ARTICLES: animal rights, people & pioneers

6 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BATTERY HENS

We've been learning as much as we can about the conditions of battery hens and the alternatives to raising chickens in such apalling environments in preparation for a new campaign, set to be launched later this year, called GO FREE RANGE. We simply can't understand how battery hen farms are still legal ... in any country ... and we want to put a stop to it once and for all.

> How can you help stop battery hen farming?

People: Anita Roddick She founded The Body Shop & spearheaded campaigns against Animal Testing that many of us grew up with. The activist passed in September of this year, only a few years after the controversial sale to cosmetics giant, Loreal, that saw her lifes work boycotted by those that built it.

> read the full article about Anita Roddick

Get Active: 8 Things You Can Do Today

Find an alternative now – there is at least 1 option for your area & if you can’t find one let us help you! Buy eggs that are certified free range from companies that DON’T produce other battery eggs. Many egg production companies charge excessive prices for free range eggs to guide you away from purchasing them in favour of mass produced, hormone filled, negative energy eggs which are cheaper.

> read more about what you can do right now

People: Jessica Bailey, The Cruelty Free Shop

We sat down with Jessica for a quick chat about her dramatic career change, life philosophy & how she has brought a cruelty free lifestyle to the masses. No, Imogen & Jessica are not related, but they do share a common purpose ... to work towards a cruelty free world.

> read our interview with jessica

Animal Testing: Myths Exposed

Animal experimenters want us to believe that if they had to give up their archaic habit, children and other disease and accident victims would drop dead in droves. However, the most significant trend in modern research in recent years has been the recognition that animals are rarely good models for the human body.

> read full article Myths Exposed

Animal Testing: Cold Hard Facts

Every year, millions of taxpayer dollars are spent torturing, mutilating, isolating, and addicting millions of animals in the name of science. The animal-research industry is a violent, bloody industry. It’s as indefensible as the drug trade. In the 21st century with modern technology, there is no reason to continue torturing and abusing animals for research.

> read full article Cold Hard Facts

  • Resources

> RSPCA.org.au

The homepage is filled with info about the campaigns of this organisation as well as the history behind them, stats & campaigns against animal cruelty. Their site is especially useful for students researching projects or teachers wanting to educate children about animal cruelty.

> PETA literature

They are a global organisation with a passion for the protection of all animals ... they will not only do almost anything to draw attention to a cause, they also provide an extensive range of online & offline educational articles & resources.

> Your submissions

We're looking for experts in every field of Animal Rights & Animal Testing including scientists, farmers, researchers, students, politicians to write for us ... especially those working in the area of alternatives to Animal Testing.