United's One-Way Flights Are Deadly for Monkeys

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When United Airlines developed its "Let's Fly Together" slogan, the airline failed to inform its customers about the hidden travelers they would be flying together with.

Each year, tens of thousands of monkeys—many of whom are torn away from their homes and families in the wild—are flown to the U.S. from countries such as China, Mauritius, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Indonesia to be imprisoned and tormented in experiments at horrendous facilities such as Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories and Covance, two of the U.S.' largest importers of primates.



These monkeys are crammed into small wooden crates and are often shipped in the dark and terrifying cargo holds of flights on airlines such as United Airlines' subsidiary Continental Cargo. Other cruel airlines that continue to profit from monkeys' misery by shipping them to U.S. laboratories include Air China, Air France, China Eastern Airlines, Philippine Airlines, and Vietnam Airlines.

Thankfully, nearly every major airline in the world refuses to transport monkeys to laboratories—so you can still get to your destination knowing that you are not contributing to the suffering of monkeys in laboratories. These airlines include Delta Air Lines, Qantas, Lufthansa, American Airlines, British Airways, Aer Lingus, and Cathay Pacific, to name a few.

FULL story and action below at link.

Also, take a moment of your time to let United Airlines know that you will not be flying with the airline until it stops transporting monkeys to laboratories:

● Post a message on United Airlines' Facebook page.

● Tweet at United Airlines on Twitter.

● Send an e-mail directly to United Airlines.

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