Monday, April 22, 2013

Helping beagles this Earth Day: A cruelty-free challenge!

Happy Earth Day!

There are lots of ways you and your pets can help the environment. You can:
  • Shop from local stores and companies
  • Recycle your pet food containers, like dog food cans
  • Buy products made from recyclable materials (like from Planet Dog -- we'll be talking more about that this week)
Another way is to buy products that are safe for the environment -- and for animals.

Beagle Freedom Project says 70,000 beagles are currently used for research experiments, and millions of animals around the world are in cages.

So in the next month, I'll be looking at cruelty-free products -- products made by companies that don't test on animals. Everything from hand lotion to laundry detergent. I'll be trying to add those in my home. It's not always easy -- but we will review those products and tell you which ones are good and useful.

How can you find cruelty-free products for you home?

There's a website called Leaping Bunny. It was founded by 1996 by a group of animal protection leagues to end animal testing. They have a list of cruelty-free products, and even a shopping guide. We'll use this list to find those products.

So I hope you'll join me for this challenge. I'll be posting about a new product every Wednesday!

What cruelty-free products do you use? What cruelty-free products do you suggest I review?

11 comments :

  1. Great reminders and it makes me so sad how beagles are used in labs ;(

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    1. I know... Beagle Freedom Project does a lot of great work in rescuing beagles and getting the word out in the US.

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  2. Giz and I shop local whenever we can and we recycle, conserve water and compost...we do try to do our part

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    1. It's a good reminder for me, because I don't do as much as I could. I can be quite lazy about it sometimes.

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  3. Great idea! I've made the commitment to replace all my personal care and home care products with cruelty free this year and would love to hear reviews. I found that many of the products I already used were cruelty free (Method for kitchen cleaning, Crabtree and Evelyn lotions, Patricia Wexler skin care and others) but would like to know which cruelty free brands are good.

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    1. Thanks!

      This is something I've looked at from time to time, but never really made the leap. Mostly because of the expense some times.

      Have any brands you would like to see reviewed?

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  4. Since I started blogging, I have become more aware of how many beagles are used in labs. I had already used products from Burt's Bees and was happy to find out they were cruelty-free. I am working to switch to other products that make that same promise. I also get migraines pretty frequently and had been using a product made by AstraZeneca for the pain. When I found out about all their lab beagles, I stopped using it. I am still looking for another medicine, but I couldn't rationalize reliving my pain if it meant harming beagles. I think every little bit helps and the biggest issue is that many people aren't aware or don't realize how big the issue is, so I'll definitely be sharing and looking forward to the future posts! I also love the pictures of Lulu!

    Jessica from Beagles and Bargains

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    1. Hi Jessica!

      Wow! That is brave to dump a working medicine. I'm really impressed by that. If I found out for sure that my anxiety meds were tested on beagles... I'm not sure I could do the same thing.

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  5. O hai! I keep my chicken scratch bags and my mom makes tote bags from them! She sells them in our craft booth. They're pretty stinkin' cute.

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