Animal Rights Bulletins

----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: Until All Are Free
Date: 25 Nov 2007, 23:11



I remember these types of situations well, the gut wrenching fear as you realise that the hunt is about to attack, you're seriously outnumbered and all the sabs are spread out. You've got hunt scum all over the place, all you can do is try to get everyone out in one piece, and often there's not even anywhere to go....

If you've got the courage and fitness to stand up to these people then please join your local sabbing group. Whilst I remember the fear like it was yesterday, (and I've got goosebumps just thinking about it), the animals need us and I'll be contacting my local group asap!


From~
Delly Doolittle (Go Vegan!)
James-Two Finger Zen
Tierra ~Abolition, Veganism, & Direct Action
EARTH-FORCE RISING
Secret Ninja
Aquaman ~ Ocean Defender
neesan
YAFA
Lina


Sabs Attacked During Fox Hunt - Essex and Suffolk Hunt UK

Anti-hunt protestors claim that this afternoon police ignored blatant illegal fox hunting and failed to prevent a serious assault against them.

At the Essex and Suffolk Hunt, held at Bluegate Farm, Wherstead today (Sat 24th November) a hunt rider was seen to ride his horse over a female protester repeatedly, causing significant injuries to her legs and back.

While the hunt were in the vicinity of Freston Church, it is alleged that the hounds were chasing a fox over a road after emerging from a wood in pursuit. It is claimed that the huntsman was closeby and was doing nothing to prevent the hounds from chasing the live quarry.

The protesters saw no sign of an artificial trail having been laid, though he hunt did have a bird of prey. This would allow them under the Hunting Act 2004 to use two hounds (HW: Please note this is incorrect, a hunt can use as many hounds as they wish to flush to a bird of prey.) in order to flush a fox out of woodland to be killed by the bird. The fox however was seen being pursued by the whole pack of about 20 hounds, and the bird of prey was not in the vicinity.

When protesters attempted to turn the hounds back from the public road, they say the hunter galloped at two females, knocking one to the ground, then rode his horse over her on four or five separate occasions, a hoof only narrowly missing her head.

Lee Moon, spokesman for the Hunt Saboteurs Association commented, “It would appear to be business as usual in East Anglia almost three years after the hunt ban came into force. We are still seeing fox hunts acting as if they are above the law. Chasing and killing foxes and indiscriminate violence are traditions in this part of the country, and the Essex and Suffolk Hunt seem to embody these customs.

Several Hunt stewards from this very hunt were convicted of violence against protesters earlier in 2007, and two huntsmen in Essex have been found guilty of assault in recent years, one for assault on the police. The hunts are the lawbreakers and we will be pressing the police to fully investigate this horrific incident.

Several complaints had earlier been made to Suffolk police attending the hunt of illegal hunting and racist abuse, and with three vehicles and a video camera there would appear to have been sufficient resources to gain evidence of the hunt’s potential law breaking, but no police were accompanying the hounds when they were seen chasing the fox.”

Taken from HSA website
Hunt Watch
PO Box 487
Norwich
Norfolk
NR5 8WE

07952 550 054

----------------- Bulletin Message ----------------- From: *Vegan Beauty*
Date: Nov 30, 2007 9:21 AM
Von: ♥Linda [[Eat food NOT animals.]]
Datum: 30 Nov 2007, 18:19





Pigs

are

friends

not

food



Go Veg{etari}an

and nobody gets hurt.

----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: ☺ ♥ ♥ CCG ♥ ♥ ☼
~*Save The Animals Save The World*~
Date: 25/11/2007


Talking Points About Fur Farming

Those few individuals who still wear fur sometimes attempt to justify their actions by claiming their coat was made from animals killed on a fur farm or “ranch,” as opposed to animals that suffered for days in the wild caught in a trap.

There is a common misconception that the animals on fur farms are treated humanely. Unfortunately, there is nothing humane about depriving animals from their behavioral and physiological needs.



Consider these facts:

* Of the thirty-one million animals killed on fur farms each year, about twenty-six million are mink and 4.5 million are foxes. In addition, 250,000 chinchillas, 150,000 sables, 100,000 fitch, 100,000 raccoon dogs (a separate species from the American raccoon), and a small number of lynxes, bobcats, and coypus are also raised – and killed – on fur farms.

* Animals on fur farms are not able to engage in their natural behaviors. They are treated more like machines and commodities than living creatures with emotions. Their agony and certain death occur for the simple purpose of creating a luxury garment that serves no practical purpose – except, of course, to make money.

* Death for farm-raised animals is like something out of a horror movie. The most common method used for killing foxes is anal electrocution. Mink are usually gassed or violently injected with poison. Many animals have their necks broken.

* It takes sixty female mink to make a coat, thirty-five male mink, and a varying number of foxes depending on the breed; the most common number cited is forty.

Mink

* Mink fur is the backbone of the fur industry, and fox fur is quite significant in Scandinavia where 80% of the worlds’ fox farms are based. Mink are semi-aquatic animals native to North America. They are solitary creatures who spend a substantial portion of their day swimming. Mink are inquisitive and have a range of 2 - 1/2 miles. They are an active species that does not adapt well to life in a cage.

* On fur farms, mink are deprived of the proper amount of space they need because they are kept in cages averaging ten inches wide by twenty-four inches long. Cage sizes may vary a few inches larger or smaller, depending upon the individual fur farm. The lack of exposure to swimming in water is also believed to increase behavioral problems in ranch reared mink.

* Intensive confinement has severe psychological implications. Ranched mink often engage in neurotic behavior patterns. Many will move back and forth in a repetitive motion for extended periods of time. Tail biting is another form of self-mutilation that is common in captive mink populations. Self-mutilation is a hardship for fur farmers because it devalues the amount farmers can charge for the animals’ fur pelts.

* A Danish study indicates that as many as 17% of ranch raised mink will die prematurely as a result of various factors which could include stress, bad sanitation, heat, or cannibalism. Some years, as many as 10% of a fur farms stock may die from harsh weather conditions.

Foxes

* Life for ranch-raised fox is not any more promising. Fox farms have a very serious problem with cannibalism. Foxes in cramped living conditions often resort to cannibalism as a result of a stress-induced environment. It is estimated that fox farmers will lose 20% of their animals prematurely, with half of those deaths resulting from cannibalism.

Chinchilla

* The chinchilla industry proudly admits that most chinchillas are killed by neck breaking or electrocution. Chinchilla farmers hook one metal clamp to the ear, and another to the genitalia to implement the electrocution. Chinchillas are small, and as many as 100 of them are killed in order to make a single full-length fur coat.

Talking Points About Fur Trapping

Each year approximately 10 million animals are trapped in the wild, so that they can be skinned for fur coats. This suffering is multiplied when one considers the fact that an average of forty to one hundred animals must be killed to make one fur coat.

The primary tools used by fur trappers are the following: leghold trap, the body grip (Conibear) trap, and the wire snare.

Facts About The Leghold Trap

* A majority of Americans oppose leghold traps and other cruel body-gripping traps. A 1978 national survey conducted by Yale University professor Stephen Kellert for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that 78% of respondents opposed the use of steel-jaw leghold traps. In 1996, a national poll commissioned by the Animal Welfare Institute showed 74% of Americans opposed the use of leghold traps. Furthermore, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Animal Hospital Association, the World Veterinary Association, and the National Animal Control Association have all deemed the leghold trap to be inhumane.



* The leghold trap is made up of two metal jaws, powered by high strength springs, which slam shut on an animals paw when triggered. The initial impact of the steel jaws causes injury, but the majority of damage is caused as the animal struggles to break free. Within the first 30 minutes of capture, a trapped animal can tear her flesh, rip tendons, break bones, and even knock out teeth as she bites the trap to escape. In cases where animals are able to escape, many die from blood loss, infection, and inability to hunt with an amputated limb.

* Despite the overwhelming number of Americans who oppose the use of leghold traps, Congress has not banned its use nationwide and only eight U.S. states have banned or severely restricted its use. In contrast, eighty-nine nations have banned the leghold trap. As a direct result of public pressure, all fifteen-member nations of the European Union banned the leghold trap in 1995.

* Some leghold traps are set in a way as to kill an animal not to simply restrain them. Leghold traps set in the water and are called “drowning sets” and primarily target beaver, muskrat, and mink. The average time length required to actually drown an animal is nine minutes and thirty seconds. In one study, some beavers would hold on for as long as twenty minutes before their lungs gave out. Oddly, the fur industry argues that “drowning sets” are humane. This only serves to reinforce that their definition of humane is quite different than that of the rest of society.

* Leghold traps mutilate. They are non-specific in what animals they catch, and are a danger to companion animals and children. Traps will capture an animal other than the one the trapper was targeting. These are often referred to as “trash” animals, and are generally killed and thrown away. Those that are released usually die shortly thereafter from trap inflicted injuries. These non-target animals frequently include dogs, cats, birds, squirrels, opossums, and endangered species.



* In a public relations move to quiet critics, the fur trade started manufacturing padded leghold traps. These pads consisted of nothing more than a rubber strip across the jaws of the trap. The traps still had to close with the same force to hold a fighting mad wild animal. A 1995 study of coyotes trapped in padded leghold traps found that 97% of them experienced severe swelling to their legs, while 26% of them suffered from lacerations and fractures.


Facts About Snare Traps

* Another commonly used fur trap is the snare. The snare trap is made of cable, and is shaped like noose. When an animal walks through the noose, they are caught. The more a snared animal struggles, the tighter the noose becomes, the tighter the noose, the greater the animal struggles -- and suffers. It is truly a vicious cycle.

* The snare is primarily used on coyotes and is often set in areas where animals crawl under a fence or through some other narrow path. Body snares are designed to kill animals by strangulation or by crushing vital organs. However, like all traps, snares do not discriminate between victims and are likely to capture any animal that comes in contact with the trap, through and/or around any body part.

* While some studies suggest small animals become unconscious in about six minutes when neck snared, larger animals can suffer for days on end. Trappers have even coined a term -- "jellyhead" – to describe the thick, bloody lymph fluid which swells the heads and necks of neck-snared canines. Snares frequently have to be replaced after each capture due to the twisting and strain on the snare cable that naturally occurs when trapped animals struggle to break free.

* Because they are set on land and in water, snare traps are even more indiscriminate than leghold traps. Not only are they cheap and easy to set, but trappers often blanket a targeted area with dozens of snares in an attempt to capture as many animals as possible.



Facts About Conibear Traps

* The Conibear trap consists of two metal rectangles hinged together midway on the long side to open and close. One jaw has a trigger which is normally baited. The opposite jaw has a catch which holds the trap open. Originally intended as an "instant killing" device, the Conibear trap was designed to snap shut in a scissor-like fashion on an animal's spinal column at the base of the skull. However, because it is impossible to control such factors as the size, species, and direction of the animal entering the trap, most animals do not die quickly in the Conibear trap and instead endure prolonged suffering as the clamping force of the trap draws the jaws closer and closer together, crushing the animal's abdomen, head or other caught body part.

* Domestic dogs and cats are common victims of this indiscriminate trap. Numerous veterinary reports have shown that dogs and cats may be found dead or alive by their guardians in these traps after suffering for days. However, because it is extremely difficult to open Conibear trap jaws, most people are not able to free their animal companions in time.



* Conibear traps come in three standard sizes and are frequently used in water sets to trap muskrat and beaver. In addition, they are used on land to trap raccoon, pine marten, opossum, and other furbearers. Numerous research studies have shown that this trap does not kill instantly. One study of Conibear efficacy, showed that only 15% of the strikes might have been “instant” kills and a disturbing 40% of the animals studies were held in positions that most likely caused extreme pain. The study concluded that unless the animal is small or is struck on the skull or neck, this trap does not frequently kill instantly.

* Even Tom Krause, former president of the National Trappers Association, and current editor of The American Trapper is skeptical of the Conibear’s efficiency. Krause notes, "Traps of the standard Conibear design exhibit trigger aversion problems, and do not acceptably position sufficient numbers of animals for killing blows." (The American Trapper, January/February 1989).

Talking Points About Fur Trim

* In the past, the fur industry’s emphasis has been on full-length coats. With cost and conscience now influencing buying patterns fur trim is primed to take center stage as the primary focal point of the trade. Sales of traditional full-length fur coats have declined. As a result furriers have shifted toward an emphasis on fur trim to keep their businesses solvent. By disguising small amounts of fur through shearing, dying, and plucking, furriers are now able to market their cruel products to an unknowing audience. The latest figures from the Fur Information Council of America (FICA) reveals the fur trim market to be worth nearly $500 million annually.

* Most furriers have changed the focus of their advertising. In an attempt to keep their industry alive they now push fur trim on bikinis, blankets, hats, jeans, scarves, skirts, knitted sweaters, ponchos, purses, and vests.



* With the trim trade growing, the number of animals dying is also increasing. According to Sandy Parker Reports, a fur industry newsletter, the number of animal pelts used for trim will soon outnumber those used for all-fur garments in western European and U.S. markets. Demand for fur trim is currently so strong that some U.S. manufacturers, which typically produce only full-fur garments, are now moving into the trim business.

* The Fur Information Council of America (FICA) recently claimed that retail sales of fur rose 21% over the fall 2000-winter 2001 season to $1.69 billion. However, the income from fur storage, cleaning, and repair have traditionally been included in sales figures, and FICA only surveys select members of its organization for data. FICA no longer provides a breakdown of what percentage of revenue comes from services and what comes from the purchase of new fur products.

* The animals most commonly killed for fur trim are foxes. 90% percent of the foxes raised on fur farms are killed for the fur-trim market. Arctic or blue foxes are the primary type used, followed by the silver or red foxes. As of 2000, the total number of foxes killed on fur farms worldwide was 4.3 million.

* By actively marketing fur-trimmed items, the fur industry seeks to flood consumers with fur-buying options. Fur trim items are widely available and in many cases will not be labeled as fur. Fur industry publications report that furriers believe fur-trimmed garments will become more important than all-fur garments in terms of repeat business because such items need to be replaced in only a few years, while fur coats may last for 20 years or more. Furriers also believe that fur trim is what helped bring younger consumers to them.

----------------- Bulletin Message ----------------- From: *♥♥*Garden of Vegan*♥♥ * Date: Nov 29, 2007 5:51 PM

Vegan Eggnog

1 cup almond milk or organic soymilk or rice milk
1/3 cup raw macadamia nuts, soaked overnight
3 honey dates, pitted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon flax seed oil
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1-1 1/2 frozen banana

1. Place all ingredients in blender and puree until smooth.

2. Serve at once or refrigerate for up to 6 hours before serving.


Vegan Marshmallows

Most marshmallows are neither vegan or vegetarian, but here is a recipe that is.
time to make 50 min 20 min prep

4 teaspoons agar-agar, powder
1 cup cold water
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar


1. Soak agar-agar in ½ cup cold water until water is absorbed and powder is completely wet, about 10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, combine ½ cup cold water, 1¾ cup granulated sugar and ¾ cup corn syrup in saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly over medium heat and taking care to prevent boiling over.

3. Reduce heat slightly and continue cooking and stirring until sugar mixture thickens and forms a strand or ball in cold water. Immediately remove from heat and set aside.

4. Heat agar-agar over medium heat and stir until agar-agar softens and dissolves.

5. Spoon into mixer bowl.

6. Add vanilla extract and, with beaters on high seed, slowly pour hot sugar mixture onto agar-agar.

7. Continue beating on high speed for about 10 minutes, or until mixture turns white and resembles well-beaten egg whites.

8. Combine cornstarch and confectioner's sugar in bowl.

9. Generously sprinkle an 8 inch round baking pan with half of cornstarch mixture.

10. Pour agar-agar mixture into pan.

11. Sprinkle top with more cornstarch and sugar to coat well.

12. After "marshmallows" firm up, slice into pieces, wrap in plastic and store in an airtight container in refrigerator, or serve.

Or you can just buy the bag lol


Vegan marshmellow from the vegan store

----------------- Bulletin Message ----------------- From: ROCK VEGAN.

If you think Animal Experiments are Necessary Consider The Following:

* Less than 2% of human illnesses (1.16%) are ever seen in animals. Over 98% never are.

* At least 50 drugs on the market cause cancer in lab animals. They are allowed because it is admitted that animal tests are not relevant.

* When asked if they agreed that animal experimentation can be misleading because of anatomical and physiological differences between animals and humans, 88% of doctors agreed.

* Rats are 37% effective in identifying what causes cancer in humans. Flipping a coin would be more accurate.

* According to animal tests lemon juice is deadly poison, but arsenic, hemlock and botulin are safe.

* 40% of patients suffer side effects as a result of prescription treatment.

* Over 200,000 medicines have been released most of which are now withdrawn. According to the World Health Organisation, 240 medicines are essential.

* Thousands of drugs passed safe in animals have been withdrawn or banned due to their effect on human health.

* Aspirin fails animal tests, as do digitalis (heart drug), cancer treatments, insulin (causes animal birth defects), penicillin and other safe medicines. They would be banned if results from animal experimentation were accurate.

* When the producers of thalidomide were taken to court, they were aquitted after numerous experts agreed animal tests could not be relied on for human medicine.

* At least 450 methods exist with which we can replace animal experiments.

* Morphine puts humans asleep but excites cats.

* 95% of drugs passed by animal tests are immediately disgarded as useless or dangerous to humans.

* One is six patients in hospital are there because the drug they have taken had been passed safe for us on humans after animal tests.

* Worldwide, at least 22 animals die every second in labs. In the UK one animal dies every five seconds.

* The contraceptive pill causes blood clots in humans but it had the opposite effect in dogs.

* We use aspirin for aches and pains. It causes birth defects mice, rabbits and rats.

* Researchers refused to believe that benzene could cause cancer in humans because it failed to in animal tests.

* Dogs failed to predict heart problems caused by the cardiovascular drugs encainide and flecainide, which led to an estimated 3,000 deaths in the USA.

* Heart by pass surgery was put on hold for years because it didnt work on dogs.

* If we had relied on animal tests we would still believe that humans dont need vitamin C, that smoking doesnt cause cause cancer and alcohol doesnt cause liver damage.

* It was denied for decades that asbestos caused disease in humans because it didnt in animals.

* Polio researchers were mislead for years about how we catch the disease because they had experimented on monkeys.

* As one researcher points out, the ultimate dilemma with any animal model of human disease is that it can never reflect the human situation with complete accuracy."

 

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*ABBA Products, Inc. (Styling Technology), 7400 E. Tierra Buena Ln., Scottsdale, AZ 85260, (480) 609-6000, (800) 848-4475

ABEnterprises, 145 Cortlandt St., Staten Island, NY 10302-2048° 718-448-1526

Abercrombie & Fitch (The Limited), 4 Limited Pkwy. E., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 °614-577-6570

Abkit, Inc. (CamoCare), 207 E. 94th St., Suite 201, New York, NY 10128 ° 800-CAMOCARE, ofitzsimons@abkit.com

*Abracadabra, Inc., 10365 Hwy. 116, Forestville, CA 95436 °707-869-0761

Adrien Arpel, Inc., 720 Fifth Ave., 8th Fl., New York, NY 10019 °800-215-8333

*Advanage Wonder Cleaner, 16615 S. Halsted St., Harvey, IL 60426 °800-323-6444, CS1@advanage.com

African Bio-Botanica, Inc., 602 N.W. Ninth Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601 ° 904-376-7329

*Ahimsa Natural Care, 1250 Reid St., Suite 13A, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1G3 Canada° 888-424-4672

Alba Naturals, P.O. Box 40339, Santa Barbara, CA 93140 °800-347-5211

Alberto-Culver Co. (Tresemmé, Sally Beauty Supply, Alberto VO5, TCB Naturals)
2525 W. Armitage Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160, 708-450-3000

Alexandra Avery Body Botanicals, 4717 S.E. Belmont, Portland, OR 97215 ° 800-699-1863

Alexandra de Markoff (Parlux Fragrances), 3725 S.W. 30th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312 °800-727-5995

*Allens Naturally, P.O. Box 514, Dept. M, Farmington, MI 48332-0514 °800-352-8971

Almay (Revlon), 625 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-572-5000

Aloegen Natural Cosmetics (Levlad), 9200 Mason Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 ° 800-327-2012

Aloette Cosmetics, 1301 Wright's La. E., West Chester, PA 19380 °800-ALOETTE

Aloe Up, Inc., P.O. Box 831, Harlingen, TX 78551 °800-537-2563

Aloe Vera of America, Inc., 9660 Dilworth Rd., Dallas, TX 75243 °214-343-5700

Alvin Last, 19 Babcock Pl., Yonkers, NY 10701-2714 °800-527-8123, Alvinlast@worldnet.att.net

*Amazon Premium Products, P.O. Box 530156, Miami, FL 33153 °800-832-5645, enviromagic@amazonpp.com

*American Formulating & Manufacturing, 350 W. Ash St., #700, San Diego, CA 92101 °619-239-0321

American International, 2220 Gaspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90040 °213-728-2999

American Safety Razor (Personna, Flicker, Bump Fighter), P.O. Box 500, Staunton, VA 24402 °800-445-9284

*America's Finest Products Corp., 1639 Ninth St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 ° 800-482-6555

Amitée Cosmetics, Inc., 151 Kalmus Dr., Suite H3, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 ° 800-966-6960

Amoresse Labs, 4121 Buchanan St., Riverside, CA 92503 °800-258-7931

Amway, 7575 E. Fulton St., Ada, MI 49355-0001 °616-787-6279

*The Ananda Collection, 14618 Tyler Foote Rd., Nevada City, CA 95959 ° 800-537-8766

Ancient Formulas, Inc., 638 W. 33rd St. N., Wichita, KS 67204 °800-543-3026

Andrea International Industries (Clear Perfection), 2220 Gaspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90040 °213-728-2999

Aramis, Inc. (Estée Lauder), 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 °212-572-3700

Arbonne International, Inc., P.O. Box 2488, Laguna Hills, CA 92654 ° 800-ARBONNE, customerservice@arbonne.com

Ardell International, 2220 Gaspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90040 °213-728-2999

Arizona Natural Resources, 2525 E. Beardsley Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85024 ° 602-569-6900

Aromaland, Inc., 1326 Rufina Cir., Santa Fe, NM 87505 °800-933-5267

Aroma Vera Co., 5901 Rodeo Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90016-4312 °800-669-9514, info@aromaland.com

*Astonish Industries, 423 Commerce La., Unit 2, Berlin, NJ 08091 °609-753-7078

*Atmosa Brand Aromatherapy Products, 1420 Fifth Ave., 22nd Fl., Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101-2378 °206-521-5986

Aubrey Organics, 4419 N. Manhattan Ave., Tampa, FL 33614 ° 800-AUBREYH

Aunt Bee's Skin Care, P.O. Box 2678, Rancho de Taos, NM 87577 °505-737-0522

*Aura Cacia, P.O. Box 311, Norway, IN 52318 °800-437-3301, webmaster@auracacia.com

*Auroma International (Ayurherbal Corp.), P.O. Box 1008, Silver Lake, WI 53170 °414-889-8501

*Auromére Ayurvedic Imports, 2621 W. Hwy. 12, Lodi, CA 95242 °800-735-4691

The Australasian College of Herbal Studies, P.O. Box 57, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 °800-487-8839

Autumn-Harp, Inc., 61 Pine St., Bristol, VT 04551 °802-453-4807

Avalon Natural Products, PO Box 750428, Petaluma, CA 94975, (707) 769-5120

Aveda, 4000 Pheasant Ridge Rd., Blaine, MN 55449 °800-328-0849

*Avigal Henna, 45-49 Davis St., Long Island City, NY 11101 °800-722-1011

Avon, 9 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019 °800-858-8000

*Ayurherbal Corp., 1100 Lotus Dr., Silver Lake, WI 53170 °414-889-8569

*Ayurveda Holistic Center, 82A Bayville Ave., Bayville, NY 11709 °516-628-8200, mail@ayurvedahc.com

*Ayus/Oshadhi, 15 Monarch Bay Plaza, Suite 346, Monarch Beach, CA 92629 ° 800-933-1008

Barbizon International, Inc., 1900 Glades Rd., Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33431 ° 407-362-8883

*Bare Escentuals, 600 Townsend St., Suite 329-E, San Francisco, CA 94103 ° 800-227-3990

*Basically Natural, 109 E. G St., Brunswick, MD 21716 °301-834-7923

*Basic Elements Hair Care System, Inc., 505 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 1292, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 °800-947-5522

Basis (Beiersdorf), BDF Plaza, 360 Martin Luther King Dr., Norwalk, CT 06856 °203-853-8008

Bath-and-Body.com (not affiliated with Bath & Body Works), °888-935-BODY, info@bath-and-Body.com

Bath & Body Works (a brand of Intimate Brands), 97 W. Main St., New Albany, OH 43054 °800-395-1001

Bath Island, Inc., 469 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10024 °212-787-9415

Baudelaire, Inc., 166 Emerald St., Keene, NH 03431 °800-327-2324

BeautiControl Cosmetics, 2121 Midway Rd., Carrollton, TX 75006 °972-458-0601

Beauty Naturally, P.O. Box 4905, 859 Cowan Rd., Burlingame, CA 94011-4905 ° 800-432-4323, guest@beautynaturally.com

*Beauty Without Cruelty, P.O. Box 750428, Petaluma, CA 94975-0428 °707-769-5120

Beehive Botanicals, Inc., Rte. 8, Box 8257, Hayward, WI 54843 °800-233-4483, beehive@win.bright.net

Beiersdorf, Inc. (Nivea, Eucerin, Basis, La Prairie), BDF Plaza, 360 Martin Luther King Dr., Norwalk, CT 06856-5529 °203-853-8008

Bella's Secret Garden, 6059B Sikorsky St., Ventura, CA 93003 °800-962-6867

Belle Star, Inc., 23151 Alcalde, #A1, Laguna Hills, CA 92653°800-442-STAR

Berol (Sanford Corp.), 2711 Washington Blvd., Bellwood, IL 60104 °800-438-3703

Better Botanicals, 3066 M St. N.W., Washington, DC 20007 °888-88-HERBS, bbherbs@betterbotanicals.com

Beverly Hills Cold Wax, P.O. Box 600476, San Diego, CA 92160 °800-833-0889

Beverly Hills Cosmetic Group, 289 S. Robertson Blvd., #461, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 °800-277-1069

+ Bic Corporation (+ moratorium on animal testing), 500 Bic Dr., Milford, CT 06460, 203-783-2000

*BioFilm, Inc., 3121 Scott St., Vista, CA 92083 °800-848-5900

*Biogime, 1665 Townhurst, #100, Houston, TX 77043 °800-338-8784

Biokosma (Caswell-Massey), 100 Enterprise Place, Dover, DE 19904 °800-326-0500

Bio-Tec Cosmetics, Inc., 92 Sherwood Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4P 2A7 Canada ° 800-667-2524

Biotone, 4564 Alvarado Canyon Rd., #1, San Diego, CA 92120 °619-281-4228

Black Pearl Gardens, 220 Maple St., Franklin, OH 45005 °800-891-0142

Bobbi Brown (Estée Lauder), 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 °212-572-4200

Bo-Chem Co., 42 Doaks La., Marblehead, MA 01945 °617-631-9400

BODY BISTRO | Ayurvedic Apothecary, P.O. Box 5788, Beverly Hills, CA 90209-5788, 877-7-Bistro

Body Encounters, 604 Manor Rd., Cinnamonson, NJ 08077 °800-839-2639

Bodyography, 1641 16th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 °800-642-2639

The Body Shop, Inc., 1 World Way, Wake Forest, NC 27587 °800-541-2535

*Body Suite, 515 N. Broad St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 °805-543-0507

Body Time, 1341 Seventh St., Berkeley, CA 94710 °510-524-0360

Bon Ami/Faultless Starch, 510 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106-1209 °816-842-1230, info@faultless.com

Bonne Bell, 18519 Detroit Ave., Georgetown Row, Lakewood, OH 44107 °216-221-0800, bbell1@ix.netcom.com

Borlind of Germany, P.O. Box 130, New London, NH 03257 °800-447-7024

*Botan Corporation, 3708 W. Broadway, Suite 1, Louisville, KY 40211 °502-772-0800

*Botanics Skin Care, P.O. Box 384, Ukiah, CA 95482 °800-800-6141, info@BotanicsCalifornia.com

Botanicus Retail, 7610 T. Rickenbacker Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20879 °800-282-8887

+ Braun (Gillette Company) (+ moratorium on animal testing), 400 Unicorn Clark Dr., Woburn, MA 01801, 800-272-8611, braun_usa@braun.de

*Brocato International, 1 Main St., Suite 501, Minneapolis, MN 55414 °800-243-0275

Bronson Pharmaceuticals, 1945 Craig Rd., St. Louis, MO 63146 °800-521-3322

Bronzo Sensualé, 954 41st St., Suite 202, Miami, FL 33140 °800-991-2226

*Brookside Soap Company, P.O. Box 55638, Seattle, WA 98155 °206-742-2265, BrooksideSoap@msn.com

Burt's Bees, PO Box 13489, Durham, NC 27709, (800) 849-7112

Caeran, 210 King George Rd., Brantford, Ontario N3R 5Y5 Canada °800-563-2974

California SunCare, 10877 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90024 ° 800-SUN-CARE

CamoCare Camomile Skin Care Products (Abkit, Inc.), 207 E. 94th St., Suite 201, New York, NY 10128 °800-CAMOCARE

*Candy Kisses Natural Lip Balm, 16 E. 40th St., 12th Fl., New York, NY 10016 °212-951-3035

Carina Supply, Inc., 464 Granville St., Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1V4 Canada °604-687-3617

The Caring Catalog, 7678 Sagewood Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92648 °714-842-0454

Carlson Laboratories, 15 College Dr., Arlington Heights, IL 60004 °800-323-4141

Carma Laboratories, 5801 W. Airways Ave., Franklin, WI 53132 °414-421-7707

Caswell-Massey, 121 Fieldcrest Ave., Edison, NJ 08818 °800-326-0500

Celestial Body, 21298 Pleasant Hill Rd., Boonville, MO 65233° 816-882-6858

Chanel, Inc., 9 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019 °212-688-5055

Chatoyant Pearl Cosmetics, P.O. Box 526, Townsend, WA 98368 °206-385-4825

Chica Bella, Inc., Interlink 580, P.O. Box 02-5635, Miami, FL 33152° 408-457-4223

*CHIP Distribution Co., 8321 Croydon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045 °800-560-6753

Christian Dior, 9 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019 °212-759-1840

Christine Valmy, Inc., 285 Change Bridge Rd., Pine Brook, NJ 07058 °800-526-5057

Chuckles, Inc. (Farmavita USA), P.O. Box 5126, Manchester, NH 03109 ° 800-221-3496

CiCi Cosmetics, 9500 W. Jefferson Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 °800-869-1224

*Cinema Secrets, Inc., 4400 Riverside Dr., Burbank, CA 91505 °818-846-0579

*Citius USA, Inc., 120 Interstate N. Pkwy. E., Suite 106, Atlanta, GA 30339 ° 800-343-9099

Citré Shine, 151 Kalmus Dr., Suite H3, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 °800-966-6960

Clarins of Paris, 135 E. 57th St., New York, NY 10022 °212-980-1800

*Clearly Natural Products, 1340 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, CA 94954 ° 707-762-5815

*Clear Vue Products, Inc., P.O. Box 567, 417 Canal St., Lawrence, MA 01842 °508-683-7151

Clientele, 14101 N.W. Fourth St., Sunrise, FL 33325 °800-327-4660

Clinique Laboratories, 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 °212-572-3800

+ Colgate-Palmolive, 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022-7499, (800) 338-8333 (+ currently observing a moratorium on animal testing).

Colorations, 2875 Berkeley Lake Rd., Duluth, GA 30096 °770-417-1501

Color Me Beautiful, 14000 Thunderbolt Place, Suite E, Chantilly, VA 22021 ° 800-533-5503

Color My Image, 5025B Backlick Rd., Annandale, VA 22003 °703-354-9797

Columbia Cosmetics Mfg., 1661 Timothy Dr., San Leandro, CA 94577 °800-824-3328

Comfort Mfg. Co., 1056 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, IL 60607 °312-421-8145

Common Scents, 134 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 °516-473-6370

Compar, Inc., 70 E. 55th St., New York, NY 10022 °212-980-9620

The Compassionate Consumer, P.O. Box 27, Jericho, NY 11753 °800-733-4134

Compassionate Cosmetics, P.O. Box 3534, Glendale, CA 91201

Compassion Matters, 2 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, NY 14701 °716-664-7023

Conair (Jheri Redding), 1 Cummings Point Rd., Stamford, CT 06904 °800-7-CONAIR, info@conair.com

Concept Now Cos. (CNC), P.O. Box 3208, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 ° 800-CNC-1215

Cosmyl, Inc., 1 Cosmyl Place, Columbus, GA 31907 °800-262-4401

*Cot 'N Wash, Inc., 502 The Times Bldg., Ardmore, PA 19003 °800-355-WASH

Country Comfort, 28537 Nuevo Valley Dr., Nuevo, CA 92567 °800-462-6617

*Country Save Corp., 3410 Smith Ave., Everett, WA 98201 °206-258-1171

*Countryside Fragrances, Pacific First Centre, 1420 Fifth Ave., 22nd Fl., Seattle, WA 98101-2378, info@holidayscents.com °800-447-8901

Crabtree & Evelyn (KLK), Peake Brook Rd., Box 167, Woodstock, CT 06281° 800-624-5211, askus@crabtree-evelyn.com

Creighton's Naturally, 11243-4 St. Johns Ind. Pkwy. S., Jacksonville, FL 32246 °800-969-4591

Créme de la Terre, 30 Cook Rd., Stamford, CT 06902 °800-260-0700

*Crown Royale, Ltd., P.O. Box 5238, 99 Broad St., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 °800-992-5400

*CYA Products, Inc., 6671 W. Indiantown Rd., Suite 56-191, Jupiter, FL 33458 ° 561-744-2998

Dallas Manufacturing Co., 4215 McEwen Rd., Dallas, TX 75244 °800-256-8669

*Davidoff Fragrances, 745 Fifth Ave., 10th Fl., New York, NY 10151 °212-850-2460

Decleor USA, Inc., 18 E. 48th St., 21st Fl., New York, NY 10017 °800-722-2219

*Deodorant Stones of America, 9420 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Unit 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85258 °800-279-9318

Dep Corporation (Agree, Hélsa, Lilt, Lavoris), 2101 E. Via Arado, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220-6189 °310-604-0777

Derma-E, 9400 Lurline Ave., # C-1, Chatsworth, CA 91311 °800-521-3342

Dermalogica, 1001 Knox St., Torrance, CA 90502 °310-352-4784

Dermatologic Cosmetic Labs, 20 Commerce St., East Haven, CT 06512 °800-552-5060

Desert Essence, 9510 Vassar Ave., Unit A, Chatsworth, CA 91311 °818-709-5900

Desert Naturels, 74-940 Hwy. 111, Suite 437, Indio, CA 92201 °800-243-4435

DeSoto, Inc. (Keystone Consolidated Industries), 900 E. Washington St., P.O. Box 609, Joliet, IL 60434 °800-544-2814

Diamond Brands, Inc., 1660 S. Highway 100, Suite 590, Minneapolis, MN 55416 ° 612-541-1500

Dr. A.C. Daniels, Inc., 109 Worcester Rd., Webster, MA 01570 °800-547-3760

*Dr. Bronner's "All-One" Products, P.O. Box 28, Escondido, CA 92033-0028 ° 760-743-2211

Dr. Goodpet, P.O. Box 4547, Inglewood, CA 90309; 800-222-9932;
drgoodpet@aol.com

Dr. Hauschka Skin Care, Inc., 59C North St., Hatfield, MA 01038; 800-247-9907

*D.R.P.C. (AmerAgain), 567-1 S. Leonard St., Waterbury, CT 06708 °203-755-3123

Earth Friendly Products, P.O. Box 607, Wood Dale, IL 60191-2688 °800-335-3267

*Earthly Matters, 2950 St. Augustine Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32207 °800-398-7503

Earth Science, 23705 Via Del Rio, Yorba Linda, CA 92687-2717 °800-222-6720

*Earth Solutions, Inc., 1123 Zonolite Rd., #8, Atlanta, GA 30306 °800-883-3376, emerson@mindspring.com

Eberhard Faber (Sanford Corp.), 2711 Washington Blvd., Bellwood, IL 60104 °800-438-3703

E. Burnham Cos., 7117 N. Austin Ave., Niles, IL 60714 °847-647-2121

Ecco Bella Botanicals, 1133 Route 23, Wayne, NJ 07470 °201-696-7766

Eco-Dent, P.O. Box 5285, Redwood City, CA 94063-3021 °415-364-6343

Eco Design Company, 1365 Rufina Cir., Santa Fe, NM 87501 °800-621-2591

Ecover Products, 1072 S.E. Bristol St., Suite 209, Santa Ana Heights, CA 92707 ° 714-556-3644

Edward & Sons Trading Co., P.O. Box 1326, Carpinteria, CA 93014 °805-684-8500

Elizabeth Grady Face First, 200 Boston Ave., Suite 3500, Medford, MA 02155 ° 800-FACIALS

Enfasi Hair Care, 927 McGarry St., Los Angeles, CA 90021 °213-488-0777

English Ideas, 15251 Alton Pkwy., Irvine, CA 92618 °800-547-5278, pflueger@liplast.com

Epilady International, Inc., c/o Beauty Care of America, 39 Cindy La., Suite 300, Ocean, NJ 07712-7249 °800-879-LADY

*Essential Aromatics, 205 N. Signal St., Ojai, CA 93023 °805-640-1300

The Essential Oil Company, 1719 SE Umatilla St., Portland, Oregon 97202, 800-729-5912

*Essential Products of America, 8702 N. Mobley Rd., Odessa, FL 33556 ° 813-877-9698

Estée Lauder (Clinique, Origins), 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 ° 212-572-4200

Eucerin (Beiersdorf), BDF Plaza, 360 Martin Luther King Dr., Norwalk, CT 06856 °203-853-8008

European Gold, 33 S.E. 11th St., Grand Rapids, MN 55744 °800-946-5395

*EuroZen, 10 S. Franklin Tpk., #201, Ramsey, NJ 07446 °201-447-0961

Eva Jon Cosmetics, 1016 E. California St., Gainesville, TX 76240 °817-668-7707

Evans International, 14 E. 15th St., Richmond, VA 23224-0189 °800-368-3061

Every Body, Ltd. (Mountain Ocean), 1738 Pearl St., Boulder, CO 80302 ° 800-748-5675

The Face Food Shoppe, 21298 Pleasant Hill Rd.., Boonville, MO 65233 ° 800-882-6858

Faces by Gustavo, 1200 N. Veitch Street, Suite 812, Arlington, VA 22201, (703) 908-9620, 1-800-58-FACE1, FacesbyGustavo@erols.com

Facets/Crystalline Cosmetics, 8436 N. 80th Place, Scottsdale, AZ 85258 ° 602-991-1704

Farmavita USA (Chuckles, Inc.), P.O. Box 5126, Manchester, NH 03109 ° 800-221-3496

Faultless Starch (Bon Ami), 510 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106-1209 °816-842-1230

Fernand Aubry, 14, rue Alexandre Parodi, 75010 Paris, France °1-42-05-8379

Finelle Cosmetics, 137 Marston St., Lawrence, MA 01841-2297 °800-733-9889

Fleabusters/Rx for Fleas, Inc., 6555 N.W. Ninth Ave., Suite 412, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 °800-666-3532

Flower Essences of Fox Mountain, P.O. Box 381, Worthington, MA 01098 °413-238-4291

Focus 21 International, 2755 Dos Aarons Way, Vista, CA 92803 °800-832-2887

Food Lion (house brand products only), P.O. Box 1330, Salisbury, NC 28145-1330 °704-633-8250

Forest Essentials, 2144 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404 °800-301-7767

Forever Living Products, P.O. Box 29041, Phoenix, AZ 85038 °602-998-8888, mricard@saglac.qc.ca

*Forever New International, 4701 N. Fourth Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104-0403 °800-456-0107

For Pet's Sake Enterprises, Inc., 3780 Eastway Rd., Suite 10A, S. Euclid, OH 44118 ° 800-285-0298

Fort Howard Corp., 1919 S. Broadway, P.O. Box 19130, Green Bay, WI 54307-9130 ° 414-435-8821

*IV Trail Products, P.O. Box 1033, Sykesville, MD 21784 °410-795-8989

Fragrance Impressions, Ltd., 116 Knowlton St., Bridgeport, CT 06608 °800-541-3204

Framesi, USA, Inc., 400 Chess St., Coraopolis, PA 15108 °800-321-9648

*Frank T. Ross (Nature Clean), 6550 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough, Ontario M1C 4A7 Canada °416-282-1107

Freeda Vitamins, Inc., 36 E. 41st St., New York, NY 10017 °800-777-3737

Freeman Cosmetics Corp., 10000 Santa Monica Blvd., #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067 ° 310-286-0101, webmaster@netxactics.com

*Free Spirit Enterprises, P.O. Box 2638, Guerneville, CA 95446 °707-869-1942

Frontier Cooperative Herbs, 3021 78th St., P.O. Box 299, Norway, IA 52318 ° 800-669-3275

Fruit of the Earth, P.O. Box 152044, Irving, TX 75015-2044 °800-527-7731

Garden Botanika, 8624 154th Ave. N.E., Redmond, WA 98052 °(425) 881-9603

Garnier (L'Oreal), 575 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017 °212-818-15001

Georgette Klinger, 501 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °800-KLINGER

Gigi Laboratories, 2220 Gaspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90040 °213-728-2999

+ Gillette Company, Prudential Tower Building, Boston, MA 02199, (800) 872-7202 (+ moratorium on animal testing announced: 1999).

Giovanni Cosmetics, 5415 Tweedy Blvd., Southgate, CA 90280 °213-563-0355

Golden Pride/Rawleigh, 1501 Northpoint Pkwy., W. Palm Beach, FL 33407 ° 407-640-5700

Goldwell Cosmetics (USA), 981 Corporate Blvd., Linthicum, MD 21090 °800-288-9118

*Green Ban, P.O. Box 146, Norway, IA 52318 °319-446-7495

Green Earth Office Supply, P.O. Box 719, Redwood Estates, CA 95044 °800-327-8449

Greentree Laboratories, Inc., P.O. Box 425, Tustin, CA 92681 °714-546-9520

*Greenway Products, P.O. Box 183, Port Townsend, WA 98368 °800-966-1445

Gryphon Development (The Limited), 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 ° 212-582-1220

Gucci Parfums (Wella), 15 Executive Blvd., Orange, CT 06477 °800-243-5555

Halo Purely for Pets, 3438 E. Lake Rd., #14, Palm Harbor, FL 34685 °813-854-2214

Hard Candy, Inc., 110 N. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211 °310-275-8099

*Hargen Distributing, Inc., 4015 N. 40th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85018 °602-381-0799

*Harvey Universal Environmental Products, 15948 Downey Ave., Paramount, CA 90723 °800-800-3330

HealthRite/Montana Naturals, 19994 Highway 93 N., Arlee, MT 59821; 406-726-3214

*Healthy Times, 461 Vernon Way, El Cajon, CA 92020 °619-593-2229

Helen Lee Skin Care & Cosmetics, 205 E. 60th St., New York, NY 10022 ° 800-288-1077

Henri Bendel (The Limited), 712 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10019 °212-247-1100

Herbalife, 9800 S. La Cienega Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90301, (310) 410-9600

Herbal Products & Development, Box 1084, Aptos, CA 95001 °408-688-8706

*The Herb Garden, P.O. Box 773-P, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 °910-368-2723

*h.e.r.c. Consumer Products, Inc., 2538 N. Sandy Creek Dr., Westlake Village, CA 91361 °818-991-9985

Heritage Store, P.O. Box 444, Virginia Beach, VA 23458 °800-862-2923

Hewitt Soap Company, 333 Linden Ave., Dayton, OH 45403 °800-543-2245

Hobé Laboratories, Inc., 4032 E. Broadway, Phoenix, AZ 85040 °800-528-4482

Homebody (Spiritbody), 8500 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069, 310-659-2917 or 800-838-5507, tsullivan@spiritbody.net

Homebody (Perfumoils, Inc.), 143A Main St., Brattleboro, VT 05301 °802-254-6280

Home Health Products, P.O. Box 8425, Virginia Beach, VA 23450 °800-284-9123

*Home Service Products Co., P.O. Box 245, Pittstown, NJ 08867 °908-735-5988

House of Cheriss, 13475 Holiday Dr., Saratoga, CA 95070 °408-867-6795

H2O Plus, Inc., 845 W. Madison, Chicago, IL 60607 °800-242-BATH.

Huish Detergents, Inc., 3540 W. 1987 S., Salt Lake City, UT 84125 °800-776-6702

Ida Grae (Nature's Colors Cosmetics), 424 La Verne Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941 °415-388-6101

Il-Makiage, 107 E. 60th St., New York City, NY 10022 °800-722-1011

Ilona, 3201 E. Second Ave., Denver, CO 80206 °303-322-3000

Image Laboratories, 2340 Eastman Ave., Oxnard, CA 93030 °800-421-8528

i natural cosmetics (Cosmetic Source), 3202 Queens Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101 °800-962-5387

*Innovative Formulations, Inc., 1810 S. Sixth Ave., Tucson, AZ 85713 °520-628-1553

*International Rotex, Box 20697, Reno, NV 89515 °800-648-1871

International Vitamin Corp., 209 40th St., Irvington, NJ 07111 °201-371-7300

InterNatural, P.O. Box 1008, Silver Lake, WI 53170 °800-548-3824

IQ Products Company, 16212 State Hwy. 249, Houston, TX 77086 °281-444-6454

Jacki's Magic Lotion, 258 A St., #7A, Ashland, OR 97520 °503-488-1388

Jafra Cosmetics, PO Box 5026, West Lake Village, CA 91359, (805) 449-3000

James Austin Company, Box 827, 115 Downieville Rd., Mars, PA 16046-0827 °800-245-1942

Jason Natural Cosmetics, 8468 Warner Dr., Culver City, CA 90232-2484 ° 800-527-6605

J.C. Garet, Inc., 2471 Coral St., Vista, CA 92083 °800-548-9770

Jeanne Rose Aromatherapy, 219 Carl St., San Francisco, CA 94117-3804 ° 415-564-6785

Jessica McClintock, Inc., 1400 16th St., San Francisco, CA 94103-5181 °800-333-5301

Jheri Redding (Conair), 1 Cummings Point Rd., Stamford, CT 06904 °800-7-CONAIR

Joe Blasco Cosmetics, 7340 Greenbriar Pkwy., Orlando, FL 32819 °800-553-1520

John Amico Expressive Hair Care, 4731 W. 136th St., Crestwood, IL 60445 ° 800-676-5264

*John Paul Mitchell Systems, 26455 Golden Valley Rd., Santa Clarita, CA 91350 °800-321-JPMS

*JOICO International, P.O. Box 42308, Los Angeles, CA 90042-0308 °800-44-JOICO

Jolen Creme Bleach, 25 Walls Dr., P.O. Box 458, Fairfield, CT 06430 °203-259-8779

*J.R. Liggett, Ltd., R.R. 2, Box 911, Cornish, NH 03745 °603-675-2055

Jurlique Cosmetics, 1000 Holcomb Woods Pkwy., Suite 318, Roswell, GA 30076 °800-854-1110

Katonah Scentral, 51 Katonah Ave., Katonah, NY 10536 °800-29-SCENT

K.B. Products, 20 N. Railroad Ave., San Mateo, CA 94401° 800-342-4321

Kenic Pet Products, Inc., 109 S. Main St., Lawrenceburg, KY 40342° 800-228-7387, glomar@iglou.com

*Ken Lange No-Thio Permanent Waves, 7112 N. 15th Place, Suite 1, Phoenix, AZ 85020 °800-486-3033

Kenra Laboratories, 6501 Julian Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46219 °800-428-8073

Kimberly Sayer, 125 W. 81st St., #2A, New York, NY 10024 °212-362-2907

Kiss My Face, P.O. Box 224, 144 Main St., Gardiner, NY 12525 °800-262-KISS, mary@kissmyface.com

Kleen Brite Laboratories, 200 State St., Brockport, NY 14420 °800-223-1473

KMS Research, 4712 Mountain Lakes Blvd., Redding, CA 96003 °800-DIAL-KMS

*KSA Jojoba, 19025 Parthenia St., #200, Northridge, CA 91324 °818-701-1534

La Costa Products, 2875 Loker Ave. E., Carlsbad, CA 92008 °800-LA-COSTA

*LaNatura, 425 N. Bedford Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210 °800-352-6288

Lancôme (Cosmair), 575 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017 °212-818-15001, see L'Oreal company statement below.

Lander Company, Inc., 106 Grand Ave., Englewood, NJ 07631 °201-568-9700

*L'anza Research International, 935 W. Eighth St., Azusa, CA 91702 °800-423-0307

La Prairie, Inc. (Beiersdorf), 31 W. 52nd St., New York, NY 10019 °800-821-5718, info@laprairie.com

Lee Pharmaceuticals, 1434 Santa Anita Ave., S. El Monte, CA 91733 °800-950-5337, LeePressOn@aol.com

*Levlad/Nature's Gate, 9200 Mason Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 °800-327-2012

*Liberty Natural Products, Inc., 8120 S.E. Stock St., Portland, OR 97215 ° 800-289-8427, liberty@teleport.com

Life Dynamics, Inc., 21640 N. 19th Ave., Suite C101, Phoenix, AZ 85027 ° 800-977-9664

*Life Tree Products (Sierra Dawn), P.O. Box 513, Graton, CA 95444 °707-588-0755

Lightning Products, 1900 Erie St., N. Kansas City, MO 64116 °816-221-3183

Lily of Colorado, P.O. Box 12471, Denver, CO 80212 °303-455-4194

Lime-O-Sol Company (The Works), P.O. Box 395, Ashley, IN 46705 °219-587-9151

Lissée Cosmetics, 927 McGarry St., Los Angeles, CA 90021 °213-488-0777

Liz Claiborne Cosmetics, Inc., 1441 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 °212-354-4900

*Lobob Laboratories, 1440 Atteberry La., San Jose, CA 95131-1410 °800-83-LOBOB

Logona USA, Inc., 554-E Riverside Dr., Asheville, NC 28801 °704-252-1420

Lotus Light, 1100 Lotus Dr., Silver Lake, WI 53170 °800-548-3824

Louise Bianco Skin Care, Inc., 13655 Chandler Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91401 °800-782-3067

M.A.C. Cosmetics, 100 Alden Rd., Markham, Ontario L3R 4C1 Canada °800-387-6707

Magick Botanicals, 3412 W. MacArthur Blvd., #K, Santa Ana, CA 92704 ° 800-237-0674

The Magic of Aloe, 7300 N. Crescent Blvd., Pennsauken, NJ 08110 °800-257-7770, themoa@aol.com

Mallory Pet Supplies, 118 Atrisco Dr. S.W., Albuquerque, NM 87105 °800-824-4464

*Marcal Paper Mills, Inc., 1 Market St., Elmwood Park, NY 07407 °201-796-4000

Marché Image Corp., Box 1010, Bronxville, NY 10708 °800-753-9980

Marilyn Miglin Institute, 112 E. Oak St., Chicago, IL 60611 °800-662-1120

*Martin Von Myering, 422 Jay St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 °412-766-3186

+ Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc., 16251 Dallas Pkwy., Dallas, TX 75248-2696, (800) MARYKAY (+ MORATORIUM on animal testing: 1989; PERMANENT ban on animal testing: 1999.)

*Masada, P.O. Box 4767, N. Hollywood, CA 91617-0767 °800-368-8811

Mastey de Paris, Inc., 25413 Rye Canyon Rd., Valencia, CA 91355 °800-6-MASTEY

Mehron, Inc., 100 Red Schoolhouse Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 °800-332-9955

*Mére Cie, Inc., 1100 Soscol Ferry Rd., #3, Napa, CA 94558 °800-832-4544

Merle Norman Cosmetics, 9130 Bellanca Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045 °213-641-3000

*Mia Rose Products, 177-F Riverside Ave., Newport Beach, CA 92663 °800-292-6339, miarose@ix.netcom.com

Michael's Health Products, 6820 Alamo Downs Pkwy., San Antonio, TX 78238 °800-525-9643

Michelle Lazar Cosmetics, Inc., 755 S. Lugo Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92408 °800-676-8008

*Micro Balanced Products, 25 Aladdin Ave., Dumont, NJ 07628 °800-626-7888

Mira Linder Spa in the City, 29935 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield, MI 48034 °800-321-8860

Miss Rona's Lavendar, P.O. Box 1620, Santa Ynez, CA 93460, 805-688-8887, info.missronaslavender.com (Visit Rona Barrett's Web site and learn more about her non-profit organization dedicated to helping seniors in need!)

Montagne Jeunesse, The Old Grain Store, 4 Denne Rd., Horsham, W. Sussex RH12 1JE England °1403-272 737

Monteil Paris, 745 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10151 °212-593-7400

*Mother's Little Miracle, 930 Indian Peak Rd., Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 °310-544-7125

Mountain Ocean (Every Body Ltd.), 5150 Valmont Rd., Boulder, CO 80306 ° 303-444-2781

Mr. Christal's, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024 °800-426-0108

Nadina's Cremes, 3600 Clipper Mill, Suite 140, Baltimore, MD 21211 °800-722-4292

*Nala Barry Labs, P.O. Box 151, Palm Desert, CA 92261 °800-397-4174

Narwhale of High Tor, Ltd., 591 S. Mountain Rd., New City, NY 10956 ° 800-354-2407

*Natracare, 191 University Blvd., Suite 129, Denver, CO 80206 °303-320-1510

Naturade Cosmetics, 7110 E. Jackson St., Paramount, CA 90723 °800-421-1830

Natural Animal Health Products, Inc., 7000 U.S. 1 N., St. Augustine, FL 32095 °800-274-7387

*Natural Bodycare, Inc., 355 N. Lantana St., Camarillo, CA 93010 °805-445-9237

Natural Chemistry, Inc., 244 Elm St., New Canaan, CT 06840 °800-753-1233

*Naturally Free, The Herbal Alternative, R.R. 1, Box 4753, Charlotte, VT 05445 °802-985-5601

*Naturally Yours, Alex, P.O. Box 3398, Holiday, FL 34690-0398 °813-443-7479

*Natural Products Co., 7782 Newburg Rd., Newburg, PA 17240-9601 °800-323-0418

*Natural Research People, Inc., South Route, Box 12, Lavina, MT 59046 ° 406-575-4343

*Natural Science, 41 Madison Ave., 4th Fl., New York, NY 10010 °888-EARTHSAFE

Natural (Surrey), 13110 Trails End Rd., Leander, TX 78641 °512-267-7172

*Natural Therapeutics Centre, 2500 Side Cove, Austin, TX 78704 °512-444-2862

Natural Touch, P.O. Box 2894, Kirkland, WA 98083-2894 °206-820-2788

Natural World, Inc., 7373 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite A-280, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 ° 602-905-1110

*Nature de France, 100 Rose Ave., Hempstead, NY 11550 °800-645-3752

Nature's Acres, 8984 E. Weinke Rd., New Freedom, WI 53951 °608-522-4492

*Nature's Best (Natural Research People), South Route, Box 12, Lavina, MT 59046 ° 406-575-4343

*Nature's Country Pet, 1765 Garnet Ave., Suite 12, San Diego, CA 92109 ° 888-576-PAWS

Nature's Plus, 548 Broadhollow Rd., Melville, NY 11747-3708 °800-645-9500

Nectarine, 1200 Fifth St., Berkeley, CA 94710 °510-528-0162

Nemesis, Inc., 4525 Hiawatha Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55406 °800-340-4898

*Neocare Labs, 3333 W. Pacific Coast Hwy., 4th Fl., Newport Beach, CA 92663 ° 800-982-4NEO

Neutrogena Corp., 5760 W. 96th St., Los Angeles, CA 90045-5544, (800) 421-6857, info@neutrogena.com Note: While Neutrogena is a cruelty-free company, their parent company, Johnson & Johnson is NOT.

*New Age Products, 16200 N. Highway 101, Willits, CA 95490-9710 °707-459-5969

*Neway, Little Harbor, Marblehead, MA 01945 °617-631-9400

Neways, Inc., 150 E. 400 N., Salem, UT 84653 °800-998-7233

*New Chapter Extracts, Inc., 99 Main St., Brattleboro, VT 05301; 800-543-7279

Nexxus, 82 Coromar Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93116 °805-968-6900, info@nexxusproducts.com

*Nirvana, P.O. Box 18413, Minneapolis, MN 55418 °800-432-2919

Nivea (Beiersdorf), BDF Plaza, 360 Martin Luther King Dr., Norwalk, CT 06856 ° 203-853-8008

No Common Scents, King's Yard, 220 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs, OH 45387 ° 800-686-0012

Nordstrom Cosmetics, 865 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103 °800-7-BEAUTY

*Norelco, 1010 Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT 06912-0015 °203-973-0200

North Country Soap, 7888 County Rd., #6, Maple Plain, MN 55359 °800-667-1202

N/R Laboratories, Inc., 900 E. Franklin St., Centerville, OH 45459 °800-223-9348

NuSkin International, One NuSkin Plaza, 75 W. Center, Provo, UT 84601 °800-366-6875

NutriBiotic, 865 Parallel Dr., Lakeport, CA 95453 °800-225-4345

*Nutri-Cell, Inc., 1038 N. Tustin, Suite 309, Orange, CA 92667-5958 °714-953-8307

Nutri-Metics International USA, Inc., 12723 E. 166th St., Cerritos, CA 90703 °310-882-0411

Nutrina Company, Inc., 1117 Foothill Blvd., La Canada, CA 91011 °800-523-8899

*Oasis Biocompatible, 1020 Veronica Springs Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105 ° 805-682-3449

*Oil of Orchid, P.O. Box 1040, Guerneville, CA 95446 °707-869-0761

*Oliva Ltd., P.O. Box 4387, Reading, PA 19606 °610-779-7854

OPI Products, 13034 Saticoy St., N. Hollywood, CA 91605 °800-341-9999

+ Oral-B (Gillette Company) (+ moratorium on animal testing),
1 Lagoon Dr., Redwood City, CA 94065-1561, 415-598-5000

*Orange-Mate, P.O. Box 883, Waldport, OR 97394 °800-626-8685

Organic Moods (KMS Research), 4712 Mountain Lakes Blvd., Redding, CA 96003 °800-DIAL-KMS

Oriflame Corp., 76 Treble Cove Rd., N. Billerica, MA 01862 °800-959-0699

Origins Natural Resources (Est?e Lauder), 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 °212-572-4100

Orjene Natural Cosmetics, 5-43 48th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101 ° 800-886-7536

Orlane, 555 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °800-535-3628

Orly International, 9309 Deering Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 °800-275-1111

Otto Basics-Beauty 2 Go!, P.O. Box 9023, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 ° 800-598-OTTO

*Oxyfresh Worldwide, Inc., 1301 West Lakewood Drive, Third Floor, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 ° (208) 292-1200

*Pacific Scents, Inc., P.O. Box 8205, Calabasas, CA 91375-8205 °800-554-7236

*Pangea, 7829 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814 °301-652-3181

+ Parker Pens (Gillette Company) (+ moratorium on animal testing),
P.O. Box 5100, Janesville, WI 53547-5100, 608-755-7000, braun_usa@braun.de

Parfums Houbigant Paris (Alyssa Ashley), 1135 Pleasant View Terr. W., Ridgefield, NJ 07657 °201-941-3400

*Park-Rand Products Company, P.O. Box 1111, Los Angeles, CA 90028-1111 ° 818-362-6218

*Parlux Fragrances, Inc. (Perry Ellis, Todd Oldham), 3725 S.W. 30th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312 °800-727-5895

Pathmark Stores, Inc. (house brand products only), 301 Blair Rd., Woodbridge, NJ 07095 °908-499-3000

Patricia Allison Natural Beauty, 4470 Monahan Rd., La Mesa, CA 91941 °800-858-8742

*Paul Mazzotta, Inc., P.O. Box 96, Reading, PA 19607 °800-562-1357

Paul Penders USA, 1340 Commerce St., Petaluma, CA 94954 °800-440-7285

The Peaceable Kingdom, 1902 W. Sixth St., Wilmington, DE 19805 °302-429-8687

Perfect Balance Cosmetics, Inc., 2 Ridgewood Rd., Malvern, PA 19355-9629 °610-647-7780

The Pet Connection, P.O. Box 391806, Mountain View, CA 94039 °415-949-1190

PetGuard, Inc., 165 Industrial Loop S., Unit 5, Orange Park, FL 32073 °800-874-3221

*Pets 'N People, 930 Indian Peak Rd., Suite 215, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 °310-544-7125

Pharmagel Corporation, P.O. Box 50531, Santa Barbara, CA 93150 °800-882-4889

Physicians Formula Cosmetics (Pierre Fabre), 1055 W. Eighth St., Azusa, CA 91702, 818-334-3395

*Pilot Corporation of America, 60 Commerce Dr., Trumbull, CT 06611 ° 203-377-8800

*Planet, Inc., 10114 McDonald Park Rd., C-16, R.R. 3, Sidney, B.C. V8L 3X9 Canada °604-656-9436

PlantEssence, P.O. Box 14743, Portland, OR 97293-0743 °800-752-6898

Potions & Lotions/Body & Soul, 10201 N. 21st Ave., #8, Phoenix, AZ 85021 ° 800-456-3765

Prescriptions Plus, 25028 Kearney Ave., Valencia, CA 91355 °800-877-4849

Prescriptives, 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 °212-572-4400

Prestige Cosmetics, 1330 W. Newport Center Dr., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 ° 800-722-7488

Prestige Fragrances, 625 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-572-5000
Princess Marcella Borghese Company, 767 Fifth Ave., 49th Fl., New York, NY 10153-0002 °212-572-3100

The Principal Secret, 41-550 Ecclectic St., Suite 200, Palm Desert, CA 92260 ° 800-545-5595

Professional Choice Hair Care, 2937 S. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90058 °800-326-3974

*Professional Pet Products, 1873 N.W. 97th Ave., Miami, FL 33172 °800-432-5349

Pro-Ma Systems, 477 Commerce Way, #113, Longwood, FL 32750 °407-331-1133

Pro-Tec Pet Health, 2395-A Monument Blvd., Concord, CA 94520 °800-44-FLEAS

P.S.I. Industries, 1619 Shenandoah Ave., Roanoke, VA 24017 °703-345-5013

*Pulse Products, 2021 Ocean Ave., #105, Santa Monica, CA 90405 °310-392-0991

*Pure & Basic Products, 20600 Belshaw Ave., Carson, CA 90746 °800-432-3787

*Pure Touch Therapeutic Body Care, P.O. Box 1281, Nevada City, CA 95959 °888-484-3868

*Quan Yin Essentials, P.O. Box 2092, Healdsburg, CA 95448 °707-431-0529

Queen Helene, 100 Rose Ave., Hempstead, NY 11550 °800-645-3752, info@queenhelene.com

Rachel Perry, 9111 Mason Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 °800-624-7001

Rainbow Research Corporation, 170 Wilbur Place, Bohemia, NY 11716 ° 800-722-9595, info@rainbowresearch.com

The Rainforest Company, 701 N. 15th St., Suite 500, St. Louis, MO 63103 ° 314-621-1330, operations@the-rainforest-co.com

Ralph Lauren Fragrances (Cosmair), 575 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017 °212-818-15001

*Real Animal Friends, 101 Albany Ave., Freeport, NY 11520 °516-223-7600

Redken Laboratories (Cosmair), 575 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017 ° 800-423-53691

Redmond Products, Inc. (Aussie), 18930 W. 78th St., Chanhassen, MN 55317 °800-328-0159

*Rely Enterprises Corp., 7 Stonebridge Ct., Manalapan, NJ 07726 °908-780-1378

Reviva Labs, 705 Hopkins Rd., Haddonfield, NJ 08033 °800-257-7774

Revlon (Almay, Jean Naté), 625 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-572-5000

*Royal Laboratories, 2849 Dundee Rd., Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062 ° 800-876-9253

*Royal Labs Natural Cosmetics, Box 22434, Charleston, SC 29413 °800-203-5151

Rusk, Inc., 1 Cummings Point Rd., Stamford, CT 06904 °800-829-7875

Safeway, Inc. (house brand products only), Fourth & Jackson Sts., Oakland, CA 94660 °510-891-3000

*Sagami, Inc., 825 N. Cass Ave., Suite 101, Westmont, IL 60559 °708-789-9999

Sanford Corp. (Berol, Eberhard Faber), 2711 Washington Blvd., Bellwood, IL 60104 °800-323-0749

San Francisco Soap Company, 1129 Industrial Ave., Suite 200, Petaluma, CA 94975-0428 °707-769-5120

*Santa Fe Botanical Fragrances, Inc., P.O. Box 282, Santa Fe, NM 87504 ° 505-473-1717

*Santa Fe Soap Company, 369 Montezuma, #167, Santa Fe, NM 87501 °505-757-6764

*Sappo Hill Soap Works, 654 Tolman Creek Rd., Ashland, OR 97520 °503-482-4485, info@sappohill.com

Schiff Products, Inc., 1911 S. 3850 W., Salt Lake City, UT 84104 °801-972-0300

Scruples Inc., 8231 214th St., W. Lakeville, MN 55044 °612-469-4646

Sea-renity, c/o Israeli Business Centers, Tel-Aviv Hilton, Independence Park, Tel-Aviv, 63405 Israel °972-3-520-22

Sebastian International (Wella), 6109 DeSoto Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91367 ° 800-829-7322

*SerVaas Laboratories, P.O. Box 7008, 1200 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46207 ° 800-433-5818

*Seventh Generation, One Mill St., Burlington, VT 05401-1530 °800-456-1177, recycle@seventhgen.com

Shadow Lake, Inc., P.O. Box 2597, Danbury, CT 06813-2597 °800-343-6588

*The Shahin Soap Co., 427 Van Dyke Ave., Haledon, NJ 07508 °201-790-4296

Shaklee Corporation, 444 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94111, (800) SHAKLEE, (415) 954-3000

Shaklee (Wendy Raff, Shaklee Independent distributor), RAFFTKT@aol.com

Shené Cosmetics, 22761 Pacific Coast Hwy., Suite 264, Malibu, CA 90265 ° 800-315-1967

Shikai (Trans-India Products), P.O. Box 2866, Santa Rosa, CA 95405 °800-448-0298

Shirley Price Aromatherapy, P.O. Box 65, Pineville, PA 18946 °215-598-3802

Shivani Ayurvedic Cosmetics, P.O. Box 377, Lancaster, MA 01523 °800-237-8221

Simmons Natural Bodycare , 42295 Hwy. 36, Bridgeville, CA 95526, (707) 777 1920, simmonsnaturals@pon.net

*Simplers Botanical Co., P.O. Box 39, Forestville, CA 95436 °800-6-JASMIN

Simple Wisdom, 775 S. Graham, Memphis, TN 38111 °800-370-6550

Sinclair & Valentine, 480 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, CA 95076-2056 °408-722-9526

*Sirena (Tropical Soap Co.), P.O. Box 112220, Dallas, TX 75011 °800-527-2368

Smith & Vandiver, Inc., 480 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, CA 95076-2056 ° 408-722-9526

SoapBerry Shop Company, 50 Galaxy Blvd., Unit 12, Rexdale, Ontario M9W 4Y5 Canada °416-213-0802

SoapWorks, 15011 Wicks Blvd., San Leandro, California USA 94577 °1-800-699-9917

Sojourner Farms Natural Pet Products, 11355 Excelsior Blvd., Hopkins, MN 55343 ° 888-867-6567

Solgar Vitamin Co., 500 Willow Tree Rd., Leonia, NJ 07605 °201-944-2311

Sombra Cosmetics, 5600 G McLeod N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87109 °800-225-3963

Song of Life, Inc., 152 Fayette St., Buckhannon, WV 26201 °304-472-6114

SoRik International, 278 Taileyand Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32202 °800-940-HAIR

Soya System, Inc., 1572 Page Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63132 °314-428-0004

Spa Natural Beauty, 1201 16th St., #212, Denver, CO 80202 °800-598-3878

*The Spanish Bath, P.O. Box 750428, Petaluma, CA 94975-0428 °707-769-5120

Spiritbody, Inc. (Homebody), 8500 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069, 310-659-2917 or 800-838-5507, tsullivan@spiritbody.net

St. Ives Laboratories, 2525 Armitage Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160, (708) 450-3000

Staedtler, Ltd., Cowbridge Rd., Pontyclym, Mid Glamorgan, Wales °0448-237421

Stanhome Inc., 50 Payson Ave., Easthampton, MA 01027-2262 °413-527-4001

*Stature Field Corp., 1143 Rockingham Dr., Suite 106, Richardson, TX 75080 °800-348-3600

Steps in Health, P.O. Box 1409, Lake Grove, NY 11755 °800-471-8343

*Stevens Research Salon Products, 19417 63rd Ave. N.E., Arlington, WA 98223 °800-262-3344

Studio Magic, 20135 Cypress Creek Dr., Alva, FL 33920-3305 °800-749-5002

Sukesha (Chuckles, Inc.), P.O. Box 5126, Manchester, NH 03108 °800-221-3496

*Sumeru, P.O. Box 2110, Freedom, CA 95019 °800-478-6378

* SunFeather Herbal Soap Co., 1551 Hwy. 72, Potsdam, NY 13676 °800-771-7627

Sunrider International, 1625 Abalone Ave., Torrance, CA 90501 °310-781-3808

Sunrise Lane Products, 780 Greenwich St., Dept. PT, New York, NY 10014 ° 212-242-7014

Sunshine Makers (Simple Green), P.O. Box 2708, Huntington Beach, CA 92649, 714-840-1319, 800-228-0709

*Sunshine Natural Products, Route 5P, Renick, WV 24966 °304-497-3163

*Sunshine Products Group, 2545-D Prairie Rd., Eugene, OR 97402 °800-285-6457

Supreme Beauty Products Co., 820 S. Michigan, Chicago, IL 60605 °800-272-6602

Surrey, Inc., 13110 Trails End Rd., Leander, TX 78641 °512-267-7172

Tammy Taylor Nails, 18007E Skypark Cir., Irvine, CA 92714 °800-748-6665

Taut by Leonard Engelman, 9428 Eton, #M, Chatsworth, CA 91311 °800-438-8288

Terra Nova, 1200 Fifth St., Berkeley, CA 94710 °510-528-0666

Terressentials, 2650 Old National Pike, Middletown, MD 21769-8817 °301-371-7333

Thursday Plantation Party, Ltd., 330 E. Carrillo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 ° 800-848-8966

*Tisserand Aromatherapy, P.O. Box 750428, Petaluma, CA 94975-0428 ° 707-769-5120

Tom's of Maine , 302 Lafayette Center, Box 710, Kennebunk, ME 04043 °800-367-8667, dylanr@toms-of-maine.com

*Total Solutions, Inc., 2400 SW Jefferson Ave., Peoria, IL 61605, (800) 540-8865

Tova Corporation, 192 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210 °310-246-0218

Trader Joe's Company, P.O. Box 3270, 538 Mission St., S. Pasadena, CA 91030 ° 818-441-1177

Travel Mates America, 1760 Lakeview Rd., Cleveland, OH 44112 °216-231-4102

Tressa, Inc., P.O. Box 75320, Cincinnati, OH 45275 °800-879-8737

TRI Hair Care Products, 1850 Redondo Ave., Long Beach, CA 90804 °800-458-8874

Trophy Animal Health Care, 2796 Helen St., Pensacola, FL 32504 °800-336-7087

*Tropical Botanicals, Inc., P.O. Box 1354, 15920 Via del Alba, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 °800-777-1428

*Tropix Suncare Products, 217 S. Seventh St., Suite 104, Brainerd, MN 56401 °800-421-7314

Truly Moist (Desert Naturels), 74-940 Hwy. 111, Suite 437, Indian Wells, CA 92201 °800-243-4435

Tyra Skin Care, 9019 Oso Ave., Suite A, Chatsworth, CA 91311 °818-407-1274

*The Ultimate Life, P.O. Box 31154, Santa Barbara, CA 93130 °800-THE-MEAL

Ultima II (Revlon), 625 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-572-5000

*Ultra Glow Cosmetics, P.O. Box 1469, Station A, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2P7 Canada ° 604-939-3329

Upper Canada Soap & Candle Makers, 1510 Caterpillar Rd., Mississauga L4X 2W9 Canada °905-897-1710

Urban Decay, 729 Farad St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, (949) 631-4504
comments@urbandecay.com

*USA King's Crossing, Inc., P.O. Box 832074, Richardson, TX 75083 °972-680-9663

*U.S. Sales Service (Crystal Orchid), 1414 E. Libra Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283 ° 800-487-2633

Vapor Products, P.O. Box 568395, Orlando, FL 32856-8395 °800-621-2943

*Vegelatum, P.O. Box 51867, Bowling Green, KY 42101 °502-843-3178

Vermont Soapworks, 76 Exchange St., Middlebury, VT 05753 °802-388-4302, natural@vtsoap.com

*Veterinarian's Best, P.O. Box 4459, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 °800-866-PETS

Victoria's Secret (a brand of Intimate Brands), 4 Limited Pkwy., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 ° 614-577-7111

Virginia Soap, Ltd., Group 60, Box 20, R.R. 1, Anola, Manitoba R0E 0A0 Canada ° 204-866-3788

V'tae Parfum & Body Care, 576 Searls Ave., Nevada City, CA 95959 °800-643-3011, vtae@oro.net

Wachters' Organic Sea Products, 360 Shaw Rd., S. San Francisco, CA 94080 ° 800-682-7100

*Wala-Heilmittel, P.O. Box 407, Wyoming, RI 02898 °401-539-7037

*Warm Earth Cosmetics, 1155 Stanley Ave., Chico, CA 95928-6944 °916-895-0455

*The WARM Store, 31 Mill Hill Rd., Woodstock, NY 12498 °914-679-4242

Weleda, P.O. Box 249, Congers, NY 10920 °800-289-1969, admin@weleda.com

The Wella Corporation (Gucci, Sebastian), 524 Grand Ave., Englewood, NJ 07631 °201-930-1020, wellaweb@dom.de

Wellington Laboratories, 2488 Townsgate Rd., Unit C, Westlake Village, CA 91361 ° 800-835-8118

*Whip-It Products, Inc., P.O. Box 30128, Pensacola, FL 32503 °800-582-0398

Wind River Herbs, P.O. Box 3876, Jackson, WY 83001 °307-733-6731, windriverherbs@wyoming.com

Wisdom Toothbrush Co., 151 Pfingsten Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015 °800-628-4798

WiseWays Herbals, Singing Brook Farm, 99 Harvey Rd., Worthington, MA 01098 ° 413-238-4268

Womankind, P.O. Box 1775, Sebastopol, CA 95473 °707-522-8662

Woods of Windsor, Ltd., 125 Mineola Ave., Suite 304, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 ° 800-969-SCENT

Wysong, 1880 N. Eastman Rd., Midland, MI 48642-7779 °800-748-0188

Yves Rocher, Inc., 491 John Young Way, #300, Exton, PA 19341-2548, (800) 321-YVES

Zia Cosmetics , 410 Townsend St., 2nd Fl., San Francisco, CA 94107-1524 ° 800-334-7546

----------------- Bulletin Message ----------------- From: *Eurasian Vegan* Date: Nov 29, 2007 7:30 AM

The Problem in Human Terms

So what is the problem with human over-population? Well, from a human perspective, the more people we have, the more we exacerbate the conditions of war, famine, nuclear waste, deforestation, urban crowding, pollution, poverty and all other social ills.



How are these problems related to human overpopulation? Take war for example. People are driven to war when they lack the resources or land to provide for themselves. If the United States' population was low enough that it could be sustained by the oil produced within its own boarders, we might have never been involved in the Gulf War. But the United States population is not decreasing, it is increasing by 3 million people every year - 1 million of which is from immigration, and 2 million of which are from births - meaning that we will desire even more resources, and be involved in more wars. If every country had a fraction of their current population, many territorial and ethnic disputes would simply not exist.

We can also see how population effects poverty. Far from being the cornucopia we once thought it was, the Earth has limited resources. As it is burdened with more people, its ability to provide for their needs and wants decreases. Did you know that of the 5.8 billion people on earth today, over one billion of them live in absolute poverty and misery? This means that more people live in poverty today, than used to live on the entire planet less than 200 years ago. The fact that we can't adequately provide basic necessities for nearly one fifth of our species should alert us to the realities of the human overpopulation problem.

The Problem for Animals

Unfortunately the problem of human overpopulation does not stop at humanity's boarder, it also plays havoc on animals and the environment. On a basic level, the more people there are, the more people there will be to eat meat, wear fur, go to circuses and rodeos, hunt and demand animal research. It wouldn't be a stretch of the imagination to figure that if America's population was half its current size, the number of animals slaughtered for food would also be halved. If this were the case, more than 3 billion animals per year would be spared the horrors of factory farming and the slaughterhouse.

Does this mean human overpopulation would not be a problem if everyone became a vegan animal liberationist? Sadly, no. Because just as humans war with each other over land and "resources," we war with the animals over them too. Yet the animals don't have a fighting chance against our weapons, technology, and ravenous ability to consume. If we want some "natural resources," we will take them. The fact that billions of animals will be killed or displaced is inconsequential. "Natural Resource" is just another way of saying the spoils we have plundered from the animals' homes. All that humanity has, we have stolen from the animals. Lush forests, vast prairies, and raging rivers have made way for our lumber, cropland, and dams. There is no humane way to clear cut a forest, or construct a paved road across country, or to obtain the metal needed to make an airplane. All of these things necessitate evicting animals from their homes, destroying their communities, and directly or indirectly killing them. While humans - vegan or not - consume, the human population will continue to be a problem.

Just as the United States - which represents less than 5% of the world's total population - consumes 30% of the world's resources, the human population which is only one species among millions, consumes the majority of the world's resources. If we believe that animal's interests deserve equal consideration, then we must take action now to promote a more equal distribution of resources. Decreasing our consumption is important, but most people are unwilling to give up their cars, homes, books, schools, supermarkets, and other things we take for granted. So if we ever want to see substantial improvements in maintaining animal habitat, it is imperative we decrease our human population.

Every new human brought into the world is a vote for humans and a death wish for animals. This is easy to see if you have ever worked to protect wildlife. When you talk to people who think that goose poop warrants a death sentence for geese, or nibbled gardens means deer should be killed, the need for human population control becomes obvious. Everywhere humans and animal interact, there is a river of animal blood. The more humans there are, the more blood their will be.

And what will happen if we don't take measures to decrease the human population? Will we finally liberate animals from the vivisection labs, factory farms, fur farms, circuses, rodeos and zoos, only to place them in a world of asphalt, glass, and concrete? Will the best we have to offer the animals be the lifeless husk of our once lush world?

And what will we do for the baby turtles who die of suffocation as their homes are paved over? Or the snake crushed by the weight of the bulldozer making room for a new condominium? Or the panther who lost her life in the fire that destroyed her jungle home so humans could use the land to plant crops. We can protest this destruction and maybe delay the inevitable, or we can go to the root of the problem and start fighting human overpopulation now.

Taking Action

So what can we do about it? For starters, we must stop breeding. Some people might think it's fine for couples to have one or two children to help create a population "balance." I disagree. Population balance is not a goal, it's a start. We need a drastic decrease in human population if we ever hope to create a just and equitable world for animals. And the only humane way to decrease human population is to not add to it. It is imperative that those of us who are conscientious and responsible set a good example by not procreating from this moment forward.

Now some people might argue that one's decision to have children is a personal decision. This is true. Procreation is a personal decision. But eating meat, wearing fur, and hunting are all "personal decisions." The fact that our decisions are personal, does not erase the truth that our decisions have moral consequences. When bringing more humans into the world dramatically impacts the animals in a negative way, we - as the animals' voices - cannot be silent.

We need to recognize that human overpopulation is just as much an animal liberation issue as is our campaigns against vivisection. Educating others about this problem is essential. Animal groups should produce literature or publish articles in their newsletters on human overpopulation.


As part of this education, we need to help change long-standing values that promote procreation. Newly-weds should not be harassed about when they expect their first child. Sterility should not be treated as a disease that needs a cure. Women should never be made to feel that they have to give birth to be important.


Instead, we need to support couples and individuals who choose to live child-free. We also need to make operations like vasectomies and tubal ligation more available to young adults. Too often, doctors will refuse to give these operations if the person has not yet had a child. We also need to support legislation that will help family planing projects and humane population control measures in our own country and abroad. People who desire to be parents should be educated on the human overpopulation problem and informed of the thousands of needy children who are waiting to be adopted into loving homes.

One of the benefits of working on this issue is that it is an excellent way to forge alliances between other human rights and environmental organizations that are already taking action to curb human population. This is a perfect issue for all three movements to champion together.

Last Words

Whenever I discuss this issue, I fear I have done an inadequate job. The far-reaching implications of human overpopulation are so enormous that I cannot do it justice. That is why I am asking you to spend the next few days analyzing how human overpopulation affects the problems in the world that concern you. These problems could be anything from traffic jams, oil spills, or hunting to the AIDS epidemic, species extinction, or nuclear power. Look at these issues. Consider how human overpopulation impacts them. Imagine what would happen to these problems if our population was halved. Examine all of the ways human overpopulation exacerbates your problems and those of the animals.

And while you are doing this, examine your personal feelings on the issue. You have a decision to make, are you going to be part of the solution or part of the problem? Why or why not? Do you think it is natural for people to have children? Do you think breeding is one way to ensure that veganism and animal rights will be passed to the next generation? Have you always wanted to have children because you know you will be one of the best parents a child could have? If you have questions such as these, I ask you to assume my identity and guess what my response to them might be. In other words, really work at seeing both sides of the issue.

Finally, after you have taken a few days to digest and evaluate this information in relation to your life, please write down your insights, experiences and concerns about this issue and send them to No Compromise. We will print your comments and hopefully establish a dialogue that will help us determine what we, as a collective movement, are willing to do for this issue. Together, we will ensure that animals are given the justice they deserve.

For more information contact:
Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT)
PO Box 86646
Portland, OR 97206-6270

e-mail: les@vhemt.org
web: http://www.vhemt.org/
an excellent website!!)

World Population Balance

PO Box 23472

Minneapolis, MN 55423

Phone: (612) 869-1640

----------------- Bulletin Message ----------------- From: *Eurasian Vegan* Date: Nov 29, 2007 6:14 AM

by Kim Bartlett -


In her otherwise positive review of DOMINION, Natalie Angier criticizes author Matthew Scully for not examining the morality of killing plants for a vegetarian diet. There are three points she might consider regarding the moral "burden" presented by killing plants, as opposed to killing animals.

First, the sole biological purpose of pain is to ensure that a living organism gets away from or avoids potentially life-threatening dangers. Since plants are unable to escape life-threatening situations, there is no reason to imagine that they would have evolved a sense of pain. While plants may have some sort of "consciousness," they have no discernible nervous system. They do respond to stimuli and have evolved biological defenses against insect and microbial threats, but there is absolutely no rational basis for believing that plants experience pain.


Second, the most common means of reproduction by plants is the production of seeds embedded in edible fruit which is intended to attract animals who will then consume the fruit and later drop the seeds, along with natural manure fertilizer. The point of fruit, nut, and grain production by plants is for animals to eat it. (Since plants appeared on the earth 2 billion years ago and animals emerged only 600 million years ago, one could argue that animals were "created" solely to aid in plant propagation by spreading seeds.)


Third, while humans and other animals sometimes eat the entire plant or otherwise destroy the plant during feeding or harvesting, because of the high cost of meat production in terms of plant protein, people are responsible for far less plant consumption by eating plants directly rather than eating the animals who ate the plants. It takes something like 20 pounds of plant protein to provide one pound of beef. The plant protein/meat ratio is lower for the production of other kinds of animal flesh, but a pound of any kind of meat costs several times more plant protein than if one just eats the plant protein directly. This was basically the argument used by Francis Moore Lappe in DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET, when she pointed out that many more people could be fed (and fewer plants would lose their lives) if people adopted a vegetarian diet.


It is true that we cannot exist without some other organisms losing their lives. But if one truly believes that killing a carrot is as bad as killing an animal, then the moral imperative is to refrain from eating either instead of eating both. Thousands of years ago, the Jains of India categorized lifeforms by order of sentience, as a guide to eating in the spirit of "ahimsa", the guiding principle of Jainism which directs people to live their lives so as to do the least harm to others. Single-celled organisms (which had not yet been scientifically discovered) were listed as the lowest form of life. Then were plants, then fungus, then animals. Using the principle of "ahimsa" as a guide, some Jains to this day refrain from eating whole plants such as carrots, potatoes or mushrooms, but they would still acknowledge that eating animals is many times worse.

Kim Bartlett

Publisher of ANIMAL PEOPLE NEWSPAPER

Animals and Plants - the Differences

Comments by Frank L. Hoffman - 29 Oct 2002

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Dear Kim:

Thank you very much for sending your excellent, and truthful, response to Natalie Angier's comments.

After receiving similar comments to hers about "killing carrots", etc., almost weekly, we have come to the conclusion that these people are not interested in the truth. They know the truth that animals feel pain and plants do not, but they are trying to subvert the truth in an attempt to justify their lust for meat and their insensitivity to the pain and suffering that they are contributing to.


Your response to eat neither animal nor plant if it causes pain is right on target, but we believe these people already know this truth.


The simple truth is that these people don't care that they are causing pain and suffering, which to us is evil. All they seem to want is their "pound of flesh" at any cost, and anything that they can do to subvert attention away from their lust for animal products helps them justify their acts to themselves and their fellow flesh eaters.

Similarly, hunters try to subvert attention away for the fact that they take pleasure in killing, which reflects an evil intent. So they come up with all kinds of excuses to subvert attention away from the truth:

"They give the meat the to the poor."

"If they didn't kill some of the deer, the rest of the herd would die of starvation."

"They only hunt for food, and they always kill instantly with the first shot."

To us, Natalie Angier's and these other people's comments show only a hardness of heart.

In the Love of the Lord,

Frank