11/11/06
Every
year dozens of goats are killed in diving experiments, commisioned by
the MoD and conducted by QinetiQ.
We are calling on Lloyds TSB to halt their support of cruel and unneccesary
testing by boycotting QinetiQ until their animal research is abandoned.
Lloyds provide QinetiQ with banking facilities and act as a registrar
for their shares.
Please contact Lloyds and register your complaint. Please tell them
you will boycott them, and will not use their banking services (sample
letter below)
Write
to Lloyds (provide banking facilities):
Lloyds TSB Bank plc
BX1 1LT.
Write to Lloyds Registrars (act as registrar for shares)
Lloyds TSB Registrars
The Causeway
Worthing
West Sussex
BN99 6DA
E-Mail
info@lloydstsb.co.uk
On their website, Lloyds also advise you to complain by the following
methods:
“Inform us of your complaint and how you think it could be resolved
by:
• • calling into any branch,
• • calling us on 0845 3000 000 (+44 207 785 7654 from overseas),
• • textphone on 0845 300 2283,
• • writing to us at the address shown on your statement,
• • contacting your Relationship Manager or Business Manager”
Lloyds have the following complaints policy, so be sure to ask to be
kept up to date with how your complaint is being processed:
“We’ll do all we can to resolve your complaint by the end
of the next business day. If we can’t do this, we’ll write
to you within five working days to tell you what we’ve done to
resolve the problem, or acknowledge your complaint and let you know
when you can expect a full response. We’ll also let you know the
name and contact details of the person or team dealing with your case.”
SAMPLE LETTER
Dear sir / madam,
I am writing in relation to your business relationship with QinetiQ,
who conduct diving research on live animals.
This research has been stopped in France, and replaced with non-animal
models, and the tests being conducted by QinetiQ have been described
by Mike Hancock MP as repeat tests, which have taken place for over
50 years.
QinetiQ claim that this reserach is vital, yet the only example they
have cited for its practical aplication was advice they gave when the
Kursk submarine sank. Tragically their advice was useless and all 118
crew members died.
We are asking all individuals and companies to boycott QinetiQ until
they halt these tests, and as you provide them with banking facilities
and act as their registrar we urge you to join the boycott.
Until such time as Lloyds join this boycott I will not be using your
services, and will encourage others to do the same.
For more information please visit www.savethegoats.com.
Yours sincerly
YOUR NAME