Veganism has become more popular in the last few years and is becoming a mainstream lifestyle choice for many people of and is growing as a social movement that has drastically changed the fabric of the food industry. The term vegan is well-known in popular culture and familiar to all age groups and in particular […]
This year has been an amazing year for animal rights! Let’s look back for a moment at 2018 and celebrate this year of progress for animal rights – here are some victories! Fur is dead and is not in fashion. Some of the big Fashion houses: Gucci, Burberry, Versace, and Jean Paul Gaultier ditched fur this […]
Many people and brands have changed the way they think about animal welfare and their rights. Advances in 2017 should be highlighted. For instance, some pet stores now adopt out shelter animals instead of animals from puppy mills. Individuals are starting to speak out against the practice of displaying animals in public places for profits. However, […]
Many Canadians are not aware that thousands of dogs are used every year by laboratories. A 2016 YouGov poll found that 67 percent of Canadians don’t know that dogs are used in experiments in Canada. In 2016, 15,093 dogs and 8,526 cats were used for research (this number increased from 2015). How is it that […]
Animals Do Not Wear Make-Up: Why Testing Make-Up on Animals is Never GoodAnimal testing for cosmetic purposes began in the early 1930’s and can be traced to true a story behind this practice of a woman who used a mascara that burned her eyes. Having heard of Darwin’s theory from the 1850’s, wherein animals were considered […]
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