kept in tiny cages, poked and prodded, injected with drugs, and slathered with painful chemicals. Governments not only allow it, they give tax subsidies to private animal breeding companies who rake in profits from this torture. A $400 million monkey breeding facility is about to be built in the southern US -- the largest of its kind in the country. Locals are fiercely opposing the plan, and if animal lovers around the world stand with them, we can create a global scandal and get monkey breeding facilities banned for good. [Click to add your name: no more monkey breeding]( The new “mini city” in Georgia would breed and house 30,000 long-tail macaques before they are shipped to universities and pharmaceutical companies that run medical experiments on them. While scientific advances are important, animal testing isn't that effective -- more than 90% of drugs tested on animals, including primates, ultimately fail in human trials. Instead of green-lighting mega breeding facilities, governments should be investing in the alternatives to animal testing, many of which exist, but receive little attention. Residents of the Georgia town have filed a lawsuit opposing the project, and now lawmakers are deciding how to proceed. Let’s help stop it in its tracks and send a signal to governments everywhere that people reject monkey breeding and testing and want a more humane approach to scientific experimentation. [Stop monkey torture -- shut down these facilities and invest in alternatives!]( [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Rewan and the team at Ekō More information: [Plan for US ‘mini-city’ of 30,000 monkeys for medical research faces backlash]( The Guardian. February 16, 2024 [Georgia county takes back support for $396M monkey-breeding facility]( Fox5 Atlanta, February 14, 2024  [Proposed monkey warehouse in Georgia would be a step backward for animals and science]( The Humane Society, February 12, 2024     --------------------------------------------------------------- Ekō is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](   --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Us On Social Media [Facebok]( [Instagram]( [Youtube](Eko.Movement) [Twitter]( [TikTok](eko.movement) [Telegram](