Curelty-free Lifestyle

Companies that do not test on animals
From the America Anti-vivisection society
http://www.aavs.org/compassionateshop02.html

Easy things you can do
Easy steps towards a cruelty free lifestyle!
http://oneworldscotland.co.uk/easythings.html

Cruelty Free Guide to Edinburgh
The Cruelty Free Guide to Edinburgh: a directory of vegan friendly cafes, restaurants, shops and accommodation in Edinburgh, Scotland.
http://www.crueltyfree.org.uk/edinburgh/

Cleaner, greener earth for animals (human and non-human)
Easy steps to reduce your carbon footprint
http://www.carbonfootprint.com/minimisecfp.html


Other Animal rights groups and organisations

1World Scotland, Glasgow
1World Scotland are a Glasgow based animal rights organisation dedicated to exposing and ending the abuse of animals in Scotland be it through research, farming, entertainment or elsewhere through education and grassroots campaigning.
www.oneworldscotland.co.uk

Advocates for Animals, Edinburgh
AFA campaign against all animal abuse and encourage people to change their relationship with animals from one of exploitation and harm to one of respect and compassion.
www.advocatesforanimals.org

Animal Rights Action Network, Ireland
Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) Ireland’s national animal rights group was formed by John Carmody in 2000. ARAN is a vegan based group working to end all forms of animal cruelty and to speak out for their rights.
www.aran.ie

Animal Aid, UK
Animal Aid campaign peacefully against all forms of animal abuse and promote a cruelty-free lifestyle. It is the UK's largest animal rights group and one of the longest established in the world, having been founded in 1977.
www.animalaid.org.uk

Coalition to Abolish the fur trade, UK
Formed in 1997, CAFT-UK has helped regenerate the grass-roots campaign against the fur trade in Britain.
www.caft.org.uk/

Fur Free Alliance, UK
The Fur Free Alliance (FFA) is an international coalition of animal protection organizations working to bring an end to the exploitation and killing of animals for their fur.
www.infurmation.com


Pro-Fur websites
Below is a selection of the pro-fur sites so you can read how they attempt to defend the indefensible:

British Fur Trade Association
http://www.britishfur.co.uk

UK-based International Fur Trade Federation (includes a list of designers still using fur)
http://www.iftf.com

Fur Commission USA. (includes press releases about Animal Rights actions)
http://www.furcommission.com