Rt. Honorable Prime Minister, Respected Ministers and Nepalese Officials,

I kindly ask the government of Nepal to acknowledge global concern about its breeding and export of monkeys for use in biomedical experimentation. Please halt any shipments of rhesus macaques and enact laws to protect your treasured wildlife.

As you know, India outlawed overseas sale of rhesus monkeys in 1977 in response to ghastly radiation experiments on animals considered sacred by many Indians. As a result, Western labs want Nepali monkeys and have opened the door to let other foreign researchers exploit Nepalese species.

Experimentation upon primates has failed to produce tangible data for AIDS, Alzheimer’s, stroke, cancer, and other diseases. Still, electrodes are lodged in the brains and spinal cords of monkeys. Seizures and infections are artificially induced. Toxic substances are injected. Babies are forcibly separated from breeding mothers.

It is irresponsible to promote animal research when so many animal-free methods now offer data more relevant to humans. Findings from distressed animals do not result in accurate extrapolation to humans. Though primates possess physiological and psychological instincts as intricate as our own, lab variables such as pain, injury, confinement, loneliness and repeated handling generate misleading data.

In Nepal, Hindus celebrate monkeys as a reincarnation of Lord Hanuman. Buddhists feel the killing or mistreatment of any animal is wrong. Monkeys are an integral thread in Nepal’s rich natural and cultural tapestry. They live alongside humans in the temples or roam mountain forests. Inside a lab, a monkey's life is defined by metal bars, cement floors, terror and pain.

I respectfully ask Nepalese authorities to advocate progressive animal-free research. Please eliminate breeding compounds and stop the removal of rhesus monkeys from their natural environment.

Sincerely,

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Ministry of Forest & Soil Conservation Mr. Matrika Prasad Yadav Singh Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal ph: 977-1-4262428, fax: 977-1-4223868 email: mfscmed@ntc.net.np SOURCE: www.mofsc.gov.np Department of Forest Babarmahal, Kathmandu ph: 977-1-4220303, 4221231, 4256227 fax: 977-1-4254305 email: dof@col.com.np, forest@wlink.com.np SOURCE: www.dof.gov.np nepalgov.gov.np/hmgdir_dept.php?id=7 Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Babarmahal, Kathmandu ph: 977-1-4220912, 4220850, fax: 977-1-4227926 email: dnpwc@bdcin.wlink.com.np Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mr. Prithvi Subba Gurung Singha Durbar, Kathmandu ph: 977-1-4232411, 4222846, 4228847, 4216372 fax: 977-1-4227758 email: motca@ntc.net.np SOURCE: www.tourism.gov.np www.nepalgov.gov.np/hmgdir.php Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Mr. Farmullah Mansoor Singha Durbar, Kathmandu ph: 977 1 4211661, 4211709, 4211860, 4211617, 4211698,4211641, 4211734 fax: 977 1 4211754 email: info@most.gov.np, npsilwal@most.gov.np SOURCE: www.most.gov.np/en/contact.php

Rt. Hon. Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Singh Durbar P.O. Box: 23312 Kathmandu, Nepal ph: 977-1-4211000, email: info@opmcm.gov.np SOURCE: www.opmcm.gov.np/index.php?param=p2 Advisors to the Prime Minister Mr. Ramesh Jung Thapa, Defence and Administration Advisor: rjthapa@opmcm.gov.np Mr. Aditya Baral, Senior Expert-Foreign Relations: adityabaral@gmail.com, abaral@opmcm.gov.np Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Nepal to the United Nations Rue de la Servette 81 1201 Geneva, Switzerland ph: 41-22 733-2600, 733-2621 fax: 41-22 733-2722 email: mission.nepal@itu.ch Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations 820 Second Avenue, Suite 17B; New York, NY 10017 ph: 212-370-3988/3989; fax: 212-953-2038 email: nepal@un.int SOURCE: un.org/members/missions.shtml#n Embassy of the Kingdom of Nepal In USA 2131 Leroy Place, N.W. Washington D.C., 20008 ph: 001 202-667-4550, 4551, 4552 fax: 001 202-667-5534 email: nepali@erols.com, lumbini@erols.com TO LOOK UP NEPAL EMBASSIES & CONSULATES IN OTHER COUNTRIES, TRY: www.kotan.org/tibet/embassies_ nepal.html www.welcomenepal.com/brand/miss ions.asp www.immi.gov.np/location.php

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