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 IARD - 2ND DISPATCH
Our second dispatch from International Animal Rights Day is now online, and includes reports from Lush in Southampton, SAFE in Truro, and Beauty Without Cruelty in South Africa. We're now working on the third dispatch, with news from Greece, Chile, Sweden and others, and this will be online soon, but in the meantime you can see the photos from these events on Flickr.
22.01.10
 MEPs under fire for vivisection law betrayal
Uncaged is accusing MEPs of ‘looking the other way’ while a draft law on animal experiments is being stitched up by Government and industry behind closed doors. New clauses relating to national laws and alternatives would render the new Directive even weaker than the minimal 86/609 Directive it was intended to improve upon. Please contact your MP urgently using our news article as the basis for your letter.
12.01.10
 GLOBAL CAMPAIGN NETWORK CALLS FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS
Animal rights advocates across the planet have marked the 12th International Animal Rights Day on and around the 10 December with approx 165 different events, including candlelit vigils, to remember the billions of animals across the world who suffer in testing laboratories, factory farming and other abusive practices. Inspirational reports of the events are now flooding in! Here's the first set of dispatches.
18.12.09
 TWIGGY CONFIRMS HER BETRAYAL OF DEFENCELESS ANIMALS
Twiggy has confirmed her betrayal of thousands of defenceless creatures by accepting a lucrative advertising contract with the ‘Olay’ cosmetics brand, which is tested on animals. She had previously supported campaigns against animal testing for cosmetics, such as Uncaged’s Boycott Herbal Essences project and Naturewatch’s Compassionate Shopping Guide. Read on.
28.09.09
Global protests hit P&G over animal testing
This year's 13th Global Boycott Procter & Gamble Day, spearheaded by Uncaged, was certainly unlucky for the animal testing corporation, but offered new hope for the innocent animals who continue to suffer at the hands of P&G. Once again on the 3rd Saturday of May, thousands of campaigners from all four corners of the planet united to call for an end to P&G’s cruel and gratuitous animal testing. Click here for the report and photos.
26.08.09
 Sickening rise in cruel animal experimentation in UK
The British public will be sickened by the huge increase in the number of cruel animal experiments. The 454,000 rise in the number of painful experiments in 2008 to 3.7 million is the biggest in modern times. Records for dying animals in British labs - exposed by Uncaged - reveal the suffering lurking behind these figures. This intensification of the systematic slaughter in British labs is a wake-up call for every one with a conscience to say - ‘enough is enough!’
22.07.09
 Historic 1.5 million-strong petition URGES GOVERNMENT ACTION TO END ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS
On Thursday 2nd July 2009 Uncaged submitted a historic 1.5 million signature petition to 10 Downing Street calling on the UK Government to work in Europe to develop a ‘road map’ to make animal experimentation history. The huge total of signatures - understood to comprise the largest animal protection petition in British history - is the culmination of 15 years of epic effort covering hundreds of towns and cities across the UK. more...
06.07.09
 Animal
Protection and the European Parliament Elections
The recent votes on a new EU law on animal experiments have provided
the ultimate test of MEPs' and the parties' commitment to animal protection.
All voters in Great Britain will have the chance to cast a vote for a
party in elections to the European Parliament on June 4. Please
use this wisely to give animals a better chance in the next five years,
and show MEPs that there is a political cost to condemning animals to
pain, suffering and distress. Read Dr Dan Lyons' analysis here.
27.05.09
 GLOBAL
BOYCOTT P&G DAY - MAY 16TH 2009
Please unite with fellow activists for our thirteenth Global Boycott P&G Day on Uncaged has uncovered more scientific papers describing how Procter & Gamble's 'Herbal Essences' brand is tested on animals. The paper, published in the journal Birth Defects Research, describes how scientists from Procter & Gamble (P&G) killed 128 animals in a repeat test of chemical ingredients found in Herbal Essences. Click here to find out more.
14.05.09
 Cruel Cosmetics? Concern over loopholes in European ban
March 11th 2009 should mark a momentous day in the history of the anti-vivisection
movement, but legal loopholes and Government indifference threaten to
perpetuate the most gratuitous and extreme forms of animal cruelty. After
a decades-long fight, two key Europe-wide measures to tackle animal testing
are due to come into force as part of the EU's 'Cosmetics
Directive', including a ban on animal testing of cosmetics ingredients. Click here to read on.
10.03.09
 HERBAL ESSENCES' FALSE ALIBI REVEALED
One of the most revealing aspects of Herbal Essences' behaviour is their lack of openness and honesty about their animal testing. They know that most people are disgusted by gratuitous cruelty to animals. But instead of changing their ways, Herbal Essences try to mislead consumers. We've now uncovered a glaring example of their deceit.
09.02.09
 Uncaged leads global push for animal rights
The annual International Animal Rights Day (IARD) - 10th December - aims to remember the animal victims of human tyranny and call for the recognition of our Universal Declaration of Animal Rights (UDAR). IARD 2008 - the 11th organised by Uncaged - has been an astounding success with around a hundred different events taking place right across the globe. Click here to find out more.
27.01.09
 Cosmopolitan ignore animal testing
In a recent survey, 67% of women said they “would switch from using a particular line of cosmetic or toiletry products if I found out that they had been tested on animals”.... However, factors such as poor product labelling and corporate control of the media mean that many people are unaware of which products are tested on animals, and end up paying for animal cruelty. Click here to read on.
08.12.08
 FACEBOOK REVOLT: HERBAL ESSENCES' REPUTATION IN TATTERS
Compassionate consumers have been spreading the word about Herbal Essences' cruel animal tests - on Herbal Essences' own facebook page! Until all the interactive features were mysteriously removed, visitors to the page could read on the wall and discussion board about the experiments, see photos of the reality of animal testing, and find out more about the Hurtful Essences campaign. Click here to read on.
26.11.08
 Sheffield students target P&G at graduate fair
Last week, students at the Sheffield Universities Careers Fair confronted Procter & Gamble about their animal testing. Members of Sheffield Animal Friends (SAF) unfurled a banner in front of the company's stall, reading 'Procter & Gamble poison animals'. They also gave out leaflets to students, informing them about the cruelty behind P&G's corporate facade. Click here to read on.
11.11.08
 MP SLAMS HERBAL ESSENCES OVER 'MISLEADING' CLAIMS
Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock is urging consumers to boycott Herbal Essences, following Uncaged's exposure of the cruel animal experiments performed for the shampoo. In Parliament and on his website, he has attacked animal testing for cosmetics as 'morally unacceptable', and has accused Herbal Essences of peddling half-truths about their experiments. Click here to read on.
27.10.08
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