But there are many other ingredients and materials we can come across in our daily lives, that we may not realise have come from animals and have caused them suffering. Household cleaning products, cosmetics and toiletries can contain animal ingredients and may have been tested on animals too. We have compiled handy lists of products, and ingredients, that should, when possible, be avoided, and included any alternatives to them.
There is a lot of ‘accidentally vegan’ food available, on which the label doesn’t indicate that it’s free from animal ingredients, so sometimes we need to check what those products contain. Read more
Whether the garment is made from leather, fur, down, feathers, wool or silk, animal suffering is part of the process. Read more
Animal welfare groups continue to campaign for the 1998 blanket ban on testing cosmetics to again, be put into law, and OneKind support this. Read more
Millions of animals continue to be used in cruel chemical testing around the world. These include large numbers of mice, rats, and fish, with smaller numbers of rabbits, guinea pigs, birds and dogs being used as well. We believe this is totally unacceptable, especially when there are scientifically valid, humane alternatives available. Read more