The Animalist

What Must We Do?

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:54:00 -0400

Companies are going to keep testing on animals, until we give them a valid reason to stop experimentation. Testing on these animals is their job and their form of income. If we stop paying into these companies, they will have no further reason to continue testing to sell their product. What if you find out that your favorite lipstick brand tests on on animals and you simply can’t go on without lipstick? Try finding another alternative that does not involve experiments on animals because there are a variety of cosmetic companies that do not test on animals that are safe to use. Click here for a list of companies that DO test on animals and pass it on. Spread the word to your families, friends, and the world that experimenting on animals is wrong. The best way to stop this injustice is to pass on the message and make it go viral. Let’s spread the word and try to stop experiments on animals!

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"Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals and the answer is: Because animals are like..."

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:31:53 -0400

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Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals and the answer is: Because animals are like us.

Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals, and the answer is: Because the animals are not like us.

Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction.

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- Professor Charles R. Magel

If You Are Interested...

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:54:00 -0400

Here are two other interesting resources relating to animal cruelty:

The first talks about how animal cosmetic ingredients are still used. Read more to learn which ingredients and products to stay away from: Are Animal Cosmetic Ingredients Still Used?

The next article talks about a line of taxidermy which has gone a little too extreme. Read more to find out how animals are making a fashion statement for humans: Taxidermy Goes DIY

Cruelty-Free

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:42:00 -0400

If you are currently a consumer of cosmetics that use animals for testing, all you have to do is stop now. Many cruelty-free lines of cosmetics are starting up in an attempt to stop experiments on animals. Throw out your old eyeshadows and bronzer that were tested on mice and rabbits, and invest in cruelty-free cosmetics. Click on the link below for a list of cruelty-free brands and to see:

How Cruelty-Free Is Your Morning Routine?

What if we tested cosmetics on humans instead? We would have to go through the same cruel procedures as animals. No one deserves this. Be the voice for animals and stop experimenting.

Even celebrities agree that testing on animals is wrong. Check...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:18:00 -0400

Even celebrities agree that testing on animals is wrong. Check the PETA website for a list of celebrities, such as Ellen Degeneres, Justin Bieber, and Eva Mendes who have taken part in public service announcements to spread the word that animal cruelty must come to an end. Watch this video featuring celebrity Layla Kayleigh, who you may know from America’s Best Dance Crew, telling the world her opinion on animal testing and cruelty. Switch to being a cruelty-free advocate just like her!

Let's Make A Goal!

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:53:00 -0400

Here is a link to PETA’s list of animal ingredients on their website:

http://www.peta.org/living/vegetarian-living/animal-ingredients-list.asp

Look over the contents of this whole list. The next time you go out shopping, make an effort to avoid any of the ingredients on this list. Afterwards, reflect on how this is benefiting you, the animals, and the general being of the world.

Don’t these guys look familiar? They are the same bunnies...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:28:00 -0400

Don’t these guys look familiar? They are the same bunnies from our display photo. You wouldn’t want to see these guys being tested on, would you? Click on the photo above to read the article “Unlikely Partnership Could End Animal Testing in Cosmetics” which talks about the possibility of a new computer modeling system that could replace animal testing.

What The FDA Has To Say...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:51:00 -0400

When it comes to cosmetics, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for making sure that the products put up on the market are safe to use. Although the FDA does not directly ban the utilization of animals for cosmetic testing purposes, “The FD&C Act does not specifically require the use of animals in testing cosmetics for safety” because there are many other enhanced alternatives to using our fuzzy little friends.

According to the last section of “Animal Testing” on the cosmetics page of their website:

“FDA supports the development and use of alternatives to whole-animal testing as well as adherence to the most humane methods available within the limits of scientific capability when animals are used for testing the safety of cosmetic products. We will continue to be a strong advocate of methodologies for the refinement, reduction, and replacement of animal tests with alternative methodologies that do not employ the use of animals” (FDA website).

For more information about the FDA, please visit their website at www.fda.gov.

Also, you can click the link below to see some alternatives to using animals in experiments:

http://www.mediapeta.com/peta/pdf/GTAfactsheets.pdf

Watch this video from the People for the Ethical Treatment of...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:58:00 -0400

Watch this video from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) website about experimenting on animals.

Behind the Beauty

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:59:00 -0400

Over 100 million animals are harmed or killed every year in food, drug, cosmetic, and other product-testing experiments. They are locked up in cages alone and scared, awaiting their destiny to be poked and prodded as experimental specimens. They feel immense amounts of pain as they are poisoned, blinded, and abused during these harsh procedures. Why do we do this? For us, it’s more convenient to test the upcoming products on these animals rather than risk our own health or use other methods.

You may be wearing cosmetics right now as you read this. You probably haven’t taken the time to see if any animals were harmed in the making of those specific products. Do you know what all those mice, birds, or other experimental animals went through in order to wear that product on your face today? Click here to read more about the procedures of cosmetic testing on animals. The safety of your favorite mascara does not justify the death and abuse of animals.

Furthermore, testing products on animals so we can later utilize these items is ineffective. All species have different genomes which is why testing on one specie can’t predict the results of another specie. Animals are going to have different reactions to cosmetic products than we do. Not only is testing these products on animals dangerous for the little creatures at the time of experimentation, it is also dangerous for ourselves if the test results don’t accurately predict our reaction and safety toward the product.

Click here to see more cosmetic testing facts from the In Defense of Animals (IDA) website.

Setting the Stage...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:28:00 -0400

Hello everyone! Welcome to the “The Animalist.” Most of you would agree that harming animals is not something that you try to incorporate in your everyday lives. While most people do not make any strong attempts to put a stop to animal cruelty, they still know that it is wrong and want to stop this immorality deep down in their hearts. What is most astonishing is that many of us DO contribute to animal cruelty on a daily basis because of our lifestyles. Please take some time and look at the contents of this blog. You may be surprised at what you learn from simply browsing through these posts. Thank you and enjoy!