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 Compassionate Citizens Mark International Animal Rights Day 2011
Thousands of animal rights supporters across the world held candlelit vigils and other inspiring events to mark the 14th annual International Animal Rights Day on 10 December 2011. Ethical pioneers united to remember the billions of animals subjected to deliberate cruelty and killing across the world every year. Read on...
27.01.12
 East Yorkshire Beagle Factory Farm proposal is turned down by Minister
The Minister for Communities Eric Pickles has announced he has rejected B&K Universal’s application to build a breeding facility intended to supply thousands of beagles to the animal experimentation industry. Uncaged together with other animal protection groups and our supporters had lodged thousands of objections to the plans. Read on...
26.01.12
 Avon FORCED to retract fraudulent cruelty-free claims
Another Uncaged complaint has forced global cosmetics firm Avon to withdraw false claims that they don't test on animals. Uncaged had written to the Advertising Standards Authority in protest at a deceptive statement on Avon's UK website. Read on...
24.01.12
 Minister takes over decision on beagle factory farm
Uncaged has discovered that the proposed beagle factory farm in East Yorkshire will break international animal welfare law. We are now calling on the Communities Minister Eric Pickles MP to reject the appeal by the breeding company Marshall Biosciences against refusal of their planning application by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Read more...
30.09.11
 GOVERNMENT POISED TO ALLOW PUPPIES AND KITTENS TO BE CLUBBED TO DEATH IN BRITISH LABORATORIES
Uncaged has discovered that the Government intends to adopt new EU rules that would allow newborn puppies, kittens, ferrets and fox cubs to be killed by a blow to the head. The statement is buried in a lengthy Home Office Consultation Document setting out how it intends to implement a new EU law on animal testing. Read on...
20.09.11
 EU ANIMAL TESTING LAW ACTION ALERT - 5th sept Deadline to avert nightmare scenario for millions of animals
The UK Government is currently holding a critical consultation exercise on how it will ‘transpose’ the new EU Directive on animal experiments into UK national laws. This will set the scene for animal experiments for a generation. Please speak up for defenceless animals by submitting your views to this consultation exercise (see below for how you can do this). Read on...
18.08.11
 Global Boycott Procter & Gamble Day XV - May 14
This year's 15th annual Global Boycott Procter & Gamble Day took place on May 14th. Animal advocates across the world united to expose P&G's gratuitous cruelty and empower the public to boycott P&G's tainted brands like Herbal Essences, Olay and Ariel. Read on...
06.06.11
 Herbal Essences caught deceiving public over cruelty to animals
P&G have been forced to withdraw an advert for their hair care range ‘Herbal Essences’ which falsely claimed ‘we don’t test on animals’, following a complaint submitted by Uncaged to the Advertising Standards Authority. When challenged, P&G admitted the statement contradicted thousands of chemical poisoning tests that they still carry out on animals for the sake of Herbal Essences, Pantene, Olay and other beauty brands. Read on...
06.04.11
 Stop the Government cutting protection for animals in laboratories!
A new EU Directive (2010/63/EU) to govern animal experimentation across Europe was finalised last autumn. Now, each country has to update their own laws so they are consistent with the new European Directive. Up until now, the UK Government has assured Parliament and the public that they will keep any British rules that are stricter than the EU Directive. However, we have discovered that the Government is now prepared to rip up measures that give animals at least some protection from the very worst cruelty. Click here to read more and protest to your MP.
02.03.11
 EU swamped with protests over danger to animal-tested cosmetics ban
Last November, Uncaged launched an urgent response to the threat to the ban on selling animal-tested cosmetics in Europe, which is due to come into force in 2013. Stopping cosmetics companies like Procter & Gamble from selling animal-tested products in the world’s most lucrative market will create a huge incentive for them to make the effort to develop full non-animal replacements for what are incredibly cruel and unreliable animal tests. Read on...
28.02.11
 Activists across the world show solidarity for IARD 2010
On 10 December 2010, thousands of animal rights supporters across the world held candlelit vigils and other inspiring events to mark the 13th annual International Animal Rights Day (IARD). Ethical pioneers united to remember the billions of animals subjected to deliberate cruelty and killing across the world every year. This coordinated global day of action has intensified calls for the recognition of the rights of all sentient beings to life, liberty and natural enjoyment. Read on...
19.01.11
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