Dogs
Finally, some good news?
According to a this, and this, March 11, 2009 will mark a new beginning for animals on mother earth. The European Union will ban Cosmetic Testing on Animals. While such bans have taken place before, to limited success, the significant difference of this latest ban is that not only will it ban the testing of cosmetic ingredients on animals, it will ban the sale of such 'cruel' products as well. This includes the testing work that are outsourced to countries outside of Europe.
However, some companies will be allowed to continue testing when they say a validated alternative is not available. And there are also exemptions to the sales ban, with complete ban to take place progressively by 2013.
So, what can WE do to make sure that all the cosmetic companies take this seriously? What can WE do to make sure that no rich and arrogant cosmetic company will even dare consider protesting and challenging against such bans?
YES! YOU, the CONSUMER, holds the key.
STOP buying from these companies. Choose your products responsibly. Do some research before spending your money on any products.
You can go to the Caring Consumer website to check whether the companies that manufactures your preferred brand are cruelty-free. If they are not listed, go to the companies website and look for the companies' animal-testing policies. Better still, send an email to the company, and ask for their product testing methods and policies. Make your point clear, that if they DO practice testing on animals, you WILL NOT buy their products.
If more and more consumers like you and me do this, it WILL send a loud and clear signal to them. Do not compromise! Spend a few minutes, take some real action, save a thousand lives...
- See Spot Travel. . . Safely!
© AllThingsDogBlog.com Seatbelts Save Lives Recently, there has been an independent report on the safety testing of various dog car harnesses from the Center for Pet Safety. This report took four brands of harnesses and tested them for crashworthiness....
- The Saddest Picture In The World
Actual picture: A caged, helpless animal reaches out to someone in an animal laboratory. Animals are cut up and infected with diseases, bones are broken on purpose, and all manner of horrible things are done to animals to test medications. Anything bad...
- Cosmetics/product Testing
For the ladies out there, it helps to know that many of the products both men and women use, such as perfumes and cosmetics, are actually the cause of much animal suffering. Read this short article on product testing. At the bottom of the page contains...
- Animal Exploitation
A well put-together website, www.all-creatures.org, with lots of useful and eye-opening stuff which I highly recommend. In particular the Animal Exploitation Photo Journal & Gallery. Very detailed and gory pictures with captions on how various animals...
- Pet Health Insurance
The welfare of the animal adopted by the family is a collective responsibility. Just like every investment and member of the family is insured, the pet needs a finance cover too. Pet health insurance has been around for a while now, but the importance...
Dogs
Europe Bans Cosmetic Testing on Animals
Finally, some good news?
According to a this, and this, March 11, 2009 will mark a new beginning for animals on mother earth. The European Union will ban Cosmetic Testing on Animals. While such bans have taken place before, to limited success, the significant difference of this latest ban is that not only will it ban the testing of cosmetic ingredients on animals, it will ban the sale of such 'cruel' products as well. This includes the testing work that are outsourced to countries outside of Europe.
However, some companies will be allowed to continue testing when they say a validated alternative is not available. And there are also exemptions to the sales ban, with complete ban to take place progressively by 2013.
So, what can WE do to make sure that all the cosmetic companies take this seriously? What can WE do to make sure that no rich and arrogant cosmetic company will even dare consider protesting and challenging against such bans?
YES! YOU, the CONSUMER, holds the key.
STOP buying from these companies. Choose your products responsibly. Do some research before spending your money on any products.
You can go to the Caring Consumer website to check whether the companies that manufactures your preferred brand are cruelty-free. If they are not listed, go to the companies website and look for the companies' animal-testing policies. Better still, send an email to the company, and ask for their product testing methods and policies. Make your point clear, that if they DO practice testing on animals, you WILL NOT buy their products.
If more and more consumers like you and me do this, it WILL send a loud and clear signal to them. Do not compromise! Spend a few minutes, take some real action, save a thousand lives...
- See Spot Travel. . . Safely!
© AllThingsDogBlog.com Seatbelts Save Lives Recently, there has been an independent report on the safety testing of various dog car harnesses from the Center for Pet Safety. This report took four brands of harnesses and tested them for crashworthiness....
- The Saddest Picture In The World
Actual picture: A caged, helpless animal reaches out to someone in an animal laboratory. Animals are cut up and infected with diseases, bones are broken on purpose, and all manner of horrible things are done to animals to test medications. Anything bad...
- Cosmetics/product Testing
For the ladies out there, it helps to know that many of the products both men and women use, such as perfumes and cosmetics, are actually the cause of much animal suffering. Read this short article on product testing. At the bottom of the page contains...
- Animal Exploitation
A well put-together website, www.all-creatures.org, with lots of useful and eye-opening stuff which I highly recommend. In particular the Animal Exploitation Photo Journal & Gallery. Very detailed and gory pictures with captions on how various animals...
- Pet Health Insurance
The welfare of the animal adopted by the family is a collective responsibility. Just like every investment and member of the family is insured, the pet needs a finance cover too. Pet health insurance has been around for a while now, but the importance...