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Stop Phoenix Air's shameful death flights

Phoenix Air Group was recently contracted by Novartis to transport a group of 23 yellow Vervets monkeys from Barbados, where they were caught in the wild, to an animal testing facility in Italy. News about the transport leaked out and the flight which was supposed to land in Rome Fiumicino on August 1, 2012 was cancelled the day before out of fear for bad press.

However, Novartis is still trying to get the 23 monkeys into Italy in the next few days, making them land abroad and taking them into Italy by unmarked vans.

It's the second time this year that Novartis cancels an order of primates for experimentation. Just like now, it was enough that news about a transport in March leaked out and became public domain. For that very reason, airlines such as Amerijet, Caribbean Airlines, Choice Airways, Monarch Air and others have stopped transporting primates for vivisection from the islands of the Caribbean.

Please contact the Director of Phoenix Air, Mark H. Thompson, and ask him to stop transporting animals for vivisection (including this transport)! Simply fill in the form on the right and click 'Send'. You can also edit the letter to your liking - personal letters carry much more weight and prove more effective than form letters.

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Dear Mr. Thompson,

It is my understanding that Phoenix Air Group was recently contracted by Novartis to transport a group of non-human primates from Barbados to Italy. The animals were destined for laboratory experimentation. I urge you to dissociate Phoenix Air Group from the cruelty and suffering of the international trade in primates by refusing to transport primates destined for the research industry.

Each year, on the islands of Barbados and St. Kitts & Nevis, hundreds of green/vervet monkeys are torn from their families and forest homes and either exported directly for biomedical research or imprisoned on farms to produce offspring to be exported to laboratories around the world. Once wild and free, these sensitive and intelligent animals end their lives in laboratories where pain and suffering are routine.

There are an increasing number of airlines that were once carriers of primates, but which now refuse to transport primates for the research industry. Airlines that have made this compassionate decision include leading cargo airlines such as Lufthansa Cargo, Cargolux and DHL Aviation, as well as the major airlines American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, British Airways, Korean Air and Caribbean Airlines.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this important appeal.

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