Columbia's President, an Expert On Free Speech, Gets an Earful

A Wednesday, May 25, New York Times front page story headed, "Columbia's President, an Expert On Free Speech, Gets an Earful" examines Lee C. Bollinger's difficulties at Columbia University. It includes the following line: "For more than a year, PETA, the animal-rights group, has been tailing Mr. Bollinger around the world to disrupt his appearances over what it feels is cruel treatment of primates in Columbia's research labs."

You'll find the full article on line at: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/nyregion/25bollinger.html

The line on primate experimentation in this front page story presents a good opportunity for letters to the editor about the outrageous primate research being conducted in Columbia's labs. Visit http://www.columbiacruelty.com for details, such as descriptions and footage of "Monkeys with metal pipes surgically implanted in their skulls for the sole purpose of inducing stress in order to study the connection between stress and women’s menstrual cycles. One monkey, left alone to recover from the hideous implant surgery, was photographed with blood running down her face long after she had come out of anesthesia. The animals were given nothing but an aspirin after the anesthetics wore off. "

The New York Times takes letters at letters [at] nytimes.com

Always include your full name, address, and daytime phone number when sending a letter to the editor. Shorter letters are more likely to be published.

(Note: Last week PETA released more ugly undercover primate experimentation footage, this time from Covance Laboratories in Virginia. Check out http://www.CovanceCruelty.com )


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