Hello, Thank you so much for signing our petition to end the cruel capture and captivity of wild baboons in Kenya. You will be pleased to know that world famous primatologist, Dr Jane Goodall, and field biologist Ian Redmond, have joined the BUAV to raise concerns about the sad plight of the wild-caught baboons used in research in Kenya. Please will you take this opportunity to forward this email to your family and friends asking them to sign our petition: http://bit.ly/WildBaboons Our Captive Cruelty investigation uncovered the plight of baboons who were torn from the wild, held in conditions which seriously compromised their welfare and breached international guidelines and used in disturbing experiments at the Institute of Primate Research in Nairobi. Jane Goodall, PhD., DBE and UN Messenger of Peace, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute told the BUAV: "I have watched the video that shows, in graphic detail, the conditions endured by some of the baboons at the Institute of Primate Research in Nairobi. I was shocked and deeply distressed to see these intelligent primates - we have been studying them at Gombe National Park since 1966 - being kept in the conditions depicted in your film. These cages are very far removed from the conditions dictated by today’s animal welfare guidelines. In most countries these conditions would not be tolerated and those responsible would be forced to clean up their act." Baboons are highly social and inquisitive animals, living in groups of up to 150 individuals and roaming up to seven miles across the plains of Africa each day. Yet our investigation uncovered some baboons housed on their own in cages which measured only 60cm x 60cm x 68cm. Please help us recruit more people to the campaign today by sharing our petition: http://bit.ly/WildBaboons Renowned field biologist and conservationist, Ian Redmond OBE. stated: “Wildlife tourism is one of the mainstays of the Kenyan economy, and many Kenyans dedicate their life to protecting wild animals. They - and the millions of tourists with happy memories of watching the fascinating behaviour of baboon family life - will be shocked to hear that these intelligent social animals are being abused in a biomedical laboratory in Kenya. Baboons and other primates have a role to play in Africa's ecosystems (which benefit us all) and have no place in out-dated research methods like this in the 21st century. I urge the Kenya Government to end such invasive experiments before outraged tourists vote with their feet.” TAKE ACTION To find out more about the investigation please visit: http://bit.ly/CaptiveCruelty Please share our petition and help us recruit more people for our campaign to save the wild baboons of Kenya: http://bit.ly/WildBaboons