http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com My name is Emily, and I'm a cruelty-freeist -- I'm really opposed to causing needless animal suffering. This blog chronicles my spending a year (and counting!) of buying toiletries made by companies whose final products AND initial ingredients were never, ever tested on animals. Other than that, I'm your regular run of the mill vegetarian trying to go vegan (but I am a strong supporter of humane omnivorism since I used to be a carnivore -- I don't think you're scum if you eat meat, I just hope you'll consider switching to not supporting horrific factory farming conditions). I live in the San Francisco bay area, I have a dog I cook food for, and I hope I can help you if you're thinking of adding more cruelty-freeism to your life! Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:33:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sorry for the long silence -- my dog is very, very sick and I just haven't had the chance to blog or check my email.  I spend most of time driving back and forth from the hospital that's two hours away from here to visit her.  She's doing a little ... http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/09/28/my-house-is-so-very-empty-right-now/ I received a comment a few days ago relating to vegan alcohol.  If you ever wonder whether the alcohol you like to drink is vegan or not -- check out Barnivore.com.  It looks like a great resource!  I was very, VERY, glad to see that Bacardi is vegan.  Phew!  (Whether ... http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/09/18/vegan-alcohol/ Hal Sparks is on the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act bandwagon!  Yay!    Let's all vote to end keeping livestock (who give their milk, eggs, and lives for us) in horrific conditions!  Florida and Arizona have already passed this sort of regulation! Here's the video of Hal Sparks speaking in ... http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/09/12/hal-sparks-wants-you-to-vote-for-the-prevention-of-farm-animal-cruelty-act/ I am excited to learn that despite Jane Goodall NOT presenting the end animal testing petition in the U.S., the HSUS is involved in some sort of Stop Using Great Apes in Medical Research act. The Great Ape Protection Act has been introduced to the U.S. House of ... http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/09/09/the-great-ape-protection-act/  This is, without a doubt, the best eye cream on the planet -- it has titanium dioxide as its active spf ingredient, so it will protect the area around your eyes from fatal melanomas ALL DAY LONG (unlike those chemical-based sunscreens that need to be reapplied every 2 hours -- ... http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/09/06/dermalogica-total-eye-care-with-spf-15-55-stars/ Hi! I'm back!  Finally!  The spotty internet situation lasted a lot longer than I thought it would.  But I'm glad it's over and I have access to lovely high speed internet most of the time now!  It looks like there are a TON of comments from newbies -- I'll be going ... http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/09/03/im-back/ My internet is going to be spotty for the next week or so -- so I probably won't be posting much. If you're a newbie trying to leave a comment, I'll get to you as soon as I get back! http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/08/15/hiatus/ Finally! Another celebrity endorsing not testing on animals! (This makes two! Along with James Cromwell!) Kanye West is doing some sort of advertising for Absolut Vodka in which the logo "not tested on animals" is prominently displayed. I saw news of this at Ecorazzi and ... http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/08/12/kanye-west-is-not-tested-on-animals/ I've gotten a little behind on posting about Altweb's -- the Johns Hopkins University global clearinghouse for information on alternatives to animal testing -- endeavors. What has the alternatives community been up to since February? Luckily I've come up with a list of articles. None of these articles are that ... http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/08/09/news-on-alternatives-to-animal-testing-whats-been-happening-at-altweb-since-march/ Alba Botanica Papaya Mango Body Cream is from Alba's "Alba Hawaiian" line in the yellow, orange, and green print bottles. It has the words "Alba Organics" on the side -- I suppose this must be a new development at the Alba Botanica/Avalon Organics/Unpetroleum company. Maybe Alba Botanica ... http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com/2008/08/06/alba-botanica-papaya-mango-body-cream-45-stars/