In The Field
Animal Testing - Cruel and Unreliable
You may remember that last week I sent you an e-mail in which I wrote about the terrible plight of Daisy, a dog who was fed a “plant growth regulator” in a gruesome laboratory experiment.
I’m sure you were as horrified as I was when I learned that this toxic substance was given with her food, [...]
The PETA Principal
By Suzanne Glass
The coffin lay open in the middle of Times Square. Inside, naked and very much alive, Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), sported “just a spray of flowers on my naughty bits”. The stunt was part of Peta’s“I’d Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur” campaign, [...]
Breaking News: 2009 Energy Report
We have just completed our first ever “2009 Energy Report”. The report is currently not available to the public.
As you already know the prices of energy are skyrocketing every year and unless things change drastically we don’t expect that to change. This is a must read for anyone who is concerned about the current energy crisis, and how the coming changes might affect your monthly energy bill.
Refugees United
Great Apes Debate Leads To EU Testing Ban Proposal
Photo source: flikr
BRUSSELS - Europe’s environment chief plans to ban laboratory tests on mankind’s closest relatives — chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orang-utans — in a clampdown on animal testing by the drugs industry and [...]
Companies Sign Pledge Against Palm Oil’s Expansion
Thirty-one food, cosmetic, and consumer goods companies – and one palm oil supplier – have signed a Rainforest Action Network (RAN) pledge to support a moratorium on the expansion of palm oil plantations into tropical forests, according to an Oct. 22 press release. L’Occitane, Organic Valley, Ciranda, and several other businesses agreed to urge agribusiness [...]
A Happy Ending for Poppy the Puppy
The following images can be found disturbing. Click for larger view.
Hardly recognisable as being a living animal, this puppy was found collapsed in the middle of the road on the outskirts of Colombo in Sri Lanka. ( October 2008 )
By chance, Kim Cooling and her team from Animal SOS Sri Lanka were travelling along the same [...]