Jane Goodall’s asking the European Union to ban animal testing
Airlines rejecting transporting animals destined for animal testing,
A petition to stop medical students from practicing surgeries on live, healthy animals,
Going on vacation, and,
Archive for the ‘digest’ Category
Here are the topics I covered in June:
I joined some social networks: I’m Joining Social Networks — Myspace and Facebook! (I now have a bunch of wonderful friends! It’s so nice to have met all of you! I swear I’ll start doing more cruelty-free community-building stuff on Facebook and Myspace in the near future.)
I read Australia’s and France’s lists of 100%-cruelty-free companies carefully and found a few companies that are commonly available on American shelves, which made me very happy: Things I Learned From Reading Australia’s List of 100%-Animal-Testing Free Products, Things I Learned from Reading the French 100%-Animal-Testing-Free Company List.
I reviewed two 100%-cruelty-free products: Hard Candy Sorbet Lip Gloss (4/5 stars), Juice Organics Lip Amplifier (2/5 stars)
I revamped my lists of cruelty-free companies — I put up a list of 100%-Cruelty-Free Companies, a list of 50%-Cruelty-Free Companies, and a list of Cruel Companies that Test on Animals. I also explained Why I Describe Some Companies as 50%-Cruelty-Free, and Others as 100%-Cruelty-Free.
My list of things I wish I could find from cruelty-free companies remains the same as last month. If you’re a cruelty-free company, could you please look into making these? I’d be ever so grateful 
1) Unscented, aluminum-containing deodorant.
2) Instant stain remover wipes.
3) Teeth whitening strips.
4) Eye drops.
This month I blogged about:
Veterinarians Who Aren’t Merchants of Death: The Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights
If You Wouldn’t Wear Your Dog, Please Don’t Wear Fur: Jared Padalecki’s Ad for PETA
Grateful Body Normal Skin Sampler Set (4/5 stars)
Another Small Victory in the Fight to Remove Animals from Toxicological Testing: In Vitro Test Beats Animal Tests for Measuring Skin Irritancy
Let’s Welcome 14 New Companies to Being 100%-animal-testing-free!
The Body Shop Facial Muslin Cloths (4/5 stars)
I thought I’d start a new monthly wrap-up feature — things I wish I could find from cruelty-free companies. So far, I’ve got:
1) Unscented, aluminum-containing deodorant.
2) Instant stain remover wipes.
3) Teeth whitening strips.
4) Eye drops.
I really wish I could buy all of these. I’m hoping these are out there and I just don’t know about them yet. It’s possible! I haven’t worked my way through all the new cruelty-free companies on the CCIC’s list, or all the European cruelty-free companies, and one of them COULD make unscented aluminum-containing deodorant, instant stain remover wipes, teeth whitening strips, and/or eyedrops. I’ve got my fingers crossed, anyway! I should mention here that the last time I wrote a post about things I wish I could find in cruelty-free form, one of my wishes was answered — namely, I found John Paul Pet dog tooth and gum wipes! So I can only hope these other products will be made available soon as well . . .
This month I blogged about:
2 animal testing issues:
House Paint is Evil
World Week for Animals in Labs
1 popular culture animal testing issue:
Torchwood Portrays Animal Testing Badly
2 humane farming issues:
Another No-Kill Farm! (Happytown Dairy in Lawrence, Kansas)
Chipotle — Humane Fast Food
1 biochemistry of food video:
Milk: It’s Like Heroin
1 cruelty-free product update:
Good News: Burt’s Bees Has Gone Cruelty-Free!
and 3 cruelty-free product reviews:
Earth Friendly Products Auto Rinse Aid (5/5 stars)
How To Shop for Cruelty-Free Products
L’Occitane Shea Butter Lip Balm Stick (4/5 stars)
Ah, the monthly wrap up. How has February gone by so quickly?
This month I blogged about a number of cruelty-free cosmetic/household products:
Biokleen Dishwasher Detergent (5/5 stars)
John Paul Pet (Paul Mitchell) Tooth and Gum Wipes (4/5 stars)
Cruelty-free Shopping, Anyone?
I mentioned an anti-animal testing petitition:
I mentioned a humane farming petition and a list of 100% vegetarian cheeses:
And finally, I asked for advice about what to do if you suspect an animal sanctuary of selling animals to animal testing facilities that will abuse them:
Gosh, I really didn’t post that much this month. I hate being busy — it gives me no time to blog!
Anyway, I made two product reviews this month:
Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Daily Treatment (1/5 stars)
Aubrey Organics Petal Pink Lip Gloss (3/5 stars)
And I wrote up some of my thoughts on the state of the animal testing world:
My (negative) thoughts on Burt’s Bees being bought out by Clorox
My (positive) thoughts on finding Another Cruelty-Free Blog
And so it’s on to February — I have tons of stuff to blog about — February will be heavy on the humane farming news and Juice Organics product reviews!
Um, right, well, this is embarrassing, but, here is December’s digest. Better late than never!
Product reviews:
Paul Mitchell Color Protect Conditioner
Alternatves to Animal Testing news:
Sens-it-iv: Creating Cruelty-Free Hypoallergenic Products
Animal Testing news:
Statistics on the animals used in experiments in Europe
Humane farming news:
A New Gold Standard in Humane Farming: the Animal Welfare Approved Seal
Adorable animal news:
Well this is a little belated, but I thought I’d wrap up everything I wrote about in November:
There were several product reviews:
Some News About Animal Testing Alternatives:
Some information on humane farming:
And a post on things I Wish I Could Buy Cruelty-Free, and a Happy Thanksgiving message. Also, as of today, Alba Botanica, Method, and the Body Shop are the most popular cruelty-free brands, while Nature’s Gate, Tom’s of Maine, Jason Natural Cosmetics, Avalon Organics, Aubrey Organics, Dr. Bronners, and Kiss My Face rank lower in popularity, and no one has voted for any other cruelty-free brands . . .
I read something about how important it is to have a digest for a blog, so I thought I’d do a quick wrap-up of all the stuff I wrote about this month:
I wrote a number of cruelty-free product reviews:
- Method creamy hand soap
- Method foaming hand wash
- Dermalogica samples of the Ultracalming Cleanser and the the Essential Cleansing Solution
- Dermalogica Skin Prep Scrub
- Dermalogica Dermal Clay Cleanser
A few reviews of cruelty-free stores:
Some lists of cruelty-free products:
- A list of European companies that don’t test on animals compiled from organizations in European countries that follow the humane cosmetics standard
- A list of organic, cruelty-free companies in honor of Blog Action Day (and Ashlie!)
A number of posts on alternatives-to-animal-testing methods:
- The benefits of using non-animal tests
- A brief biography of ECVAM, an organization that validates alternative testing methods for the European Union
- The equivalents to human skin (that can be substituted for live animals) that MatTek Corporation and SkinEthic Laboratories produce
- The non-animal-using tests that the Institute for In Vitro Sciences and In Vitro International perform
- Dr. Bjorn Ekwall’s invention of an alternative to the inhumane LD50 test
- Corrositex — the alternative to the Draize test.
A few posts about cruelty-free farming:
- The rising popularity of cruelty-free eggs
- The new California anti-farm-animal-cruelty ballot initiative
A poll of what the most popular cruelty-free brands are (if you haven’t voted, please do!)
And last but not least, I put up a lovely new photograph in the sidebar.
I was thinking of writing about how I should write up any “sins” I’ve made against buying cruelty-free products, the way Envirowoman does on her blog about living plastic-free, which I think is fun to read, but I haven’t actually bought anything cruel in a long time. I’ve been tempted, yes — I was at the MAC store the other day with a friend of mine, and there was this really lovely shade of lip gloss, but I decided I really shouldn’t support an Estee Lauder owned company, and walked away from it. It’s not like there aren’t tons of cruelty-free lip gloss producing companies out there I should buy from instead — there’s Urban Decay, Hard Candy, Gabriel, Zuzu Luxe, Earth’s Beauty, Gourmet Body Treats, and Face Atelier. To name a few . . .
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