World Week for Animals in Labs April 23, 2008

Posted by Marta at April 23, 2008 2:47 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 2 ) | TrackBack

This week, April 20 - 26, is World Week for Animals in Laboratories. What exactly does that mean? This week is all about exposing the plight that animals go through for testing. What better way to do that than with demonstrations? Check out a few that PETA had this week:

First up is the protest that took place outside drugmaker Eli Lilly's annual shareholder meeting on Monday. These six protestors let the company's shareholders know about its decision to outsource animal experiments to China and other countries where animal protection laws are virtually non-existent.

Remember when Lara mentioned the giant dinosaur in the PETA parking lot last week? Well, that was a dry run for the demonstration that took place outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday to remind U.S. government officials that we've been out of the Stone Age for a long time, and testing on animals should be a thing of the past, too.


Want to help animals used for testing? Here are a few easy ways you can help:

- Stream "Testing...One, Two, Three" on your MySpace or other page.
- Have your friends take our "How Cruelty-Free is Your Morning Routine?" quiz.
- Write letters to companies, asking them to stop supporting cruel animal tests.
- Cut Out Dissection.

Take care!

♥ Marta

PS - Which demonstration do you like better? I can't make up my mind!