Animal Testing

Philippine Airlines will no longer transport primates to laboratories to be used in experiments – a policy change that could save hundreds of monkeys from being trafficked for animal tests.

Following a campaign by PETA India and MP Maneka Gandhi, the Drug Controller General of India, announced that testing cosmetics on animals will not be permitted in India.

Because of pressure from animal experimenters, Air India has backtracked on the ban and resumed shipping animals for use in cruel laboratory experiments.

Earlier this month, as part of a competition to win some ethical shampoo, we asked you for your cruelty-free beauty tips – and were totally overwhelmed by the response!

Cruelty is in the air, as a result of the shipments of terrified monkeys to laboratories in the cargo holds of some Air France flights. Use your voice to help these animals.

Wonderful news! New law puts and end to cruel animal testing for cosmetics in Europe.

You’ve probably heard the good news – as of 11 March 2013, cosmetics tested on animals can no longer be sold in Europe, even if the testing happened outside the EU.

Yet another airline has seen the light and taken a stand against trafficking monkeys for cruel animal tests.

Ever since pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca decided to close its dog-breeding facility in Sweden, the fate of more than 300 beagles has been hanging in the balance.

Swedish former Playboy model Victoria Silvstedt was horrified when she heard that over 300 dogs may be shipped from her home country to UK laboratories for cruel animal tests.