Quotes
“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn’t done anything?”
– Ellen DeGeneres
The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?” – Jeremy Bentham
“Murderers … very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids.” – Robert K. Ressler
“No one in the world needs a mink coat but a mink.” – Murray Banks
Bear With Me
Bear bile is taken from live bears' gallbladder. The demand for bear bile is driven by the belief that it has medicinal qualities. Bear bile use is common in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as ordinary household products and cosmetics like shampoo and toothpaste.
“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn’t done anything?”
– Ellen DeGeneres
The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?” – Jeremy Bentham
“Murderers … very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids.” – Robert K. Ressler
“No one in the world needs a mink coat but a mink.” – Murray Banks
Bear With Me
Bear bile is taken from live bears' gallbladder. The demand for bear bile is driven by the belief that it has medicinal qualities. Bear bile use is common in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as ordinary household products and cosmetics like shampoo and toothpaste.
-Bile farms are against the law in Viet Nam but they exist there, Bile farms are legal in China where many are owned by large cosmetic companies. Most farmed bears are kept permanently in cages, sometimes so small that they are unable to turn around or stand on all fours.Some bears are caged as cubs and never released, with many kept caged for up to 30 years.
Bear's bile is extracted using various invasive techniques, all of which cause severe suffering, pain and infection. The method claimed to be the most 'humane' by bile farmers, is 'free-drip' method, where bears undergo surgery to create a permanent open passage from their gallbladder through their abdomen
Don't treat animals as animals, treat them as living beings because that is what they are. -Author Unknown
Easter Means Spring
