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About Uncaged
UNCAGED CAMPAIGNS - WHO CARES WINS
In the decade since it was founded, Uncaged has developed a unique
campaigning approach which has placed it at the forefront of the anti-vivisection
movement.
A highly qualified, experienced and dedicated team of staff brings in-depth
knowledge of the political, legal, ethical and scientific issues relevant
to animal experimentation.
Our campaigns are based on painstaking research, producing results that
command widespread respect from media, politicians and the public alike.
Underpinning all of our work is:
- unwavering opposition to the abuse of animals
- a scientific critique of vivisection
- a commitment to democracy, human and nonhuman rights, and environmental
sustainability
Uncaged Campaigns is uniquely holistic. We operate at every level, from
grassroots protests to motions in Parliament, through to participation
in academic discourse. We have contributed to numerous Government consultation
exercises on animal experimentation matters and given evidence to a recent
House of Lords enquiry. Our analysis has appeared in journals and been
quoted by researchers. National and international media have covered our
groundbreaking work.
Our principle campaigns demonstrate the breadth and depth of
the Uncaged philosophy:
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Diaries
of Despair. A brave and truly historic exposé
followed by a monumental legal victory over Imutran/Novartis. Thousands
of confidential documents come into the public domain, giving an unprecedented
insight into the harrowing reality of animal experiments and confirming
the shocking scandal surrounding the Government's conduct.
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Xenotransplantation. One
of the most disturbing developments in animal cruelty and public health
hazards ever to emerge, and starkly revealed by the Diaries of Despair.
Uncaged has undoubtedly been leading the global opposition to the
development of xenotransplantation.
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Global Boycott of Procter & Gamble.
This long-running campaign strikes at the commercial heart of animal
testing and gives people the knowledge that empowers them to vote
with their purses. Another exposé in the national media - this
time of experiments conducted by P&G pet food subsidiary IAMS
- has shaken P&G, and may have cost them millions of pounds.
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Political animals. Exposing
the UK Government's capitulation to commercial interests and betrayal
of animals. Government 'spin' pushes the message of strict regulation
of animal experiments. This is a cynical lie. If the letter of the
law, reflecting the wishes of Parliament and public - were applied
properly - it would be much more difficult to obtain a licence to
vivisect animals than is currently the case...
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Abolish vivisection.
Our ultimate aim to end the ultimate evil. Animal experiments represent
the most intense form of systematic cruelty - on an industrial scale
- in the history of humanity.
- Universal Declaration of Animal Rights.
Animal rights is the morality of the future. They are the logical consequence
of human rights - the two concepts are inextricably linked. Notions
of animal "welfare" are empty and pointless without the legal
right to have that welfare protected. Uncaged is aiming to promote an
international debate about the rights of animals and we will campaign
to have those rights enshrined in law.
"Uncaged keeps alive the flame of hope that one day, animal
experiments will seem as outdated as today sending children up chimneys
seems."
Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat spokesperson on animal welfare |
