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5 Augustus Club 6 Augustus Club Issue No. 42 Spring 2007

THE Your Special Ones PETA’s Gift & Estate Planning Club Augustus OH ANIMALS YOU HAVE SAVED club O , That Sounds Good! Wintersnacht | Ceallaigh and Winter isn’t always perfect and Augustus Sean MacCath-Moran has earned herself the nickname Wintersnacht “Gray Head of Badness.” Just about club Augustus was one “Wintersnacht” is not only the every time her companions of the 17 Silver Coconut Pineapple Bread German word for “winter’s night” but hear a loud noise in the next room, Irma says that each rat has a very Spring monkeys Try serving this with citrus marmalade or a little bit of coconut cream. also the name of an extraordinarily Winter peeks her head around the distinct personality. Starshine ignores whose rescue compassionate .“Whenever we are corner shortly thereafter! all her chew toys but delights in from a upset,” says Ceallaigh,“she comes to The MacCath-Morans say that chewing on the edges of the carpet. laboratory was 2 cups flour 1 tsp. vanilla extract us, curls up in our laps, and pats our they can’t imagine how anyone could Tezzra enjoys climbing—especially up the result of 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. rum extract faces.”“Winter” shares her human have abandoned Winter or refused Irma’s arm in order to sit on her Animal Tests: PETA’s founding 1 tsp. baking soda 4 cup soy milk companions’ contentment, too, her friendship, but “we feel fortunate head. Dawn is the timid one and case of .The case of the 12 tsp. salt 82-oz. can crushed following them around the house to that she is a part of our lives.” mostly enjoys snuggling up in a warm ignited the growth of 2-4 Tbsp. vegan margarine, pineapple with juice sit or sleep with them. corner, but occasionally she stretches PROTECTING PROFITS, the movement in the U.S. softened 2 cup chopped macadamia Winter wisely found her way to Starshine,Tezzra,Dawn, and her legs on the “rodent wheel.” Ingrid’s All but one of these monkeys 2 cup sugar (try the Florida nuts the MacCath-Moran house in the Moonshadow | Irma Lazlo According to Irma, Moonshadow is message ARMING UMAN EALTH were taken from their families and homes in Crystals brand) 4-2 cup shredded toasted middle of an October snowstorm a “one of the sweetest, most H H H the wild for use in in the late Egg replacer equivalent of coconut few years ago. She was extremely thin Over the past 13 years, Irma Lazlo affectionate, and loving little ones I In this issue, we are pleased to agencies retest everything that we PETA Scientists: “But you don’t ’70s. PETA’s exposé of the nerve-damage 1 egg and weak. She was also wet and has shared her home with 27 have ever had” and often runs over introduce you to PETA’s scientists, already know to be toxic—instead of protect people by testing on animals. experiments performed on the Silver Spring covered with burrs. Ceallaigh lit a fire different adopted rats. Currently, her to greet Irma and to have her cheeks whose work directly affects hundreds banning or restricting those Remember those tobacco tests in monkeys—and the extreme cruelty and Makes 8 to 10 servings in the stove, cleaned Winter up, and family consists of four spayed and nose rubbed. of thousands of animals who are the substances, we’ll just have them which animals were forced to inhale neglect that these animals suffered—outraged fed her. The next day, Ceallaigh took females—Starshine,Tezzra, Dawn, and Irma is obviously smitten with her victims of a political dialogue that goes retested.” tobacco smoke? Because these the world and resulted in the first arrest and Winter to the vet.Winter has been Moonshadow.They have a room all animal companions. “Rats are gentle, something like this: animals didn’t get —even conviction of an animal experimenter in the cherished ever since. to themselves, relish at least five affectionate, and very clean …. They PETA Scientists: “The best way to • Preheat the oven to 350°F. though the link between tobacco Environmental and Health Advocacy assess the environmental and public U.S. for cruelty to animals. It also resulted in • Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. hours of play time every day, and love to climb and explore, and … use and cancer in was Organizations: “Chemicals are health effects of hazardous substances the first confiscation of animals abused in • In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, enjoy eating fruits, vegetables, grains, just watching them can bring a smile already clear—the government put infiltrating our air, soil, water, and food, is by using sophisticated, human- experiments and the first U.S. Supreme Court baking soda, and salt. and the occasional cookie. to my face.” off regulating tobacco for decades. causing numerous health problems.” relevant, non-animal test methods and Chemical companies protect their victory for animals used in laboratories. • In another large bowl, cream together the vegan margarine During the legal battle that went on for by analyzing what we already know profits by continuing to support and the sugar until light and fluffy. Members of Congress: “OK, then let’s about the effects of hazardous years afterward, PETA succeeded in getting animal tests.” • Add the egg replacer, vanilla extract, and rum extract. strengthen chemical safety regulations.” substances on humans.” five of the monkeys out of the laboratory and • Add the soy milk, the pineapple and its juice, and the flour We invite you to send photos of your animal companions to us at PETA, Augustus Club, This sad sequence of events replays to safety. However, despite the custody battle, mixture. Stir until just combined. Add more flour, if needed. 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510. Please remember to enclose the following: Chemical Companies: “No! That will Environmental and Health Advocacy itself year after year, but with the some of the monkeys were killed by The dough should be sticky but not too thick. decrease our profits! Don’t forget, we Organizations: “No, is support of Augustus Club members • A note giving us permission to use the photo in the newsletter experimenters—including Augustus, who was • Fold in the nuts and the coconut. give you a lot of campaign the way we’ve always done things. like you, we are successfully fighting • Your name and address experimented on and killed in July 1990. • Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. contributions! And anyway, no one can Regulatory agencies just need to keep this David vs. Goliath battle. I hope • Your animal’s name and age It is in memory of Augustus—and all prove that our industries cause public testing chemicals on more and that you’ll enjoy reading about the • The story of how you came to care for this individual and something about his or other animals who have endured extreme health problems.” different kinds of animals.” exciting progress that PETA’s her unique personality and favorite activities scientists have made in behalf of at the hands of humans—that we Members of Congress: “OK.We’ll Federal Regulatory Agencies: “Yeah, animals! created the Augustus Club to honor people Tezzra If you would like to have your name printed, please state this in your letter or note. legislate that if a chemical can be and why should our bureaucrats have like you who have made lifetime commitments Otherwise, to protect your privacy, we will not print your name. Thank you! proved to cause public health to learn about new high-tech non- to PETA so that animals can lead their lives in problems, its use will be restricted. animal methods? We’ve relied on dignity and peace. For more delicious recipes, visit We’ll make the federal regulatory animal tests for decades now.” VEGCOOKING.COM People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals • 501 Front St., Norfolk,VA 23510 • 757-622-7382 • PETA.org • AugustusClub.org AC42.qxd 4/25/07 9:12 AM Page 4

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Our work in the EU has also all other chemical-testing chips into live hamsters’ cheek resulted in some wonderful programs. pouches. For more information Regulatory Testing: victories, including a decision by EU There are other animal about our work against animal officials to use non-animal methods protection groups in the EU testing and what you can do to to screen shellfish for toxins before fighting the use of animals in this help stop it, please visit THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE INDUSTRY they are sold, sparing tens of program, but none of them has StopAnimalTests.com. thousands of mice from PETA’s scientific expertise.That’s The dedicated people on products to be tested But when Jessica Sandler joined toxic effects. Chemical thousands of animals from excruciating deaths. why it was so important for us to PETA’s team of scientists would for . Animals PETA’s staff in 1998, the first bricks manufacturers select chemicals undergoing painful procedures. With the tremendous step in at a crucial moment in like to thank you for being part of are forced to ingest started to fall. from the list and agree to test In the event that existing data obstacles that we face in the U.S., REACH’s development to help the Augustus Club.Your lasting gift or inhale or are Before coming to PETA, Jessica them and report their results to on a chemical are insufficient, why are we taking on EU tighten the rules requiring data means that they can continue to injected with toxic worked as a specialist in biological the EPA. PETA’s scientists’ second mode of regulations as well? Because if a sharing—so that tests would not push until the “wall” of animal tests substances, such as and chemical hazards for the Then the chemical companies attack is to identify non-animal test U.S. chemical manufacturer wants be duplicated needlessly—and to comes tumbling down! gasoline components federal Occupational Safety and devise their test plans. But before methods that can produce the to sell its products overseas, it ensure that the inclusion of non- and mercury. Animals Health Administration and the U.S. carrying the plans out, the same information. Again, you may must abide by overseas regulations, animal test methods would be a Please used in these tests Geological Survey, having companies must get approval from well ask, “Why wouldn’t the and vice versa.Therefore, in order primary objective. contact your suffer extreme completed her master’s degree in the EPA, which is required to post corporations do that themselves?” to minimize tests that torture and Meanwhile, back in the U.S., you congressional before they are killed, environmental health science. the plans on its Web site. Because they know that the kill animals, we must “harmonize” with the help of our regulatory can help! representative dissected, and thrown Because of her scientific Each time the EPA posts a new government prefers animal tests. U.S. and EU regulations. testing legal counsel Susan Hall, and senators away like garbage. expertise—as well as her plan, PETA’s scientists immediately And why does the government To this end, our scientists PETA is influencing pharmaceutical and ask them to support PETA’s PETA’s most visible anti-vivisection All the more upsetting is the knowledge of the federal seek to dismantle it. PETA’s prefer animal tests? Pure inertia. regularly contribute input to the and chemical companies by appropriations request to the House campaigns have focused on fact that many tests could easily be regulatory process—Jessica was scientists have two modes of Using animals has been the Organization for Economic introducing shareholder resolutions and Senate subcommittees on Labor, stopping the use of animals in replaced with more sophisticated, the perfect person to lead attack.The first is to search reflexive default method of toxicity Cooperation and Development at their annual meetings to Health & Human Services, Education, laboratories, medical more accurate, and less expensive negotiations with the White House biology and and 20 years chemical databases to see if data testing for more than 80 years. (OECD) and have even attended pressure these companies into and Related Agencies, which would experiments, agricultural , non-animal alternatives.The use of and the EPA, and she succeeded in of research experience at the already exist on the specific effects its recent meetings in Japan and ending animal suffering and abuse. increase the use of non-animal test and cat food trials, weapons donated human blood, cell and greatly reducing the number of University of Pennsylvania. that the tests are supposed to Slovenia.The OECD, which is This tactic has resulted in methods by the federal government. tests, aerospace studies, and car- tissue cultures, simulated human animals slated to be used in the This team of experts is leading measure.You may be asking, “Isn’t Ending the use of animals composed of representatives of 30 major unprecedented agreements Please contact Tim Enstice, planned- crash simulations. We’ve had skin that is grown from human EPA’s high production volume the way in reforming federal and that an obvious first step that the countries, develops international with such influential corporations giving manager, at 757-962-8213 or tremendous victories in these cells, donated human cadavers, chemical-testing program—by the international regulations that chemical companies should have in regulatory testing testing guidelines. Animal as General Electric, DuPont, 3M, at [email protected] if you have any campaigns and have prevented eyes from eye banks, and other tens of thousands! require substances to be tested on already taken themselves?” Yes, it seemed as daunting a task protection organizations had been Exxon, Dow Chemical, and questions. millions of animals from suffering human-relevant methods are all Over the years, Jessica has animals. is! But, horrifyingly, many companies denied access to the OECD for Schering-Plough. and being killed in experiments. viable alternatives to animal testing. recruited more scientists, which we Although the numbers are prefer to simply conduct new tests as toppling the Berlin Wall. years—until PETA helped break In recent months, But one area of animal Until the late 1990s, most believe makes PETA the most hard to fathom, the programs that than to take the time and effort to the ban. PETA’s scientists have Rats squeezed into inhalation tubes experimentation uses so many animal protection groups avoided credible and influential of all the PETA’s scientists are up against research whether or not the Another integral person is convinced the animals that it eclipses all the targeting this area of animal testing organizations currently engaged in involve killing tens of thousands of chemicals have been tested in the If we are able to identify non- McIvor, PETA Europe’s policy Consumer Product above categories combined: because few had the scientific the fight against vivisection. animals over the course of several past—even if it means making animal test methods that can fulfill advisor in Brussels—the de facto Safety Commission that regulatory testing. expertise to deal with the Rounding out PETA’s staff of years—or even decades. animals suffer. the data requirements for the capital of the EU. A major focus animals do not need to Regulatory agencies in the U.S., enormous range of federally scientists are Samantha Dozier, For example, the EPA’s high If we find that existing data on chemical in question, we pressure of Emily’s work is a new EU be used to test paint including the Environmental regulated substances—or knew who has a Ph.D. in genetics and production volume chemical-testing the chemical or similar chemicals the chemical company into using chemical-testing program called strippers. PETA’s Protection Agency (EPA) and the how to navigate through the molecular biology; Kate Willett, program began in 1999 and is still can provide all the measurements the non-animal methods—and the REACH, which stands for scientists have also Food and Drug Administration—as Byzantine bureaucracy of the who has a Ph.D. in genetics and is taking place; it will even continue that the EPA requires, we pressure government into allowing these “Registration, Evaluation, and persuaded Cumberland well as regulatory agencies in the federal government. Ending the use a former researcher in academia for several more years. Here’s how the chemical company to withdraw methods.This, too, has resulted in Authorization of All Chemicals.” Swan to stop testing its —require of animals in regulatory testing and at a pharmaceutical company; it works: The EPA has a list of the plan. We have succeeded in the cancellation of countless animal As hard as it is to believe—given mouthwash by—believe chemicals, , seemed as daunting a task as and Joe Manuppello, who has a 2,800 chemicals, and it wants each getting dozens of test plans tests and saved thousands of the enormity of U.S. testing it or not—sewing pharmaceuticals, and many other toppling the Berlin Wall. master’s degree in molecular one to be tested for a series of withdrawn this way, sparing tens of animals’ lives. programs—REACH actually dwarfs mouthwash-soaked