Posted August 13, 2011 by Rachelle Owen
After thousands of emails, hundreds of phone calls and a PETA “monkey” paying a visit to China Southern Airlines’ L.A. office, the airline—which is the largest in China—has made the compassionate decision to cancel its plans to ship 80 monkeys from China to the U.S. where they were going to end up in the hands of Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (SNBL) and Harlan Laboratories and be tormented in cruel experiments.
Our “monkey” poses with two China Southern Airlines employees, who were behind us 100 percent.
Now, we’re urging China Southern Airlines to join many other major airlines, including Delta, American, United,British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic, and refuse to ever transport primates to laboratories again. Send Tim Zhang, the cargo manager at LAX at zhang@csair.us, a polite letter. We’ll keep you posted!
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625 days ago
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Woooohoooo! Thank you to all who’ve helped with this!
635 days ago
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How can anyone with a heart or conscious even think of harming or making a animal miserable. They have no feelings. Thanks to all who emailed. Continue to earn points for Heaven. It will be the right thing to do and God will not let it go unnoticed for he never intended for his creatures to be subjected to cruelty. He put them here to bring us happiness and companionship.
641 days ago
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Finally, HAPPY news !
643 days ago
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OMG, such good news. Those poor monkeys have been saved from the evil labs!
652 days ago
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yay
655 days ago
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Amazing news ^-^
656 days ago
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Yeaaaah! , (while eating my banana)
659 days ago
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Thanks to everyone who supported we save lives.I’m so happy
664 days ago
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Yay Monkeys!
664 days ago
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that’s great to hear!
666 days ago
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fantastic!
666 days ago
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I already send my message hope it weights LOL
667 days ago
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YAAAAY great effort!
667 days ago
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Best news I’ve heard allll day
669 days ago
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Here is a sample email:
Dear China Southern Airlines,
I was very happy to learn that China Southern Airlines decided to stop the shipment of 80 monkeys from China to the US on 15 August. That decision saved those monkeys from unspeakable pain and suffering from unnecessary and cruel laboratory experiments. That decision saved 80 lives.
I, along with countless others around the world who believe that animal testing is an archaic, ineffective and barbaric practice that is in fact an obstacle to medical advancement, implore China Southern Airlines to stop shipping primates for research all together. Other major airlines including British Airways, Delta, United and Virgin Atlantic have all ready done so. Please join them in helping to stop the violence.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME HERE]
669 days ago
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Hi Everyone! Here is a copy and paste list of all the contact email addresses for China Southern Airlines. Please send the email to all these people:
airport@csair.us, info@csair.nl, penddcz@126.com, bneres@cs-air.com.au, zdubai@csair.ae, jinyong@cs-air.jp, passengerservice@cs-sgn.com, cz-sales@cs-air.com.vn, counter@cs-air.com.hk, flyyao0528@yahoo.com.cn, taoyaxi@msn.com, vincent_zhen@163.com, nhblbsc@163.com, kulcsn@gmail.com, huangxiang@csair.com, melres@cs-air.com.au, kingleeee@hotmail.com, quansibin@cs-air.jp, zhao-yang@csair.com, liaoyx@mekongnet.com.kh, weifuqiang@cs-air.jp, jh0121@cs-air.co.kr, sinddcz@singnet.com.sg, sydres@cs-air.com.au, tyo.inf@cs-air.jp, renghm@csair.com, dongqiang@csair.com
=)
669 days ago
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Has the airline vowed not to ship primates in the future?
That would be tremendous, on top of this sweet outcome!
670 days ago
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AWESOME. And that monkey suit is sweeet.
670 days ago
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Just send a Thank You e-mail!! Thank God for all the wonderful animals were share the Earth with.
671 days ago
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What will happen to the monkeys now? Keep us posted.
671 days ago
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I sent a Thank you note. Thanks Peta too for the good work.
671 days ago
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So glad I sent an Email.This is such a huge victory!!!!
671 days ago
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It’s good the monkeys will not be shipped from China to the experimental lab, however, I wonder what China will do with those monkeys now. Will PETA follow up on what happens to them?
671 days ago
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yipppppiiiiiieee ; ) Go on !!!
671 days ago
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Bravo! What happens to them now?????????
671 days ago
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thats awesome
671 days ago
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wooHHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
671 days ago
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What’s happening to the monkeys now? Are they in captivity still? Are they being tested on over seas??
672 days ago
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Well done! Keep up the good work!
672 days ago
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lol already sent an e-mail to them^_^ hopin that they dont!! <3
672 days ago
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good news.. also, animal research has NEVER been validated (pcrm.org) visit, mrmcmed.org & humaneseal.org
672 days ago
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Thank you, Jesus!!!
672 days ago
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whAT happened to the monkeys??????????????????? there is nothing telling us another airline didnt take them or if they have been rescued? where are they?
672 days ago
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Hooray! ^3^
673 days ago
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If the 80 monkeys are no longer going to be shipped to the US for research… what happens to them then? What will the Chinese do with the monkeys, instead?
674 days ago
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This is great
674 days ago
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Awesome! Thank you for sparing the monkeys ^_^
674 days ago
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Omg! That’s amazing!!
674 days ago
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YAY!!!!! GO us!
675 days ago
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Oh my gosh: YAY!!! I’m so glad! Ya PETA!!! <3
675 days ago
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So… what happens to the 80 monkeys? I assume they’re already captured and ready to go so what will happen to them?
675 days ago
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Well That’s brilliant news now those monkies aren’t going to be subjected to sick methods of cruelty and being tested on. x
675 days ago
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oh my god that’s so exciting!!
676 days ago
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thats so awesome! great job to everyone that sent emails!
676 days ago
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that is such a great victory! monkeys are by far my fav animal! <3 <3
676 days ago
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Yayyy!
676 days ago
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OMG, SERIOUSLY?!
:D:D:D YAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
676 days ago
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Where are you going to get your monkeys now? *Evil laugh*
676 days ago
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well done everyone. thats great news