The Ugly Truth

Hello there! Now if you've been monitoring the BUAV website frequently, you would recognise the post tile 'The Ugly Truth' - and yes it's from 2 months ago, November 2010. Unfortunately, I have only found out about the issue, and decided to post it up now...just in case there were people who still do not know about the investigation.

Generally, a BUAV investigator went undercover for eight months at Wickham Laboratories, Hampshire and secretly filmed the treatment of animals there. And well I'm sure you all know how the video turned out - filled with inhumane acts...

Here's the link to go to the page which will give you in-depth information about the investigation...

So now you know NOT to use Botox! It's disgusting - in a sense that animals are suffering endlessly because of it, and in the sense the one would one to change how they look just to be 'beautiful'. Everyone is beautiful, it's just the media that's making everyone think that there's only one side to being beautiful. And plus I'd rather be beautiful in the inside, caring for animals, than be beautiful on the outside but having no heart for these poor creatures, right?

- Ayunie ;)

Today's Articles :)

Hey! I just want to share two articles with you - one talks about protests against animal testing, while the other is an article about a survey conducted about what GPs think about the reliability of animal testing...

The article's are quite straightforward...and there's nothing much I need to explain. But if there is anything that you'd like to us, you're welcome to do so by commenting  :)


-Ayunie

ToxCast

Hey there! The winter holidays are now over, and it's back to school! Definitely not a good thing, but there is good news reporting all the way from North Carolina...

"About 40 scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park are working on ToxCast, a program to screen chemicals for their potential to harm people and the environment"

"Instead of live-animal tests developed more than 40 years ago, ToxCast uses screening technology gleaned from drug research. Computers then turn the results of about 600 ToxCast tests per chemical into quick-to-grasp, three-dimensional maps"

"A ToxCast fingerprint can be ready in a few weeks and costs about $25,000. Live-animal testing takes months and can cost $10 million to $12 million per chemical"

Generally, the above quotes are stating how a program called ToxCast is starting to be being used as an alternative that is even faster and cheaper than animal testing in assessing chemicals in some circumstances - yes, is admittedly not very popular as stated in the article:

"Still, it will probably take another five to 10 years before ToxCast fingerprints can be used regularly to predict a chemical's potential harm."

But it's a start, right?


Read the article at http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/01/02/1951280/a-new-way-to-assess-chemicals.html

The Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park

- Ayunie

BUAV Schools' Guide

Hello there! I just found a BUAV Schools' Guide on Vivisection (another word for 'Animal Testing'), and found it admittedly useful. You could print it out and seek your head teacher's permission to stick it up at school, or maybe you could just read it right here online for free just for reference!  :)

-Ayunie :D

4 years later than planned.

1st of January 2011...


UNFORTUNATELY on this glorious day I've got admittedly upsetting news...

"Cosmetics and testing experts predict the European commission will announce shortly that it is unable to introduce the third phase of the European cosmetics directive, as planned in 2013. This directive would have banned the sale in Europe of any cosmetics tested on animals anywhere in the world."

The quote above was the original plan, which is just wonderful! But...

"The final phase of European law designed to eradicate testing on animals of chemicals used in the cosmetics industry is set to be delayed for as long as four years because it is thought that alternative ways of testing the safety of ingredients' will not be ready in time.

"Neil Parish MP, chair of the associate parliamentary group for animal welfare, said "sufficient" replacement safety tests would not be available until 2017."

The above quotes state that the European Law was meant to ban any cosmetics tested on animals to be sold in Europe in 2013. But the ban has now been delayed until 2014, 4 years later than planned, apparently because there is not enough time to come up with good alternatives...


Well, I suppose there's nothing much we can do about this, other then taking there word for it and continuing our efforts :)


Oh, and if you want to read the article where I got the above quotes, just click here :)

And here's another link for a more summarised article.

-Ayunie :)

New Year. New Decade. 2011 :)

Hello everyone! Firstly I would like to wish every a Happy New Year! May 2011 be filled with happiness and joy...and make sure that animals get to share the happiness too! I'm really sorry we haven't been posting for a while..we've been very busy lately. But we'll make sure to keep you updated with the latest news and articles ;)


Firstly I would like to share a PETA article, stating the top victories made by PETA against animal cruelty...They definitely have done a great job! Very well done to them! 


Here's another article of the great achievements BUAV have gained in 2010 and another article for BUAV's general achievements in the recent years...again, they've contributed a lot!


I just found a website called Go Cruelty Free, well it's an organisation really, that was developed by BUAV with the ultimate aim of ending cosmetics and household products testing on animals worldwide. It's highly informative, and also informs you of companies that are considered cruelty free.


Now, I'm sure all of you have heard about Lipton and a few other tea companies that have been found testing their products on animals? I'd stated it frankly in a previous post, and gave you a link, right? Now here's an article explaining what the animals are 'fed', and it also includes a sample email you can send to the president of Unilever Americas (Lipton's parent company)...




Well, that's all for now. I will try my very best to keep updating as regularly as possible...And remember to share the joy of the new year with animals by not buying products that harm them! Change to Superdrug instead of Boots. Stop eating Mars products.  Send the email to the president of Unilever Americas. Stop buying Lipton, PG TIps and Lyons. LOVE ANIMALS.


-Ayunie :D