Education, research, lobbying, investigations, undercover work in laboratories, and lawsuits
Key people
Michelle Thew
Website
crueltyfreeinternational.org
It was founded in 1898 by Irish writer and suffragette, Frances Power Cobbe, as the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection. In 2012, the BUAV joined with the New England Anti-Vivisection Society to establish a new international organisation to campaign against the testing of cosmetics on animals—Cruelty Free International. This was launched by BUAV supporter Ricky Gervais.[2] In 2015, the parent organisation merged into this new organization, taking its name and branding for all its activities.[3]
BUAV was founded on 14 June 1898 by Frances Power Cobbe during a public meeting in Bristol, England.[4] Known at first as the British Union, or "the Union", it campaigned at first against the use of dogs in vivisection, and came close to achieving success with the 1919 Dogs (Protection) Bill, which almost became law. Tentative discussion toward amalgamation with the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS), including during the early 1960s under the contemporary NAVS Committee Secretary, Wilfred Risdon, could not be successfully concluded. In recent years, it successfully lobbied the British government into abolishing the oral LD50 test in the 1990s. The BUAV was also closely involved in the lobbying which led to the adoption in the European Union of the 7th Amendment to the Cosmetics Directive, which effectively banned both the testing of cosmetics products and their ingredients on animals and also the sale of products in the EU which have been animal-tested anywhere in the world.
Focusedit
In recent years, the organisation has focused on a number of new areas, including the promotion of non-animal tested products; the European Union's REACH proposal to test tens of thousands of chemicals on millions of animals; and the use of non-human primates in experimentation. It acts as the secretariat of the European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE), established in 1990, and its chief executive, Michelle Thew, acts as chief executive of the coalition.[5]
It helps consumers to identify and purchase products that have not been tested on animals through its Humane Cosmetics and Humane Household Products Standards (HCS and HHPS). These are audited accreditation schemes for retail companies which confirm that neither their products nor their ingredients are tested on animals. These standards are also run in a number of European countries and in the United States. A list of approved companies is available and regularly updated on their website.[6] It also runs a primate sanctuary in Thailand for 50 rescued macaques.
Undercover investigationsedit
Undercover investigations included the exposure of the breeding and supply of monkeys from Nafovanny in Vietnam for experimentation in Europe and the US.[7] and Covance's contract testing laboratory in Germany. It pursued a judicial review against the Home Office as a result of its findings in the Cambridge investigation. The High Court ruled in support of the Government in three of the four issues, and in favour of the BUAV on one issue, though this was later overturned on appeal with the Home Office awarded costs.[8] Other investigations in 2007 highlighted the primate trade from Malaysia and Spain.
^, Cruelty Free International, archived from the original on 21 March 2012
^Caroline Frost (15 March 2012), "Ricky Gervais Fronts Cruelty Free International Crusade To End Cosmetic Tests On Animals", Huffington Post
^Merger of animal rights groups, Press Association, 1 June 2015
^Our history 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, BUAV, accessed February 6, 2010.
^The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments 2010-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 6, 2010.
^. Go Cruelty Free. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
^"monkey business". www.buav.org November 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^"Report of the Animal Procedures Committee for 2007"
Further readingedit
The archives of the BUAV (ref U DBV) are held at the Hull History Centre and details of holdings on its .
External linksedit
Website
YouTube channel
December 18, 2023
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Cruelty Free International is an animal protection and advocacy group that campaigns for the abolition of all animal experiments They organise certification of cruelty free products which are marked with the symbol of a leaping bunny 1 Founded14 June 1898 125 years ago 1898 06 14 FounderFrances Power CobbeFounded atBristol EnglandFocusAnimal testing vivisection animal rightsLocationLondonMethodEducation research lobbying investigations undercover work in laboratories and lawsuitsKey peopleMichelle ThewWebsitecrueltyfreeinternational wbr orgIt was founded in 1898 by Irish writer and suffragette Frances Power Cobbe as the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection In 2012 the BUAV joined with the New England Anti Vivisection Society to establish a new international organisation to campaign against the testing of cosmetics on animals Cruelty Free International This was launched by BUAV supporter Ricky Gervais 2 In 2015 the parent organisation merged into this new organization taking its name and branding for all its activities 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Focus 3 Undercover investigations 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBackground edit nbsp Frances Power Cobbe founded the BUAV in 1898 BUAV was founded on 14 June 1898 by Frances Power Cobbe during a public meeting in Bristol England 4 Known at first as the British Union or the Union it campaigned at first against the use of dogs in vivisection and came close to achieving success with the 1919 Dogs Protection Bill which almost became law Tentative discussion toward amalgamation with the National Anti Vivisection Society NAVS including during the early 1960s under the contemporary NAVS Committee Secretary Wilfred Risdon could not be successfully concluded In recent years it successfully lobbied the British government into abolishing the oral LD50 test in the 1990s The BUAV was also closely involved in the lobbying which led to the adoption in the European Union of the 7th Amendment to the Cosmetics Directive which effectively banned both the testing of cosmetics products and their ingredients on animals and also the sale of products in the EU which have been animal tested anywhere in the world Focus editIn recent years the organisation has focused on a number of new areas including the promotion of non animal tested products the European Union s REACH proposal to test tens of thousands of chemicals on millions of animals and the use of non human primates in experimentation It acts as the secretariat of the European Coalition to End Animal Experiments ECEAE established in 1990 and its chief executive Michelle Thew acts as chief executive of the coalition 5 It helps consumers to identify and purchase products that have not been tested on animals through its Humane Cosmetics and Humane Household Products Standards HCS and HHPS These are audited accreditation schemes for retail companies which confirm that neither their products nor their ingredients are tested on animals These standards are also run in a number of European countries and in the United States A list of approved companies is available and regularly updated on their website 6 It also runs a primate sanctuary in Thailand for 50 rescued macaques Undercover investigations editUndercover investigations included the exposure of the breeding and supply of monkeys from Nafovanny in Vietnam for experimentation in Europe and the US 7 and Covance s contract testing laboratory in Germany It pursued a judicial review against the Home Office as a result of its findings in the Cambridge investigation The High Court ruled in support of the Government in three of the four issues and in favour of the BUAV on one issue though this was later overturned on appeal with the Home Office awarded costs 8 Other investigations in 2007 highlighted the primate trade from Malaysia and Spain See also editBlue Cross animal charity Brown Dog affair a political controversy about vivisection that raged in Edwardian England from 1903 until 1910 Cambridge University primate experiments List of animal rights groups Nafovanny Women and animal advocacyReferences edit Shop Cruelty Free Cruelty Free International archived from the original on 21 March 2012 Caroline Frost 15 March 2012 Ricky Gervais Fronts Cruelty Free International Crusade To End Cosmetic Tests On Animals Huffington Post Merger of animal rights groups Press Association 1 June 2015 Our history Archived 2012 02 22 at the Wayback Machine BUAV accessed February 6 2010 The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments Archived 2010 04 10 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 6 2010 Consumer Go Cruelty Free Archived from the original on 31 August 2012 Retrieved 13 August 2012 monkey business www buav org Archived November 3 2006 at the Wayback Machine Report of the Animal Procedures Committee for 2007 Further reading editThe archives of the BUAV ref U DBV are held at the Hull History Centre and details of holdings on its online catalogue External links editWebsite YouTube channel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cruelty Free International amp oldid 1107257784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
