Posted by: MuLondon
on Sep 19, 2011
MuLondon announces that all its exclusive, naturally moisturising skincare products are officially 100% vegan and registered by The Vegan Society.
Committing to a vegan lifestyle is usually a conscious choice for people who do not wish to exploit animals for food, clothing or cosmetics. This means that vegans do not eat animal products, do not wear clothes or accessories made from leather, wool or fur, and do not use cosmetic products with ingredients derived from the animal kingdom.
Posted by: ethicalwares
on Jul 23, 2010
Issue 65 of the very animal friendly Black Velvet magazine is out now!
Interviews with AFI, Flyleaf, Kill Hannah, Switchfoot, The Rocket Summer, Taking Dawn, Anarbor, The Swellers, The Friday Night Boys, Rio & Theory Of A Deadman.
Plus a 2 page Bon Jovi O2 Residency Report and a column by Acey Slade.
Plus reviews of There For Tomorrow, Bowling For Soup, Halestorm and much more.
click here to view on our ew website
Posted by: ethicalwares
on Jul 21, 2010
For your delight and edification, here is a link to the recent judgment from the Court Of Appeal when they quashed the Welsh Assembly Government's attempt to introduce a badger cull.
What joy! And total respect to the Badger Trust for bringing this to court.
http://www.badgertrust.org.uk/_Attachments/Resources/410_S4.pdf
Posted by: ethicalwares
on Jul 15, 2010
If you are wondering what to do this coming Sunday and are in the West Midlands area, visit Hillfields Animal Sanctuary for a marvellous day out. Bonus to all vegans; is that by the sounds of it stalls will be heaving with a wide variety of vegan cakes, cookies and other such delights.
Open Day 18 July 11.30am~3.30pm
will be stalls, hot food & refreshments; all animal and cruelty-free
to be found in the church hall opposite the Santuary
with a special treat of, Strawberry & Scone "Cream" Teas – all suitable for vegans
Posted by: ethicalwares
on Jul 13, 2010
What an astonishing start to the day; the proposed Badger cull in Wales has been quashed by the Court of Appeal. The Badger Trust’s opposition was simple – they questioned the effectiveness of the cull and three law lords have ruled the appeal is successful and quashed the order to cull.
Will the Welsh Assembly spend more public money to appeal and pursue this further, or return to the public purse the money already wasted. All credit to the Badger Trust.
the Badger Trust website has yet to be updated, but if you want the link of a later date:
http://www.badgertrust.org.uk/Content/Home.asp
for more information on the events in London this morning, see the BBC News page:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/wales_politics/10612240.stm
Posted by: veganwitch
on Mar 21, 2010
We've got some lovely neighbours. They have lived next door to us for probably getting on to eight or nine years. We don't really have enough in common to be friends, but we get along well and one thing we do share is a great love of our rescued pets. We have looked after each others animals when one of us goes on holiday and we often walk our dogs together. It's a nice arrangement.
So naturally, I was very sad for them when their sweet little cat died of pneumonia a couple of months ago. She was one of those animals who had grown bored with being ill-appreciated by a different owner and had decided to 'adopt' my neighbour about five or six years ago. I liked this cat because she had a Marge Simpson-like croak to her voice and whenever I was looking after her, she would speak sternly to me when I showed up to feed her, until that food was where she wanted it! She now lies buried at the back of the garden, with a cat garden statue to mark her grave.
My neighbours were heartbroken at the loss of their little cat. I think when you know what a tonic it can be to have a cat sitting and purring happily on your lap, to suddenly not have it really can throw you off balance emotionally. After a few weeks of feeling very empty, my neighbour told me that they had decided to look for another cat to rescue. I gave them the address of the place where we had rescued our beautiful Diego but when they visited there, they did not have our luck. The also visited Battersea Old Windsor, but it seems a rare occurrence for Battersea to rehome a cat in a house with dogs and, of course, my neighbours have a rather large but docile Alsatian mix who is quite accustomed to living with cats. I think this is also true for the local Cats Protection, as I had no luck with them when I was trying to rehome a cat two years ago. I'm not sure if it is just an assumption that a cat would rather live in a cage than with a dog, but it is my experience that most of them would rather wait until someone without a dog comes along to adopt their charges.
Posted by: Vegan Era
on Mar 11, 2010
If you’re still wondering what you can do to reduce your impact on the planet and be proud of your green and gorgeous lifestyle, here are some little tips to green your wardrobe:
1. Plan
Try your best to plan your purchases. I know that kinda takes the fun out of shopping – I’m all for impulse buys – but they usually aren’t very sustainable for your wardrobe or the planet. Buying a top on sale for $10 from a chain store sounds fun at the time, but if you take a moment to consider where this top probably came from (possibly from the hands of a child in a far away land) and consider whether this top is a good addition to your wardrobe and will stand the test of time…you may want to pass. Making educated and conscious purchases is a great way to feel good about where your money is going and what you are supporting.
Posted by: ethicalwares
on Nov 27, 2009
For those of you still undecided about what to do this coming Sunday (29 November); don't miss the Christmas Fayre at Hillfields Animal Sanctuary, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
Plenty to do, eat, buy and meet the animals as well, a truly good day out.
For more information:
http://www.hillfields-animal-sanctuary.com/contactus.html
Posted by: ethicalwares
on Nov 21, 2009
For any of you on Facebook and who have not already seen OR joined this group; it is a very sad one, as it highlights the cruelty a certain nation inflicts on animals, but needs to be ‘put out' into the wider world.
Paste this link if you have a fb account:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=58556157047
Posted by: PETA
on Jul 16, 2009
He’s a bountiful fountain of knowledge when it comes to animal rights issues, but if there’s one thing our Senior Research and Campaign Coordinator
Alistair Currie really excels in, it’s helping to save animals in laboratories. Alistair is the man who tirelessly trawls through stacks of dry political and medical documents, to find out what companies and governments are doing to rats, cats, monkeys and other animals in laboratories. He then turns it into something we can all read and take action on – hurray! We grabbed five minutes with the man on a mission.
Fish & Chimps: Alistair, you’re the Senior Research and Campaign Coordinator for PETA. What does that entail?
AC: Mostly, my work focuses on animal experiments. I identify opportunities to save animals in laboratories, whether that means meeting politicians to press for changes in the law, or contacting companies and government agencies to persuade them to change their animal testing policies. It’s an important part of my job to inform the public about all that’s wrong with animal experiments. I also get involved in other campaigns, like I recently worked with our fantastic online team here to target MEPs over the European Union’s ban on seal products.
F&C: What has been your favourite victory or breakthrough in your role?
AC: A lot of the changes I strive for in my job take a long time to happen, but there have been some great steps along the way. After a long fight lasting almost two years, we recently won the right to access certain information about animal experiments that has been kept secret for decades.
Also, over 100,000 letters and emails were sent by PETA supporters who used our online advocacy to contact their MEPs in support of the ban on seal products in the EU and when the ban was voted in, it felt like a really inspiring victory for people power. [Don't forget that the battle to end the seal slaughter still rages on, take action here.]
