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              Release04-24-05
 Spine 
              Donated for Use in Researcher Atlanta-A 
              very rare spinal donation was made yesterday in Atlanta from an 
              animal rights group, the Primate Freedom Project, to one of the 
              most unproductive vivisectors in the nation.  Citing 
              what a Primate Freedom Project spokesperson said was an ‘’obvious 
              case of no backbone‘’, PFP decided to donate a spine 
              to Yerkes’ Director Stuart Zola so he might have the courage 
              to accept PFP‘s invitation.  The 
              plastic backbone was attached to a 2’ x 3’ hand-written 
              invitation to Zola with the following message: Director 
              Zola, Numerous 
              invitations to discuss animal experiments have been extended to 
              you and Emory. We have received no reply and have reached the conclusion 
              you have no backbone. Please accept this attached spine and use 
              it in a debate with Dr. Ray Greek. Call us when you are ready, The 
              invitation was deposited with the DeKalb County Police who were 
              protecting Zola and the Yerkes Center from the peaceful protestors. 
              The police were asked to make sure Zola receives this donation. 
               For 
              years, the Primate Freedom Project has extended invitations to Emory 
              and Yerkes to discuss animal experimentation in a public forum so 
              Emory students, media and other interested persons might hear both 
              sides of this issue. Emory and Yerkes will only discuss this topic 
              with people who agree with them as they are keenly aware it is indefensible. 
               A PFP 
              spokesperson stated yesterday, ‘’we don’t expect 
              Zola to accept because he is a coward and he realizes Dr. Greek 
              will mop up the floor with him.” Dr. Greek, a former animal 
              researcher himself, is founder and president of Americans For Medical 
              Advancement and has discussed this topic in a public forum with 
              numerous animal researchers around the US. Dr. Greek’s expertise 
              in medicine and research obviously intimidates Zola and others at 
              Emory and Yerkes.  
 
 
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