rabswood
Wise Old Thumper
Just to let you know...
The European Parliament is soon to vote on proposals which could mean that millions of animals will die in Europe’s largest ever mass animal testing programme. The tests that dogs and rabbits, as well as rodents and fish, will be subjected to include having powerful chemicals applied to their skins, dripped in their eyes and fed to them in huge and toxic doses.
The new proposal, known as REACH, is intended to assess the safety of tens of thousands of chemicals, including those present in everyday objects such as paint and floor cleaners. Whilst it is crucial that such safety tests are carried out, there are many effective, modern and humane ways of assessing the safety of these chemicals, instead of the old-fashioned, irrelevant and inhumane use of animals, which tells us only about animals rather than humans.
You can sign the petition online by going to www.buav.org and clicking on the Sign Our Petitions button at the foot of the Homepage.
ALTERNATIVELY...
Download a copy of the petition and obtain as many signatures as you can. To coincide with the key work to be done by the government, all petitions must be returned by November 7th so it is vital that the BUAV get as many signatures as possible in this short time frame.
To download a copy of the petition to the UK Government, simply follow instructions on the site.
The site also tells you other ways in which you can help.
Please forward this to all your friends and be a voice for those who can't speak for themselves.
Thanks
Michelle (Rabswood)
The European Parliament is soon to vote on proposals which could mean that millions of animals will die in Europe’s largest ever mass animal testing programme. The tests that dogs and rabbits, as well as rodents and fish, will be subjected to include having powerful chemicals applied to their skins, dripped in their eyes and fed to them in huge and toxic doses.
The new proposal, known as REACH, is intended to assess the safety of tens of thousands of chemicals, including those present in everyday objects such as paint and floor cleaners. Whilst it is crucial that such safety tests are carried out, there are many effective, modern and humane ways of assessing the safety of these chemicals, instead of the old-fashioned, irrelevant and inhumane use of animals, which tells us only about animals rather than humans.
You can sign the petition online by going to www.buav.org and clicking on the Sign Our Petitions button at the foot of the Homepage.
ALTERNATIVELY...
Download a copy of the petition and obtain as many signatures as you can. To coincide with the key work to be done by the government, all petitions must be returned by November 7th so it is vital that the BUAV get as many signatures as possible in this short time frame.
To download a copy of the petition to the UK Government, simply follow instructions on the site.
The site also tells you other ways in which you can help.
Please forward this to all your friends and be a voice for those who can't speak for themselves.
Thanks
Michelle (Rabswood)