Protest ANZCCART June 29th - July 1st 2008, Auckland

Announcement One: Demo Times

Every two years New Zealand hosts the Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART) conference. This is a time for anti-vivisection / animal liberation activists from all over New Zealand to come together and collectively voice our opposition to this barbaric and unnecessary science.

This June Auckland will play host to vivisectors from both New Zealand and Australia and as in previous years we will be there to greet them.

The demonstration times are as follows:

Sunday, June 29th

1.30pm: Welcome
4.45pm: Wine and Cheese

Monday, June 30th

12.15pm: Lunchtime Demo
1.45pm: Should we be giving attention to justifying animals in science?
3.30pm: Grief Management for those involved in Euthanasing Animals
6.45pm: Conference Dinner

Tuesday, July 1st

To be advised

The venue will be advised closer to the date so stay tuned.

In addition to these publicly advertised demonstrations there will be other activities to keep everyone occupied. Details of these will be released closer to the time.

Accomodation will be organised for those traveling from out of Auckland. Please contact Auckland Animal Action on aucklandanimalaction@yahoo.com well in advance if you require accomodation so that we can cater for everyone. More information about this will follow. If you are coming from out of Auckland and need a ride or can offer a ride to anyone please let us know.

For more information and to keep informed about ANZCCART 2008 check out www.indymedia.org.nz; www.aucklandanimalacton.org.nz; www.rsnz.org/advisory/anzccart/conf2008.

To view a video from ANZCCART 2003, Christchurch, check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK4Ax5tg8uM

The Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of animals in Research and Teaching Limited (ANZCCART) was established in 1987 in response to particular concerns in both the wider and scientific communities about the use of animals in research and teaching; or so their website says. It is made up of vivisectors and lab technicians who are responsible for the pain and suffering of thousands of animals throughout public and commercial laboratories in New Zealand and Australia. In reality ANZCCART are a front group for this vile ‘science’ and they aim to protect the interests and profitability of the industry and further encourage testing on animals.

Every year in New Zealand, over 300,000 animals are used in experiments and testing by universities, pesticide and chemical manufacturers and government research institutes. Species used include birds, cats, dogs, goats, guinea pigs, mice, horses,
pigs, rabbits, rats and sheep.

These experiments involve mutilation, genetic modification, live dissection and deliberate infection with painful diseases. Animals are tortured with drugs, poisoned with toxic chemicals, tormented in psychological testing, and subjected to many other atrocities that so-called scientists have been able to develop.

Supporters of animal experiments claim vivisection is vital to medical progress. They often claim that major advances in medical science depend on animal experimentation and they say scientific progress would be delayed if we abolished vivisection.

Medical and scientific experts refute those claims and an increaing number of medical experts and scientists are speaking out against the unnecessary and unscientific animal research method and have more information on how animal experimentation has actually delayed and obstructed medical progress.

Throughout its history, vivisection has been inherently cruel, inevitably wasteful, and perpetually invalid and unscientific. It’s time we put a stop to this barbaric industry.

Stand up for all the animals suffering in labs throughout Aotearoa.