Know what you eat

Eating a healthy and balanced diet with animal welfare in mind, doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. By making simple, every-day choices you can help suffering animals around the globe.

When shopping for grocery, try to choose ecological meat, eggs and dairy – these products are produced with a high standard of animal welfare in mind. Or, try something new – vegetarian dishes. It is nutritious, healthy and green. Lentils and beans are excellent sources to protein – it is not necessary to eat meat to every meal.

Some depressing facts...
75% of eggs sold in Australia come from chickens living in cramped cages. Many of the slaughtered chickens are on the brink of heart failure at 7 weeks of age due to stress.

More than 70% of slaughtered pigs suffered from pneumonia. Pigs lack fresh air and live in crates that are so small that they can’t turn around.

Dairy cows suffer from injury and infection as milking machines are not maintained at an accepted standard. The cows are impregnated each year to sustain high milk flow. The resultant newborn calves are taken from their grieving mothers and the cows’ milk harvested for human consumption.

Not everyone is ready to go vegetarian or vegan overnight, but you can still help animals from suffering by considering what you eat.

UGG boots are not animal friendly

UGG boots looks undeniable warm and comfy, and they are popular like ever before. Pamela Anderson was one of the first celebrities that started the UGG trend, but she, along with other stars like Pink and Joaquin Phoenix are now calling upon people to boycott wool.

This is a quotation from an article on the Courier in 2009:

According to an article on PETA’s website, merino sheep are abused for their wool. In some cases these sheep are tortured to death to get wool to create items such as UGG and Emu boots.

All of the wool used to create UGG and Emu boots, as seen on the tag, comes from these merino sheep. Unlike other sheep, these ones are breed to grow abnormal amounts of wool, which creates folds in their skin. PETA says that instead of trimming around the contours of the sheep skin, farmers cut off the folds of flesh along with the wool. This leaves open wounds on the sheep, which can get infected and kill the animal. PETA also says that during this process the sheep are not sedated.

After reading this article, I will definitely think twice before wearing UGG boots. There are a lot of alternative options out there!! No wonder they call them Uggs...

Source UGGs – unfriendly to animals?

Cruelty-free lifestyle

The most common household cleaning products and personal care products contain hidden animal ingredients and are tested on animals. This is a guide of cruelty-free products you can use in your everyday life. 

Skincare, Makeup and Hair Products

 There are a lot of good products that have not been tested on animals. Decléor, MD Formulations, Dermalogica, Exuviance and Babor are all examples of cruelty-free trademarks.

Cosmetic giant L’Oreal is testing their products on animals, the same does Dior. Do you really need those products? No you don’t! There are a lot of products that are way better, like YSL and Clinique.     

There are a wide range of cruelty-free hair products out there. You don’t have to spend your money on Redken who tests their products on animals. John Masters Organics, KMS, Jurlique, Burt’s Bee, Carita and L’Anza are all good animal friendly products.

Cleaning Products

Natures Organics is an Australian company that offers a wide variety of ecological products that have not been tested on animals. Earth Choice is one of Natures Organics trademarks that offer household products like dishwasher liquid, laundry powder, fabric softener and diverse bathroom cleaning products. The products are sold in most supermarkets like Woolworths and Coles. Who said it was difficult to shop cruelty-free?!

Clothes

The fur industry relies on people not knowing how the animals are reared and killed. If people knew, no one would buy fur. Animals that are skinned for their pelts are often gassed, electrocuted, beaten, poisoned or have their necks broken. Some animals are even skinned alive. Go fur-free and choose products of cotton, synthetic, linen and fake leather. If you want to buy wool, choose companies that don’t support questionable animal husbandry.