The label “trade agreement” may not sound alarming, but the potential consequences of the EU-Mercosur Agreement are severe. Our team in Brazil is tirelessly fighting against the agreement as it would take a step backward for animal protections and the situation could take decades to repair. What is the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement? “Mercosur” is […]
A decade’s worth of wins against cosmetics animal testing
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Tomorrow, March 11, 2023, marks the 10-year anniversary of a historic paradigm shift away from cosmetics animal testing. When the European Union and Israel became the world’s first markets to ban animal tests for cosmetics such as makeup, shampoo and cologne, the change jump-started our global campaign to extend […]
ANIMAL CONNECTION: Celebrating decades of changing lives | Features
In 1935, the SPCA Aiken was established and worked for decades helping animals in the CSRA and beyond. After a fire outbreak at the previous facility, it was time to think big and imagine a future at a new facility. After a major capital campaign supported by the generous Aiken community, the current facility at […]