Mar 17, 2011

March 21 2011 - International Day of Protest against Seal Clubbing


Protest for the Seals
By Lilly Anna
     If you are as disgusted as most people are over seal hunting then join in the worldwide protest. On March 21 of 2011, animal lovers from all walks of life will come together for a peaceful protest against the barbaric clubbing of seals. Show your love for animals and your hatred for the brutal seal hunts. Give the seals a voice.

 (Image left-baby fur seal, center left- a seal hunting club)

 
    Animal welfare organizations, including In Defense of Animals, Coalition for Animal Rights, Seal Pup Defenders, Oceanic Defence, and Fur Free South Africa are in for the long haul and fight everyday for this cruelty to terminate. Each year over 500,000 infant seals are beaten to death, then slit open with a sharp knife (from the throat to tail) and the pelt removed. Some seals are still alive during this process and up to twenty minutes after. Left to die on the ice or tossed into the ocean, they are almost never eaten. These glorious creatures are killed for their fur, to robe those who see it as a status symbol. Yet, turn a blind eye to the vile and evil acts that occur, before they get their garment.



     The largest seal murdering event is the Nambian Seal Cull, a hunt that is masterminded by Hatum Yuvaz Deri. When activist or reporters try to get footage of the event they are attacked! Not a lot of footage has been procured in Nambia, which is probably why there isn’t much chatter about it, but it continues behind a shield of blood. There is no excuse for this behavior, it is unacceptable and must be stopped, at all cost.

(Image Right-Paul McCartney & Heather Mills visiting with a seal pup prior to the Canadian hunt in 2006)


Visit the following link for protest locations. If you are not in proximity to one of the areas listed please consider holding your own protest. Contact an animal welfare group such as the ones listed above for assistance.





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Feb 14, 2011

Your Favorite TV Show About Animals

Written by Landon Gilbert

I don't know about you, but I absolutely love the “Planet's Funniest Animals” TV show that comes on Animal Planet. If you aren't sure what I'm talking about, try to picture “America's Funniest Home Videos” but with animals! Each episode features loads of side-splitting, hilarious footage of animals doing funny things and people catching it on tape. Have you ever seen your cat or dog do something so funny that you spend a lot of your spare time trying to get them to do it again? These are the types of things that the animals do in the videos of “Planet's Funniest Animals,” and it's definitely worth a thousand laughs.
What makes the TV show even funnier is that the show will have different features including “Desperate Housepets,” “Animail,” and so much more. Additionally, the host, Keegan-Michael Key gives hilarious commentary throughout the entire show which makes it that much funnier.
I discovered “Planet's Funniest Animals” when I first started using my DirectTV, and I haven't stopped watching it since. To be honest, it may be even funnier than “America's Funniest Home Videos” but that's just my opinion (and I love animals).
I'm even thinking of submitting my own video of my dog chasing his tail because it's hilarious to watch. I think viewers of “Planet's Funniest Animals” would get a big kick out of it too!

Oct 27, 2010

Procter & Gamble, Sitting on Top of the World?

       On top of a pile of dead animals that is. Animals that they have brutalized, tortured and murdered, in the name of household products, skin care, make-up, medications, hair care products, etc. Procter & Gamble is one of the leading animal testing companies in the world. They kill more animals in ridiculous and non-required test then anyone could ever imagine. They are actually genetically changing mice in order for them to become better test subjects for testing household products. The changes make them more vulnerable to lung damage and asthma just so they can test an enzyme called subtilisin, which is used in detergents. These poor creatures are subjected to constant injections of the chemical, until they cannot take it anymore and die. This only touches a tiny portion of the cruelty that takes place within the walls at P&G. Each year thousands die, unheard; unseen they suffer.

     These tests are going on around this clock for absolutely no reason other than to save their ass if they ended up in court. And even if they did, the testing results would be meaningless, because they were not human subjects. Animals are not human and any test performed on them is impractical. The following is a quote regarding the Federal Human Safety Act:

     The FHSA only requires that a product be labeled to reflect the hazards it presents. It does not require anyone to perform animal tests. The Commission policy is, whenever possible, to evaluate product hazards by using alternatives to animal testing. We encourage anyone evaluating products to determine whether they present hazards listed in the FHSA to follow a similar policy. –The US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Draize and skin testing on rabbits.

     Procter & Gamble have repeatedly blocked alternatives to testing on animals. In 1987, they made a stand against a shareholders resolution that would have ended the suffering of animal tests. They also rallied to prevent California from banning the Draize test. Rabbits are restrained and chemicals are placed into their eyes, they are unable to blink and do not have tear ducts to clear the eye so they scream as it is applied. The LD 50 test or lethal dose is a test where animals are given large amounts of a product to see how much it will take to kill them. Imagine drinking a bottle of shampoo or detergent!

      These barbaric testing practices must end and the only way to make this happen is to boycott all Procter and Gamble products. If you have some in your home mail it back to the company with a note portraying your outrage. There is no excuse for continuing to support this monster of a company.
We have assembled the most recent list of products made by Procter & Gamble that will be updated regularly. If you would like a PDF of this list please let us know in the comments.
Skin testing on a beagle. No anesthesia or pain killers given.

*P&;G recently purchased some brands that do not test on animals (Aussie, Sebastian, Wella, First Aid Beauty, Snowberry, Native) however purchasing them is still contributing to the funds for testing on other products. There is also no guarantee that testing isn’t now happening on these products; due to P&G’s policy for testing. Say NO to all P&G brands and save some lives.



USA Brands – Hair-Skin and Fragrances

Aussie
Braun
Camay
Christina Aguilera Perfumes
Clairol
Cover Girl
DDF
Dolce & Gabbana
Dunhill Fragrances
Escada Fragrances
First Aid Beauty Acquired July 2018, ( NO LONGER CRUELTY FREE )
Fekkai
Fusion
Ghost
Gillette
Gucci Fragrances
Halo
Head & Shoulders
Herbal Essences
HUGO BOSS Fragrances
Ivory
LaCoste Fragrances
MACH3
Max Factor
Naomi Campbell
Natural Instincts
Native Deodorant - Acquired November 2017. (NO LONGER CRUELTY FREE)
Nice n' Easy
Nioxin
Olay
Old Spice
Pantene
Presobarba/Blue
Puma
Rejoice
SafeGuard
Sebastian Professional
Secret
SK-II
Valentino
Venus
Vidal Sasson
Wella
Zest 

Health Care Product Brands
Always
Align
Ambi-Pur
Art of Shaving
Crest
Discreet
Evax
Fixodent
Kukident
Lines
Metamucil
Oral-B
Pepto Bismol
Prilosec-OTC
Pringles - Sold to Kelloggs in 2011
PUR
Rapid Diagnostics
Scope
Tampax
Vicks

Household Products
Ace
Ariel
Bold
Bounce
Bounty
Cascade
Charmin
Cheer
Comet
Dash
Dawn
Downey
Dreft
Duracell Batteries - Sold to Berkshire Hathaway
Era
Febreze
Gain
Joy
Luvs
Mr. Clean
Pampers
Puffs
Swiffer
Tide

Pet Foods
Natura Pet Products -Innova, EVO, California Natural, Health Wise, Mother Nature, Karma
Iams - Sold to Mars Foods (This company tests on animals, please do not buy Iams)
Eukanuba

Food Ingredients
OLEAN-Olestra

Professional Products
P&G ProLine Products
Chemicals
Sefose


Software Services
Future Works - Kalido information engine http://futureworks.pg.com

International Fragrance Brands
Bruno Banani Fragrances
Londa Professional
Mexx
Rochas
Ellen Betrix

International Health and Well-Being Brands
* Ausonia Sold to The Hartmann Group
* Lindor - Sold to The Hartmann Group
* Salvacamas - Sold to The Hartmann Group * Snowberry Acquired February 2018 (NO LONGER CRUELTY FREE)
* Whisper
* Naturella

International Household Brands
* Alomatik
* Bonux
* Daz
* Dodot
* Dreft Dish
* Fab
* Fairy
* Gala
* Kandoo* Lenor
* Mr. Proper
* Myth Laundry
* Rindex
* Salvo
* Tempo
* Viakal
* Vizir

Merck Consumer Healthcare Brands (international) (acquired April, 2018)

Bion
Femibion
Sangobion
Neurobion
Cebion
Nasivin
Seven Seas
Kytta
Sedalmerck
Multibionta
Flexagil
Haliborange

Outside Medical Companies MDVIP- A boutique medical practice

Acquisitions 

July 19, 2012 P&G acquires Arbora & Ausonia
April 11,2015. P&G acquires vitamin company New Chapter. 
November 15, 2017 P&G acquires Native Deodorant No Longer cruelty free
February 8, 2018 P&G acquires Snowberry a New Zealand brand. No Longer cruelty free.
April 18, 2018 P&G acquires Merck Consumer Healthcare
July 3, 2018 P&G acquires Pressbox (mobile application company)
July 17, 2018 P&G acquires First Aid Beauty No longer cruelty free

Procter & Gamble Brand Sell Offs
Brands sold to other companies (note sales doesn't mean the product becomes cruelty free. Please research the company that acquired the brands first.)

SOLD to The Hartmann Group (2017) Arbora & Ausonia (lindor, salvacamas, ausonia, lindor care, lindor pants)
SOLD to Berkshire Hathaway - Duracell Batteries
SOLD to Mars Foods - Iams pet foods


More updates are in the works and will be posted soon.
If you have a product to add to this list please leave a comment. Thank you.