OUTSTANDING VICTORY:
AMERIJET STOP TRANSPORTING PRIMATES

 http://www.antivivisection.info/archive/2011/amerijet.html

Supporters may remember just over a month ago, Amerijet issued a letter stating that they would not stop transporting primates for use in experimentation.

We always knew that wasn't true and that, although difficult, the campaign was winnable. Over the past months the cracks begun growing, until today a statement was issued by David Bassett, CEO of Amerijet, ending the company's involvement in transporting primates with immediate effect.

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From the first demonstrations in the US and UK as a result of leaked documents launching the campaign, Amerijet and their majority shareholder, HIG Capital, have had to bare the brunt of an international campaign.

Internal pressure from portfolio companies denouncing the primate trade, demo's at clearance agents and planned ones in March at shareholder's offices across the globe piled down and hit the company hard. Home demonstrations in the US mounted up on executives, with actions beginning last week against the CEO's family businesses.

This victory should not be underestimated as Amerijet were the largest transporter of old world primates for vivisection and the industry will be hit hard as a result. We would like to send our regards to anybody who helped make this happen, especially the activists on the streets week in, week out.

The next target is to be announced over the coming week, so please watch this space. It must not be forgotten that there are primates still dying in vivisection labs, but we are one huge step closer to ending this cruelty. This has proved that together, we can win!