- Uncaged Campaigns
Uncaged Campaigns is a
Sheffield ,UK based anti-vivisection , not-for-profit organisation and registered charity. [ [http://www.uncaged.co.uk Official Uncaged Campaigns website] ]__TOC__
History
Uncaged Campaigns was establish in 1993 by Angela Roberts and Lynne Williamson in Sheffield, UK with the aim of highlighting and stopping animal vivisection (testing on animals). Current prominent members of Uncaged Campaigns are
Dr. Dan Lyons and Max Newton. Dr. Dan Lyons has appeared on TV and fronted newspaper articles promoting anti-vivisection and Uncaged Campaigns.Activism
Uncaged's areas of activity are:
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*Opposition to the abuse of animals
*A scientific critique of vivisection
*A commitment to democracy, human and nonhuman rights, and environmental sustainability. [ [http://www.uncaged.co.uk Official Uncaged Campaigns website] ]Notability
Uncaged Campaigns are noted for their campaign in the UK against vivisection and in particularly
Proctor and Gamble . This has taken the form of high-profile media campaigns resulting in TV and newspaper (the UK'sDaily Express ) coverage. Uncaged has always maintained a peaceful protest philosophy, unlike some other anti-vivisection campaign groups. [ [http://www.uncaged.co.uk Official Uncaged Campaigns website] ] Uncaged has also garnered support from British politician Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat spokesperson on animal welfare, who states "Uncaged keeps alive the flame of hope that one day, animal experiments will seem as outdated as today sending children up chimneys seems.". [ [http://www.uncaged.co.uk Official Uncaged Campaigns website] ]Campaigns
[http://www.boycottpandg.com Boycott Proctor & Gamble]
[http://www.uncaged.co.uk/briefing.htm Diaries of Despair]
[http://www.uncaged.co.uk/xeno.htm Xenotransplantation] . [The Daily Express, 21 September 2000]
[http://www.hurtfulessences.org/ Herbal Essences] is subject to an anti-vivisection campaign byUncaged Campaigns , known as Hurtful Essences [cite web|url=http://www.uncaged.co.uk/news/2008/herbal.htm |title=Uncaged Campaigns: Herbal Essence|accessdate=2008-07-10] .Other Activities
Uncaged are also involved in other activities, including merchandising, as a means of fundraising and marketing, as well as advocacy of a vegan diet and lifestyle with supportive information and recipes.
External links
* [http://www.uncaged.co.uk Official Uncaged Campaigns website]
* [http://www.xenodiaries.org Official Uncaged Campaigns Xenotransplantation website]
* [http://www.uncaged.co.uk/pg.htm Official Uncaged Campaigns Boycott Proctor & Gamble website]
* [http://www.vote4animals.org.uk Vote 4 Animals website]References
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