OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » animal testing http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 EU Animal Testing Ban Influences Celebrity Action in the U.S. http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-animal-testing-ban-influences-celebrity-action-in-the-u-s/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-animal-testing-ban-influences-celebrity-action-in-the-u-s/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:19:10 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11617 After the monumental resolution passed by the EU banning the sale of any cosmetic products that have been tested on animals, a campaign initiated by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International has garnered major celebrity support.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-animal-testing-ban-influences-celebrity-action-in-the-u-s/feed/ 0 The EU Permanently Bans Cruel Animal Testing Practices for All Cosmetics http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/the-eu-permanently-bans-cruel-animal-testing-practices-for-all-cosmetics/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/the-eu-permanently-bans-cruel-animal-testing-practices-for-all-cosmetics/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:39:57 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11533 Animal rights activists are celebrating an historic victory this week for countless animals as the European Union has announced its intent to ban the sale of all cosmetic products tested on animals effective March 2013.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/the-eu-permanently-bans-cruel-animal-testing-practices-for-all-cosmetics/feed/ 0 Biotech Animal Testing in UK Climbs to 30-Year High in 2011 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/biotech-animal-testing-in-uk-climbs-to-30-year-high-in-2011/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/biotech-animal-testing-in-uk-climbs-to-30-year-high-in-2011/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 08:34:22 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11108 Lab rat

Aside from the controversies routinely surrounding genetically modified (GMO) foods, the biotech industry's other elephant in the room may just be a mouse in a cage, according to new data released by the UK's Home Office division. While the report shows a decline in tests involving monkeys, experiments involving other test animals, particularly mice, are actually at 30-year high, reports the BBC.

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