Dear Friend,

After nearly 40 years of abject failure, the head of the horrific Texas A&M University (TAMU) muscular dystrophy dog laboratory is about to retire. Notorious animal tormenter Joe Kornegay is reportedly planning to name Peter Nghiem, an associate professor and his underling, to take the helm of the program.

Nghiem has a choice: He could continue to torment and kill dogs for the next 40 years as Kornegay did and have no cure for human muscular dystrophy to show for it. Or he could summon the courage and vision that his predecessor lacked and chart a new, compassionate course by employing cutting-edge, human-centric methods based on solid science—and possibly find a cure for the debilitating disease. It's really up to him.

Please take a moment to encourage Nghiem to make the right choice. The lives of dogs as well as those of humans afflicted with muscular dystrophy depend on it.

Thank you for your compassion for animals.

Sincerely,

Kathy Guillermo
Senior Vice President
PETA