The Fight for Cruelty-Free
Fight for Cruelty-Free Onekind is a charity that works to end cruelty to Scotland’s wildlife, pets and other animals through campaigns, research and education. One of the many issues in animal welfare is the use of animal testing for products. In this blog we aim to educate people about the importance of cruelty-free products and to highlight some that are available. In this first post I will be discussing what animal testing is, which countries still allow animal testing, why it has historically been used and how we can change this. I’ll also talk about the difference between cruelty free and vegan products, as well as how to distinguish false cruelty-free products from reliable ones; finally I’ll tell you how you can join the fight against animal cruelty. What is cruelty-free? Animal testing can occur at many different stages of production. Cruelty-free products are not tested on animals at any stage in production. I ngredients are not tested on animals Finishe...