>I received this morning a request from a scientist to distribute information
>to a large group of new parents I have contact with.  The information is a
>request for donations of excess milk to be hand fed to primates who are
>either orphaned or abandoned.  These primates are part of a research
>facility.

>Would you help the person requesting this information be distributed?

My first reaction is twofold:
1. I wouldn't do anything withoutk knowing more
about the study, the researchers etc. etc. Whether it
is worth your time to get that info is another question.

2. There are human babies who need our milk and there are
milk banks to serve them. Not everyone lives near a milk
bank, but a couple of them will take milk from
far away. If I were going to let nursing moms know
about the study, I would let them know about
milk banks as well, so they can make a choice.

Just my first reactions, early in the morning.
  Naomi Bar-Yam

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