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WE NEED CALLS FROM ALL OVER !!!
PLEASE CALL / fax / email New York Medical College IMMEDIATELY.
New York Medical College will experiment on and kill dogs bought from Class B dealers. Class B dealers often steal or deceive to get family pets, and are known to sell lost and stolen dogs and cats to researchers. Over 85 percent of U.S. medical schools recognize the live dog lab as an out-of-date practice. Only two schools still use this heinous, cruel and unnecessary lab, and
NY Medical College is one of them.
TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY to call or write. Let's get this stopped completely. Live dog lab scheduled !! 1/29 at New York Medical College!
Physicians For Responsible Medicine urgently needs your help to stop a cruel and unnecessary live dog lab scheduled to take place the week of January 29 at the New York Medical College. First-year medical students who participate in this physiology lab will use dogs purchased from Class B animal dealers, who often acquire family pets through theft and deception and are known to sell lost and stolen cats and dogs to researchers.
Please make polite phone calls to Ralph A. O’Connell, M.D., Dean of the School of Medicine at 914-594-4900 and Gabor Kaley, Ph.D., chairman of the Department of Physiology, at 914-594-4087 and ask them to immediately cancel this course and implement humane alternatives. You can also automatically send them an e-mail or fax them at the numbers below:
CONTACT:
Ralph A. O' Connell, M.D. Dean, School of Medicine
Administrative Building New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone: 914-594-4900
Fax: 914-594-4145
oconnell@nymc.edu
AND
Gabor Kaley, Ph.D.Chairman, Department of Physiology
Basic Sciences Building New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone: 914-594-4087
Fax: 914-594-4018
Gabor_Kaley@nymc.edu
Please forward this e-mail to your friends and family and ask them to contact the school as well. Twenty years ago, live dogs were commonly used in physiology, pharmacology, and surgery classes at medical schools. A standard lab involved anesthetizing the dogs, followed by injecting pharmaceuticals or practicing surgical techniques. After the class, the dogs were killed.
Today, the New York Medical College is one of just two medical schools that continue to use live dogs in physiology courses. Fortunately, more than 85 percent of U.S. medical schools have recognized that there is no need for students to train on live animals to become successful physicians and have eliminated live animal labs from their curriculum altogether. Innovations in medical simulation technology, availability of alternatives, increased awareness of ethical concerns, and a growing acknowledgement that medical training must be human-focused have facilitated this shift.
Learn more about live animal labs and what you can do to help end them. If you have any questions, please contact me:
rmerkley@pcrm.org
202-686-2210, ext 336.
Thank you so much for your help.
Best regards,
Ryan Merkley
Physicians For Responsible Medicine
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