| Sample Letter to Sponsor of Charity Funding Animal
Experiments |
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Dear President or CEO:
I am writing to you to commend you for your commitment to supporting
such a worthy charitable cause as the fight against <disease
(i.e. cancer)>. However, many people have concerns about
<charity(ies) being sponsored> that I would like
to share with you. You see, <charity> funds research
using animals. Medical research using animals is out dated, wasteful
of resources, and counterproductive to finding cures for human
diseases.
I would like to share with you information about the Humane Charity
Seal of Approval. The Humane Seal is the easiest way to spot health
charities that are committed to providing direct care and services
to patients, supplying health education, and funding vital, nonanimal
research. Some examples of charities that are doing great work are
the Cancer Treatment Research Foundation, Birth Defect Research
for Children, Inc. the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, and the Multiple
Sclerosis Foundation.
For many donors, whether or not a charity funds animal research
is a key concern. Some corporations have adopted new policies supporting
only cruelty-free charities in order to address employees’
and customers’ concerns surrounding support of animal experiments
by health charities.
Complete information about the Humane Charity Seal of Approval
and a List of Approved Charities can be found at www.HumaneSeal.org.
The Humane Seal will help you to recognize health charities that
are committed to human-based research and programs and maintain
the highest humane standards.
If I can provide more information, please don’t hesitate
to contact me. Thank you for your attention to this very important
issue.
Sincerely,
<Name>
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