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 BATTLE OF THE BUGS
Forget the expensive anti-bacterial kitchen cleaners. Experts say that they actually increase the number of antibiotic-resistant germs. Keep salmonella and E. coli out of your kitchen by getting rid of the animal flesh and eggs, where these deadly bacteria reside.
You’ve dumped veal and discovered the joy of “faux fur.” But what’s that in your broom closet? Were the cleansers force-fed to guinea pigs before they were bottled and sold? Was the bleach poured into rabbits’ eyes? Sadly, some household product companies still conduct archaic tests on animals. But finding detergents, bleach, air fresheners and other cleaning supplies manufactured by companies that don’t kill animals is easier than you think.
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UNILEVER ENDS SOME ANIMAL TESTS
Responding to pressure from PETA, Unilever has announced an end to the use of animals for some product testing. For more than a year before this abrupt about-face, the company’s U.S. division had stonewalled PETA and even asked the U.S. government to require animal tests for oral-care products! So PETA went to Unilever’s European division for help. Soon after, Unilever wrote to PETA that “from this point onwards, we will definitively state that Unilever does not test home or personal care [finished] products, including toothpaste, on animals.” However, the company also says that it may continue to test some ingredients on animals. PETA has asked for a more detailed explanation and a complete ban.
Please thank Unilever for taking a step in the right direction and urge the company to permanently ban ALL tests on animals: Mr. Richard Goldstein, CEO, Unilever, 800 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 1-800-598-1223; www.unilever.com.
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 KEEP PETA’s SHOPPING GUIDE HANDY
Our new 2001 Shopping Guide for Caring Consumers, featuring Baywatch and Sheena star Gena Lee Nolin on the cover, lists more than 550 household product and personal care companies that have banned animal tests forever. It also tells you which companies use only vegan ingredients and includes a list defining animal ingredients and their alternatives.
To order, send $8.95, plus $3.95 shipping, to Shopping Guide, 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510, or call 1-800-483-4366 (U.S. only).
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 Grrrs to General Mills for sponsoring the UniverSoul Circus—and its animal acts. Said General Mills: “We embrace the UniverSoul Circus’ mission to provide a unique cultural and entertaining experience.” Please tell General Mills that animal abuse isn’t entertaining. Write: Jeffrey N. Hagen, Director, Consumer Services, General Mills, 201 General Mills Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55426; 800-328-1144; www.generalmills.com.
Purrs to Johanna McCloy (Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Ensign Calloway) for going to bat for vegetarian ball fans—by asking major league baseball teams to add veggie dogs to their stadiums’ concession stands. Johanna scored a home run last year when the White Sox agreed to introduce Tofu Pups at Comiskey Park. To help, visit Johanna’s Web site, soyhappy.org.
 Grrrs to talk show host Bryant Gumbel for his on-air endorsements of foie gras, a pâté made from the livers of cruelly force-fed ducks and geese. When Gumbel’s cohosts reminded him of the suffering inherent in foie gras production, he declared, “The goose should be happy he had such a wonderful liver!” PETA angel Bea Arthur then sent Gumbel our video exposé of the foie gras industry—and he announced on the air that he had no intention of watching it. Write: Bryant Gumbel, The Early Show, CBS, 524 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.
Purrs to British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott for this assessment of the pro-hunting lobby: “Every time I see the Countryside Alliance and their contorted faces, I redouble my determination to vote to abolish fox-hunting forever.” Send thank-yous to: The Rt Hon John Prescott MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Eland House, Bressender Place, London, SW1E 5DU.
 Purrs to Spanish actor Penélope Cruz, star of All the Pretty Horses, for writing to the mayor of Pamplona, urging her to end the running of the bulls. Says Penélope, “I don’t like bullfighting. I grew up with it, but I never liked it. It's ... so cruel.” Thank-yous go to Penélope c/o Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
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