An animal rights terrorist victim takes to the streets in favor of animal research.
last month, the extremist animal rights torched the car of the University of California, Los Angeles, neuroscientist J. David Jentsch. In response, Jentsch founded a chapter of Pro-Test, a group that started in Oxford, U.K., and attracted media attention and public support for animal testing. Jentsch is organizing a pro-research rally at UCLA to be held April 22.
The car bombing was the latest in a long series of attacks against researchers at UCLA, and Jentsch said he felt he had to do something when he saw the the impact of the attack on his car had on his students and colleagues. "People feel more and more victims, even by proxy," he said. "All we're doing now is not working, so we need to try something new."
The plans for the rally are still in shape.
Several speakers will talk about the value of biomedical research, including Tom Holder, a former Oxford student in philosophy and pro-activist research. "The goal is to be a source of inspiration to bring together people with a common mission and give them the opportunity to show solidarity," said Jentsch.
Jentsch expected the event will take place simultaneously, but in a different location from the location of a rally for animal rights for the intended UCLA as part of the annual "World Week for animals in laboratories. "He says he is not seeking a confrontation. the Office of north American press animal liberation issued a statement this week saying the two doctors involved in vivisection movement" taste debate with UCLA Pro-test organizers. "
based on the responses it has obtained to date, Jentsch expecting a few hundred people to attend the Pro-test rally, including students of UCLA and scientists and researchers from local biotech companies and other universities. as more details become available, updates will be posted on the group's website and Facebook page.
(Pro-Test Photo)
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