VIVISECTION
Not one of the 85 or more AIDS vaccines tested successfully' on primates have thus far worked in human patients. Over 1,000 potential neuroprotective stroke treatments have been tested in animal 'models' but none of the 150 that progressed to human trials has proved successful.
 A former director of the US National Cancer Institute once remarked: "The history of cancer research has been the history of curing cancer in the mouse. We have cured mice of cancer for decades and it simply didn’t work in human beings."
A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) statement, released on Jan 12, 2006, said that nine out of 10 experimental drugs fail in clinical studies because it could not accurately predict how they would behave in people, based on laboratory and animal studies. This means that even after all the animal tests, less than one in 10 drugs actually made it to become prescription drugs. It is a massive failure rate, which the US FDA, one of the main drug regulators in the world, acknowledges.
Far from demonstrating that animal research is 'vital' for human health and safety, such facts should make the average person seriously question these cruel and archaic practices. It is true that animal experiments have been used for hundreds of years, but it is time to move on.
OSTRICHES
Ostriches can live to be 70 years old and mate for life. Chicks take half a day to break free. A mother bird will look after as many as 80 chicks.
Ostrich meat is supposed to be healthy, but it is certainly not healthy for the birds. These beautiful flightless birds are now bred to grow and gain weight quickly, so as to be able to slaughter them sooner, so that costs are reduced.
Furthermore, tests have been done which includes superficial and deep cutting the of young birds flesh, to see the results of scarring on the resultant leather after slaughter. 
Wounds were inflicted on the skins of ostrich chicks at ages 1, 4, 7, 10 and 13 months. Superficial and deep wounds were investigated by either scratching the skin with a nail or by cutting through the skin with a scalpel blade. These birds were then slaughtered at either 11 or 14 months of age and visible scars were assessed on the processed skins. It would seem the rearing of chicks in intensive conditions (read factory farming!) has resulted in scratches and kicks. Scars would reduce the ‘product’ viability.
Any animal reared by humans for profit and gain suffers. We do not need to use the skins of dead animals in which to carry our personal effects.
SHANNON KEITH - GUEST SPEAKER
Beauty Without Cruelty is delighted to announce that Shannon Keith is our special guest for the 2010 Animal Rights film festival, which is to take place in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg from 29th October to 6th November this year.
This year will see exciting events around the festival and details will follow in due course.
We are extremely excited that Shannon has agreed to support Beauty Without Cruelty and speak at the festival. We have no doubt this will be both entertaining and enlightening.
Keith is an American animal rights lawyer, activist, and documentary director/producer.
She is the director of Behind the Mask: The Story Of The People Who Risk Everything To Save Animals.
Keith is an animal rights activist, documentary film maker and animal rights lawyer. Keith has represented a number of well-known animal-rights activists and campaigns, including Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) and Kevin Kjonaas, the former president of SHAC USA, against Huntingdon Life Sciences, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
She has saved dogs from being euthanized in Los Angeles, and in 2000, she obtained the largest settlement against the City of Los Angeles for the beating to death of a dog by a city employee.
Circa 2002 Shannon began to challenge the media with her strong message in support of animal liberation actions and activists.
In 2004, Shannon started a non-profit, tax-exempt group called ARME (Animal Rescue, Media & Education). ARME rescues homeless animals and focuses on stopping the problem at its roots through educational initiatives, including making documentaries about animals and animal activists.
In 2006, after three years of filming, Keith released a documentary film about the Animal Liberation Front entitled Behind the Mask: The Story Of The People Who Risk Everything To Save Animals. Keith founded and runs Uncaged Films /ARME (Animal Rescue, Media & Education), which produced the documentary.
Her latest film is The Skin Trade, which Beauty Without Cruelty will be screening soon...
SKIN TRADE PREMIER ON CAPE TOWN TV
For Capetonians at least, Beauty Without Cruelty is delighted and proud to present the premier screening of the Skin Trade, by Shannon Keith of (of 'Behind the Mask' fame) on Cape Town TV.
You can host this event with friends in the comfort of your own home, as Skin Trade has been scheduled for the 9th June at 10pm and the 13th June at 10.30pm.
"Skin Trade" covers the fur industry like no other film has ever done - from the history of the fur trade to consumer fraud to the environmental toll of tanneries to truth-in-labeling legislation - and features several activists and celebrities who explain why fur sucks, such as Rory Freedman, John Feldmann, Alexandra Paul, James Cromwell, Jorja Fox, Peter Young, Matt Rossell, Ingrid Newkirk and Dennis Kucinich. An extremely well made film, "Skin Trade" is comprehensive, thought provoking, entertaining and enraging.
Producer Shannon Keith is an animal rights attorney who defends activists and pursues justice for abused animals.
The claim that fur is "green" is one of the latest marketing tricks perpetuated by the fur industry. In truth processing fur uses vast amounts of water, chemicals, metals, dyes, solvents and acids.
Visit www.capetowntv.org and see how easy it is to tune in to this free to air station, and to see if you are within the broadcast area.
ANIMALS SYMPOSIUM
Beauty Without Cruelty was invited to attend an Animals Symposium at Hunterstoun in the Hogsback, by Les Mitchell, Director of the Huntersoun Centre of Fort Hare. On a bracing 3 degree Saturday morning, some two dozen people gathered to attend presentations by philosophers, legal minds and activists. As a result of the presentation given by BWC, on the history of animal rights, we have been invited to present at two large institutions, possibly later this year. Details of the weekend’s event will be forthcoming.
Toni Brockhoven with Les Mitchell and Patricia Glyn
As a token of thanks for arranging this event, Beauty Without Cruelty presented Les Mitchell with a copy of the Living Without Cruelty cookbook, which Les is looking forward to trying out with great anticipation. One of the presenters, Patricia Glyn, our own fearless traveler extraordinaire, author and speaker, is also one of the contributors to the cookbook. Trish, who recently returned from giving presentations in the USA, chose to camp out overnight with her canine companions and awoke to melting ice on the inside of her tent!
EDUCATION
March and April saw Dennis Fajans in Johannesburg presenting to students at King David (Linksfield) Primary which was very received, and the children were enthusiastic and asked good questions, and also to Eastgate primary (Grade 6s) while in Cape Town Heather Howe, over the spring / summer season a number of schools were visited, including Rondebosch Boys’ High;San Souci;Reddam; Hershel; International School (Hout Bay);Internation School (Wynberg); Norman Henshilwood; Herzlia; American School; Abbotts; Rustenburg; Westerford; Westcott
Reddam and Westcott have been the schools who have thus far come back to Heather, a result of which resulted in a trip to the Drakenstein Lion Park near Paarl with Reddam students. Furthermore, our grateful thanks go to Noelle Oosthuizen, also from Reddam, who raised R1 000 for BWC through a cake sale. Liezl Benjafield from Westcott has now incorporated animal rights into the Life Orientation skills in the area of child rights and rights of others.
BABOONS
You could do worse than to contact Baboon Matters, to walk with the last remaining Chacma baboons on the Cape Peninsula.
The Baboon Walks are about two hours long and are suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels.
The Walks are an eco tourism initiative that aims to promote the conservation of baboons. As such, strict measures are taken to insure that the Walks do not negatively impact the eco system or any of the animals therein.
Also, for residents of baboon frequented areas in the Cape Peninsula, there are Educational Walks.
Tel: 021 785 7493 Email: baboonmatters@cybersmart.co.za
Winter walks : (April to October) 09h30 and 14h00
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BC3 DAY - 30TH MAY
BC3 was the number used for a male cat burned in an ulcer inducing experiment at the Wits University Medical School, who was confiscated by the SPCA after a tip-off & due to severe burn injuries, apparently caused by the heating pad he was lying on. He subsequently had to be euthanised!
The first BC 3 Day was commemorated on 30th May 1991 with a 'mock funeral' at the Pieter Roos Park, Parktown, Johannesburg
We remember this day for all animals in South African laboratories.
Foie Gras Advert
The No Foie Gras campaign is delighted that DSTV / Multichoice have voiced over the television advert in which a woman is seen oohing over foie gras and ordering it. The advert is designed to convey that it is cheaper to stay home and have a world of entertainment at one’s fingertips.
The NFG campaign request was that a voice-over be done, perhaps ordering truffles instead, instead of pulling the advert (we do realize the heavy expense involved) however the word caviar is easier to lip synch. We take cognizance of their efforts in this regard and their thus unspoken acknowledgement of the unintended promotion of such a cruel product.
SCOUTS
Environmental and survival issues have always been part of the Scouts. As times have changed and a growing awareness of both animal and environmental issues has become prevalent, Beauty Without Cruelty has, at the movements request, been assisting the Scouts to embrace and include compassionate options, for the benefit of all.
MOHAIR
Mohair is obtained by shearing the white Angora goat, who are roughly handed and shorn, not necessarily without resulting in cutting or abrading of their skin, leaving them prone to infection and suffering. Mohair South Africa is preparing to launch a marketing campaign to coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The 'Don't Leave Without It!' campaign is a call to action directed at visitors to the Eastern Cape region, calling on them to purchase a mohair product during their stay. As the official mohair capital of the world (and one of the 2010 FIFA World Cup host cities), Port Elizabeth will be at the epicentre of the high profile campaign.
There are so many man made fabrics available today that are warm, snuggle-friendly and sensual to the touch - there is no need to wear animal based clothing! Show you care, while being trendy. Faux is Fab!
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