Gourmet chefs, caterers, and local celebrity cooks are taking
part in the March of Dimes’ Star Chefs or Chef’s
Auction fundraisers, which are currently being held nationwide.
But if the participants—and attendees—knew what
the March of Dimes does to animals, they’d lose their
appetites. Here’s what the March of Dimes does and what
you can do to help stop the cruelty!
In one sickening experiment funded by the March of Dimes, kittens’
eyes were sewn shut and left that way for a year. Then, the
kittens were killed. Because it is already well established
that the optical development of humans is fundamentally different
from that of nonhumans, the findings of this study were meaningless.
March of Dimes-funded experimenters have also wasted millions
of dollars administering cocaine, alcohol, and nicotine to pregnant
rats and newborn opossums, even though we have known for years
that these substances can harm developing babies. In addition,
the March of Dimes has funded inhumane experiments in which
monkeys were kept in restraints for days at a time and ferrets
and other animals were given severe brain damage.
The March of Dimes has provided funds to an experimenter at
the Oregon Regional Primate
Research Center who tethers pregnant monkeys to cage walls
by wires that have been implanted in their backs.
Help Babies Without Hurting Animals
PETA is calling on caring diners—and donors—to
help babies without hurting animals. Many charities, including
Easter Seals, Birth Defect Research for Children, the Child
Health Foundation, and the Heimlich Foundation fund relevant,
effective, non-animal projects and never waste a cent on cruel
animal experiments. Click
here for more information on humane giving and a complete
list of cruelty-free charities.
You can help us educate event attendees simply by distributing
information about the March of Dimes’ cruel, unnecessary
animal experiments in front of Star Chefs fundraisers. For more
information, contact MeganH@PETA.org.
Click here
to learn about other ways that you can help end animal suffering.
Calling All Cooks …
Are you a sought-after chef? Do you own a restaurant or catering
company? If so, you can help keep cruelty off the March of Dimes
menu by joining Chefs with Conscience, a growing group of chefs
and caterers who are using the power of their spatulas to help
animals in laboratories. Please tell the March of Dimes that
you will not help it dish out animal abuse:
And please send a copy of your note, pledging not to support
Star Chefs until the March of Dimes stops funding animal tests,
to:
