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Justice for Monkeys Forced to
Inhale Diesel Fumes!
Inhale Diesel Fumes!
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Dear friends, Last year, we learned that German automaker Volkswagen was not the most ethical of companies, after it admitted to cheating on its emissions tests. But now we're learning that it's worse than we knew. In a horrific experiment, automakers enclosed ten monkeys in an airtight space and pumped in diesel car fumes to gauge the effects. This level of animal cruelty is revolting. Sign the petition to demand that Volkswagen take action to right this abhorrent wrong. Scientists funded by Volkswagen wanted to see if the latest diesel technology was "cleaner" than older versions. Their brilliant idea was to use live animals to gauge the fuel's toxicity. So they locked the monkeys in chambers, feeding them two things — fours hours of cartoons for entertainment, and toxic gas from a diesel Volkswagen Beetle. Public outrage has already pressured Volkswagen's chief lobbyist to pledge that the company will never test on animals again. While that's a step in the right direction, it's not enough. Volkswagen needs to establish a clear company policy against animal testing and donate to an organization that rescues animals from research testing. Thank you,
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