Millions Of Animals including monkeys, dogs, rabbits, rats and mice are used annually in the testing of cosmetics and toiletries. The discriminating purchaser will shun such products. We are pleased to inform members that Blackmore Laboratories Ltd have, along with Comvita Laboratories Ltd donated samples of their non-animal tested products to be used as prizes for the Society's raffle.

Comvita the producers of Jojoba bean products which are obtainable at health shops and direct from Project Jonah Auckland writes to NZAVS members as follows:

"Comvita Laboratories welcomes the opportunity to acknowledge our support for the goals and aspirations of the NZ Anti-Vivisection Society. During my time at University in California on several occasions I visited vivisection laboratories. Those fleeting images have remained in my memory - as I am sure they do for anyone who has witnessed them. The antiseptic odour, the detached clinical attitude. These are the places where sentiment is scarce - where living animals become "it". This is a world where life only has value in commercial or economic terms. "Blessed are the merciful", Jesus spoke - and it is with this encouragement we expect to see the NZAVS blessed by moving from strength to strength.

Our company wishes to assure members of the Society that COMVITA products are absent of cruelty."

Signed
Stephen Tollestrup
Comvita Laboratories Ltd

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