Uncaged Campaigns
Uncaged Campaigns is a Sheffield, UK, based anti-vivisection, not-for-profit organization that advocates for animal rights.[1]
History
Uncaged Campaigns was established in 1993 by Angela Roberts and Lynn Williamson. They are a peaceful international animal protection organization based in Sheffield, England. Their main campaigns are opposition to animal experiments and xenotransplantation, the global boycott of Procter & Gamble, and the positive promotion of animal rights and democratic action on animal issues through the political system. Dan Lyons was campaigns director until becoming the CEO of the Centre for Animals and Social Justice in 2011.[2]
Uncaged Campaigns is an animal rights organization that rejects animal welfare. They have commented that "animal welfare is an empty concept without the legal right to have that welfare protected. Uncaged promoted an international debate about the ethical and political status of animals and campaigned for international recognition of animal rights".[1]
Activism
Uncaged aims include:
- Opposition to the abuse of animals
- A scientific critique of vivisection
- A commitment to democracy, human and nonhuman rights, and environmental sustainability.[1]
Notability
Uncaged are noted for their campaigns in the UK against vivisection and in particular their Global Boycott of Procter & Gamble due to the company's continued use of animal testing for cosmetics. This has taken the form of media campaigns resulting in TV and newspaper coverage.
Uncaged also won the legal right to publish the "Diaries of Despair" report and over a thousand pages of confidential documents that describe in unique detail experiments involving the transplant of
In July 2009 Uncaged, along with MPs and MEPs from across the political spectrum, presented the largest ever British animal protection petition with 1.5 million signatures to
Uncaged has always maintained a peaceful protest philosophy.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Official Uncaged Campaigns website
- ^ "Founding Committee and Staff", Centre for Animals and Social Justice.
- ^ the UK's Sunday Express 27 May 2001
- ^ Animal rights campaigners use Angel to send a message
- ^ "Exposed: secrets of the animal organ lab". The Guardian. 20 April 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "MP helps present petition to end animal testing", Worthing Herald, 15 July 2009.
