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Looking-Glass and VeggieGlobal major campaign
for all compassionate people worldwide ...
Ban the Bang!
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Campaign
News Updates, Reports and Incidents
Campaign
News and Updates
Reports and incidents
Voters
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A
VeggieGlobal visitor from the USA reflects how difficult it
is to know what you are buying in general food stores:
"Since going veggie, I've been doing almost every bit of my
shopping at a store called "Whole Foods". They are the only
store I've found that caters to veggies. That's where I find
my Tofutti and vegan entrees that I love.
The only things I buy at the "mainstream" supermarkets are
things like gardenburgers and soymilk. I tend to try and stay
far away from the mainstream stores. You never really know
what you are getting."
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Some
more promising news from another correspondent in the USA
about veggie labelling, and surprisingly from Disney World:
" I was actually impressed with how vegan-friendly Disney
World was. I was pretty much expecting to starve, but I found
that they had detailed ingredients lists for every food item
in every restaurant, and after searching, there was some very
good vegan food available".
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Star Contradiction! - Here is
an interesting double-edged response to a Looking-Glass correspondent
from Procter and Gamble (who make Pantene shampoo).
"We can advise you that Procter and Gamble has a policy
to use either synthetically manufactured or vegetable derived
ingredients in our Health and Beauty products. In exceptional
circumstances, when there may be a shortage of raw materials,
it is possible that, from time to time, we may have to resort
to using ingredients derived from other sources."
Procter and Gamble also state that they…
"no longer carry out animal testing on most of our products,
including cosmetics, shampoos, hair-styling products, skin
care products, deodorants, laundry and dishwashing detergents,
household cleaners and tissue and towel products."
In situations like this it is unfortunately best to avoid
such products until they can categorically state that no animal
derived ingredients are used in the manufacturing at any time.
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What Else Can You Do To Help?
A
firework code to help wild animals and birds.
During firework celebrations, only buy fireworks that don't pose
a threat to wildlife. I.e. nothing that bangs or screams and no
aerial fireworks like rockets or starbursts.
If you have lots of trees in your garden then it's not a good idea
to have any kind of aerial type fireworks. Birds are quietly roosting
in trees all around you at night. Just because you can't hear or
see them doesn't mean they don't exist after sunset!
Protecting
your own pets.
Never
allow your pet outside during firework celebrations. If you have
animals in hutches outside and can't move them indoors, then cover
the hutches with heavy blankets. This will help reduce the noise
and the animal should also remain undisturbed by flashing lights.
Keep cats and dogs indoors, close windows and blinds and create
an audible diversion for them, like turning on some music - this
should be reasonably loud but soothing sounds to try and divert
the animal's attention from the outside).
If available in your country, get your cat or dog microchipped.
As we have already mentioned many cats and dogs run away from home
in a panic when there are fireworks around and tend to get lost.
With a microchip implant it's far easier to reunite an animal with
its owner.
Wild
animals and birds that are shocked or injured.
Keep an eye out for animals and birds in shock that
may have fallen from trees. In most cases human intervention will
add to the animals distress and we recommend you keep a watchful
distance from the animal / bird and make sure no one else goes near
it. If the animal continues to behave in a shocked state for more
than three or four hours or
is clearly injured then you should alert your local animal welfare
organization as soon as possible. They will send someone to investigate
further.
Important Note: Tell your local animal welfare organisation to link
up free with The
Lost and Found Animals Network (LaFAN).
If an animal is lost through fright during firework activities,
LaFAN provides a simple method for the public to track down a rescue
place in the vicinity of their lost animal. The LaFAN website address
is http://www.looking-glass.co.uk/lafan
Keep
a check on the elderly and young children.
The
elderly are particularly susceptible to loud disturbances. They
often live alone and have pets which can become nervous and agitated
by the noises. It's a good idea to check on elderly neighbours if
you think they or their pets may be suffering during firework periods.
Very young children also need comforting at night during loud firework
activity as they often wake up frightened by the bangs outside.
If you are
aware of any incidents involving the suffering of any animals through
the use of fireworks then please use our
contact
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