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June 14, 2006 Activists
Picket Squibb Execs PRINCETON BOROUGH -- A small but vocal group of animal rights activists staged brief protests last night outside the homes of two men the activists say are upper level executives for Bristol-Myers Squibb. The group of about a dozen young men and women were protesting Bristol-Myers' support of Huntingdon Life Sciences, a firm that uses animals to test products for pharmaceutical companies, the group's spokesman, Nick Cooney of Philadelphia, said. "Bristol-Myers Squibb gives millions of dollars to Huntingdon Life Sciences for animal testing," Cooney said.
Amid allegations of animal cruelty taking place at Huntingdon, Cooney said some pharmaceutical companies have ended their affiliation with Huntingdon. "We are encouraging Bristol-Myers Squibb to make the ethical decision," he said. Group members, chanting slogans like "Puppy Killer" and "Monkey Killer," protested outside homes on Vandeventer and Hawthorne avenues from about 6 to 7 p.m. Two protesters held a sign showing a mutilated dog next to the words: "This person profits from the cruel torture and murder of animals." Protesters stood on the sidewalks in front on the homes, under the watchful eye of a few borough police officers and a handful of curious neighbors. Most neighbors watched for a few moments and then walked away, some shaking their heads. At least one woman, apparently out for a stroll with her children, quickly turned her family around and could be heard trying to explain what was going on to her young son, who seemed confused by what he had seen and heard. Police said the protesters acted peacefully and were legally allowed to protest so long as they did not block driveways or shout obscenities. A message left after normal business hours for a Bristol-Myers spokesperson was not immediately returned last night.
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