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Ethical Consumer: the alternative consumer organisation. 5 Seemingly Innocent Ways You've Screwed The World Today. #2.

5 Seemingly Innocent Ways You've Screwed The World Today

Your Toilet Paper Murders Rain Forests (For No Reason) We think (and also hope) it's safe to say that pretty much everyone reading this wipes their asses on a regular basis. The Corporation, Corporations Destroying The Planet deprogram on USTREAM. Politics. Companies That Still Test on Animals. Many manufacturers of personal care and household items still test their products on animals, despite the growing number of alternative methods for evaluating product safety.

Companies That Still Test on Animals

The following list contains all such companies known and their associated brand names. This list originally was compiled from two primary references (cited at the bottom of this page). In addition, it is updated as new information is made available to us. We do our absolute best, but we cannot fully guarantee its accuracy, so please use the list accordingly--and do let us know if you can offer any further updates. You may wish to print out the list and take it along next time you go shopping! Companies That Still Test on Animals (and associated brands): Primary Original References: American Anti-Vivisection Society, Guide to Compassionate Shopping (8214.GCS) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Consumer Products Companies That Test on Animals (edition concurrent with origin list) Handy Dandy Vegan Reference to Questionable Ingredients. NON VEGAN list of animal ingredients, definition list of animal ingredients. ACETATE: Retinol.

NON VEGAN list of animal ingredients, definition list of animal ingredients

Vitamin A. Palmitate (see Palmitic Acid). An aliphatic alcohol. Can come from fish liver oil (ie. shark liver oil), egg yolks, butter, lemongrass, wheat germ oil, carotene in carrots, etc., synthetics. In cosmetics, creams, perfumes, hair dyes, vitamins, supplements. Heartbreaking images of Blue Whale struck dead by ship as it slept ~ dailyoffbeatnews. These heartbreaking images show the body of a majestic blue whale fatally injured as it slept in a busy shipping lane.

It was spotted floating near the surface of the Indian Ocean off the southern tip of Sri Lanka. A gaping wound shows the horrific point of impact with the bow of the ship - leaving the gentle giant's tail fin in tatters. Marine experts believe the blue whale – an endangered species with as few as 5,000 left in the wild - had been struck by a container vessel.

The moving pictures were captured by diver Tony Wu, who wanted to highlight the blue whale’s desperate plight in a bid to reduce devastating ship strikes. He said: 'The whale was collateral damage. 'To us, whales are huge. Unofficial figures show thousands of whales – many critically endangered species – have been killed by container ships. And experts believe many more cases go unrecorded simply because ships don’t even notice they have hit anything. 'There are very active shipping lanes just south of Sri Lanka. A-Z Palm Oil Comp. List - With Compassion & Soul Inc. This list was compiled in 2010, if you know of a company who use palm oil who is no on this list please email us at compassion@iinet.net.au and we will add it to this page. 100% Pure A Wild Soap Bar.

A-Z Palm Oil Comp. List - With Compassion & Soul Inc.

Pal oil list PDF.pdf (application/pdf Object) Palm oil in Brtain's top brands - Green Living - Environment. Blood in the Mobile. Think Youre Meat Free? Ethical Consumer: the alternative consumer organisation. Gator Buds Forever. Login Search Memebase Channels Cheezburger Channels Upvoted A Disabled Veteran Has the Best Reaction To Everyone Expecting Him To Be Racist Now No, This is the Bathroom Stall Fallout 4 Player's Wife Pulls a Prank That I'm Surprised Didn't End Their Marriage This Adorable Bunny Can't Wait to Destroy Any Leaf You Send Her Way.

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Think Youre Meat Free? Which-companies-own-products.jpg (2400×1507) Cabal companies own what brands. I discovered this incredible infographic that shows the major corporations and the products or brands that they own.

Cabal companies own what brands

For example, did you know that Kraft owns the Toblerone brand or that Nestle owns the Gerber brand? It just shows you the power of the major companies in controlling what goes into the grocery store. This infographic just shares the main thoughts of the movie Food. Inc. It shows what products belong to the big 10 Food companies: NestleProctor and GamblePepsi-CoCoca ColaGeneral MillsUnileverJohnson and JohnsonKelloggsMARSKraft Author: Steven Zussino on April 25th, 2012. Enjoy these related post(s): Want a travel Card that knows no boundaries? Earn a Welcome Bonus of 25,000 Membership Rewards points (worth $250) just by making $500 in purchases in your first 3 months of membership. Apply for card. Shopping Can Kill! - Boycott Israeli Goods. Most consumers do not realise the extent of the penetration of Israeli goods in to Europe, and in particular the UK market.

The purpose of this campaign is to draw awarness to this and to encourage people to join the boycott by starting with boycotting 'made in Israel' products. We provide below a background of the current state of the boycott and research in to which Israeli goods are prevalent in UK stores. We follow this by suggesting strategies for implementing the campaign in your community. Is the public ready to boycott? A survey conducted for the Jewish Chronicle[20] in January 2009 found that 47% of British people support the Palestinian position compared to just 22% who support the Israeli line. Boycott Israel 2012 (Shopping Can Kill Campaign)