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April 24, 2000–The WWF spearheads a joint letter to U.S. senators and
representatives challenging PETA’s opposition to the EPA’s massive
animal-testing program known as the Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program. (Click
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/images/EPAletter.pdf
here to read the letter.) (PDF Format)
2000–The WWF’s European Toxics Program pushes for “numerous suspected
substances” to be tested for hormonal effects using a two-generation
reproduction toxicity study, which kills more than 2,500 animals per
chemical tested. (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...necomments_.pdf
to read the WWF’s comments.) (PDF Format)
March 6, 2001–PETA writes to the president of the WWF-US to outline
our concerns about animal testing and to urge the WWF to sign onto a
statement calling for more funding for non-animal test method
development and the use of only scientifically validated test methods.
(Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...TA-2WWFmar6.pdf
to read PETA’s letter, statement, and background paper.) (PDF Format)
April 5, 2001–The head of the WWF’s Global Toxics Program responds to
PETA’s letter but refuses to endorse our statement, claiming, “Until
we can come up with a better alternative, we sometimes have little
choice but to test chemicals on laboratory animals.” (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...F-IENletter.pdf
to read the WWF’s letter.) (PDF Format)
December 27, 2001–PETA launches MeanGreenies.com
http://www.meangreenies.com/
and gives the WWF a grade of “F” on its “report card” of environmental
groups’ positions on animal testing.
February 13, 2002–The WWF calls on the EPA to “require a developmental
neurotoxicity study for pesticides that cause hypothyroidism.” Such
studies kill upwards of 1,300 animals for every chemical tested.
(Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...NTfactfeb13.pdf
to read the WWF’s comments, and click here to read PETA’s DNT
Factsheet.) (PDF Format)
May 1, 2002–In a presentation to Canada’s Standing Committee on
Health, the WWF pushes Canada to bring its pesticide regulations more
into line with those of the U.S.–stating that “reviews must consider a
sufficient range of health and environmental effects of
pesticides”–which is just a veiled way of calling for more animal
testing.
August 30, 2002–PETA writes again to the WWF, urging the organization
to endorse our non-animal strategy for testing chemicals for hormonal
effects. (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...8_30MBS-_WR.pdf
to read PETA’s letter.) (PDF Format)
September 20, 2002–The WWF issues an “Answer to PETA’s Accusations”
and a formal “Animal Testing Policy.” (Click here to read the WWF’s
rebuttal and click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...imal_72FFCA.pdf
to view its “Animal Testing Policy.”) (PDF Format)
October 4, 2002–The WWF’s director general writes to PETA President
Ingrid Newkirk regarding PETA’s alleged “misrepresentation of WWF’s
views on animal testing.” (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i..._4_CM-_IEN_.pdf
to read the WWF’s letter.) (PDF Format)
October 10, 2002–Friend of animals and former Beatle Sir Paul
McCartney tells the WWF that it has “strayed off course by supporting
[animal testing] and should do everything in its power to rectify the
situation.” (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/pmletter.html
to read Sir Paul’s letter.)
October 11, 2002–PETA’s president, Ingrid Newkirk, fires back a
hard-hitting response to the WWF’s director general. (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...11_IEN-_CM_.pdf
to read PETA’s letter.) (PDF Format)
October 23, 2002–The results of a massive animal-poisoning experiment
are published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, and
the WWF is acknowledged as a financial supporter of this research.
(Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...yesetal2002.pdf
to read the article’s abstract and acknowledgments.) (PDF Format)
March 24, 2003–Sir Paul McCartney writes a second letter to the WWF,
once again urging the organization to turn its back on animal testing.
(Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/pmletter2.html
to read the letter.)
April 1, 2003–The WWF takes its first step forward by submitting
comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency
to “rely to the fullest extent possible on validated non-animal
screens and tests. … Where such tests are not yet available, WWF
believes EPA ought to invest in their development as a matter of
priority, and that Congress should increase funding to speed this
important transition.” (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...WFcomments_.pdf
to view the WWF’s comments.) (PDF Format)
April 8, 2003–The WWF’s director general responds to Sir Paul’s
letter, advising him that the WWF would be ending its dialogue and
efforts to cooperate with PETA. (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...08_CM-_PMC_.pdf
to read the WWF’s letter.) (PDF Format)
April 21, 2003–PETA’s senior vice president responds to the WWF’s
letter to Sir Paul. (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...21_MBS-_CM_.pdf
to read PETA’s letter.) (PDF Format)
August 5, 2003–PETA again writes to the WWF. (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...05_MBS-_RM_.pdf
to read the letter.) (PDF Format)
August 5, 2004–PETA writes to the WWF for clarification regarding its
new claim to oppose "all outdated and unnecessary animal testing."
(Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/images/WWFFuller.pdf
to read the letter.) (PDF Format).
WWF Fables and Facts (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/images/FnF-WWF.pdf
to read PETA’s rebuttal to the WWF’s misleading claims.) (PDF Format)
“PETA Says No to Animal Testing” (Click here
http://www.wickedwildlifefund.com/i...Island-PETA.pdf
to read the article by PETA’s federal agency liaison from the Fall
2002 issue of the Earth Island Journal.) (PDF Format)
Please write to the WWF and express your opposition to its involvement
in the slaughter of millions of animals in laboratories. Let the WWF
know that you contribute only to organizations that oppose outdated
animal-poisoning tests and that there is no such thing as conservation
through killing.
James P. Leape, Director General WWF-International
Ave. du Mont-Blanc
1196 Gland
Switzerland
Fax: 41 22 364 5468
E-Mail: jle...@wwfint.org
Carter S. Roberts, President and CEO WWF-US
1250 24th St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Fax: 202- 778-9637
E-Mail: patricia.gvozd...@wwfus.org
M.J. Russill, President and CEO WWF-Canada
245 Eglinton Ave. E., Ste. 410
Toronto, ON M4P 3J1
Fax: 416-489-3611
E-Mail: mruss...@wwfcanada.org
Elizabeth Salter Green, Head
European Toxics Programme
WWF-U.K.
Panda House, Weyside Park
Godalming, Surrey GU7 1XR
Fax: 011 44 148 342 6409
E-Mail: esaltergr...@wwf.org.uk
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