Animal rights activists claim victory: vivisection conference cancelled in Auckland
A conference on animal experiments due to take place this weekend has been abruptly cancelled after the Ellerslie Event Centre refused to host the event.
Media release: National Anti Vivisection Campaign
A conference on animal experiments due to take place this weekend has been abruptly cancelled after the Ellerslie Event Centre refused to host the event.
ANZCCART (the Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching) is the main pro-vivisection lobby group in Australasia. This year their annual conference was due to be held in Auckland from Sunday June 29th to Tuesday July 1st at the Ellerslie Events Centre, 100 Ascot Avenue, Greenlane, Auckland. Yesterday ANZCCART advised attendees the conference was cancelled due to Ellerslie Event Centre pulling out of hosting the event.
A spokesperson for the National Anti Vivisection Campaign says, "We're not surprised that Ellerslie Event Centre has withdrawn their support for ANZCCART. Once people find out that doing business with animal experimenters means protests, disruption and bad publicity, they're pretty quick to disassociate themselves from ANZCCART ".
"This is the second time that the animal research conference has lost its venue at the last minute. In 2005 the ANZCCART conference was due to be held at the National Library of New Zealand in Wellington. But they pulled out once they realised there was serious opposition”.
"Over 300,000 live animals are experimented on each year in New Zealand. Of those approximately 17, 000 of those are subject to very severe suffering.
Animal research in this country is shrouded in secrecy. Although most of the research is funded with public money, few details are released. This is disgusting and ethically unacceptable. We are pleased that this event has been cancelled. ANZCCART must be embarrassed that they can't secure a conference venue due to the controversy surrounding animal experimentation".
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find them!!!
Re: Animal rights activists claim victory: vivisection conferenc
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Re: Animal rights activists claim victory: vivisection conferenc
Time to party and celebrate!!!!
Re: Animal rights activists claim victory: vivisection conferenc
Hi everyone,
there is a protest/rally today at a new location at 1pm. Email nzarinfo@gmail.com to get the information.
National Anti Vivisection Campaign
Re: Animal rights activists claim victory: vivisection conferenc
it is a cowerdly act to experiment on animals so i guess ought to not be surprised that they have to hide and have few places to go
Arguments Against Animal Testing Workshop
Animal Liberation Aotearoa presents: Arguments Against Animal Testing
This interactive workshop aims to help people understand animal testing and to develop
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We will cover both the philosophical and medical arguments against animal testing as well as the types of animal testing currently being carried out in Aotearoa and the campaigns being undertaken to stop this.
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147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn
Wednesday 9th July, 7pm.
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Re: Animal rights activists claim victory: vivisection conferenc
Awesome that you're putting the pressure on. Go get them!
Great to see animal rights showing strength.
George in Australia