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

Advantages!

Hello! I just thought I'd tell you some advantages of Animal Testing I found on a website; I know we're against Animal Testing, but it's best to see both points of view, right?  :)

"Animal Testing

Advantages of Animal Testing in Medical Research

Medical research involving animals has dramatically improved the health of the human race. Without animal testing, the cure for polio would not exist and diabetics would suffer or die from their disease. Despite these benefits, some people believe that animals should be not be used for testing medical techniques and drugs. This essay will outline the advantages of animal testing.

Animal testing allows scientists to test and create new drugs. Animals such as monkeys or rabbits have similar physical processes to humans. This allows scientists to test the effects of certain drugs. If a drug produces adverse effects in animals it is probably unfit for human use.

Animal testing is cheap. There is a large supply of animals for medical research. Animals are easily bred, and maintained safely in controlled labs. The costs of testing in humans would be extremely high.

Many people argue that animal testing is cruel. In some cases this is true. However it would be much more cruel to test new drugs on people or children, or to let people die because there was not enough information about a drug. Furthermore, legislation in most countries sets standards for animal treatment, and laboratories have guidelines to prevent cruelty.

Opponents of animal research also say that information from animals does not apply to humans. They point to certain commercial drugs which have been withdrawn because of side-effects in humans While it is true that animal systems differ from human systems, there are enough similarities to apply information from animals to humans.

Animal rights campaigners claim that we don’t need new tests because we already have vast amounts of information. However, many new deadly infections appear every year and new treatments and drugs are needed to combat these deadly plagues.

Animal testing is needed in the world we live in. Our responsibility is to manage the animals in our care and balance their suffering against the good that comes from them."

Obtained from: http://www.writefix.com/argument/animaltestingyes3.htm

-Ayunie  :D

Dying For a Cup of Tea?

Hello! This is Ayunie :)


I subscribed to emails from Peta.org (You should too! You get many notices about current issues about animal testing - spread the word!), and received two emails quite recently. Here are just pictures to summarise what they both said...

Read a bit more and donate at:- www.peta.org.uk/donate/ctt/W2F10HOMEPAGE.html


So remember, boycott Lipton, PG Tips and Lyons! >:D


-Ayunie