Center for Ethical Science (CFES)
Alternatives to Animal Testing, Experimentation and Dissection - An Animal
Rights Article from All-Creatures.org
FROM
Center
for Ethical Science (CFES)
September 2015
About The Center for Ethical Science (CFES)
The Center For Ethical Science (CFES) is a non-profit animal advocacy
organization dedicated to: educating the public on the inefficacy of
invasive animal experimentation; exposing how tax dollars pay for much of it
and what we can do to help eliminate it; and promoting effective and humane
ways of conducting scientific and cosmetic research.
Alternative methods to animal testing have proven to be more cost-effective
and provide more accurate results. Finding cures to disease and protecting
the public from the dangers of household products and cosmetics can and
should be done without the confinement, abuse and death of animals in the
process. We are also very dedicated to promoting a healthy, cruelty-free
lifestyle.
Current Projects
- Holding educational demonstrations to make the public aware of CFES'
current campaign
- Offering advice to students (and parents) from grade school to
medical school/veterinary school who want to learn humanely
- Researching science and medical journals and sharing relevant
articles on CFES’ Facebook page and Twitter
- Submitting letters to the editor
- Researching the USDA’s website for violations of the Animal Welfare
Act
- Submitting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to learn what
experimentation is taking place
- Writing and sending action alerts
- Educating the public on which companies still test their cosmetics
and household products on animals and urging them to only buy
cruelty-free products
- Educating the public on what charities still test on animals and
urging them to only donate to humane charities
- Creating fact sheets and educational materials and sending to anyone
who wants to distribute our literature
- Attending animal advocacy conferences to learn more about how to
effect change on the animal experimentation issue
- Exhibiting at local events such as Chicago's VeganMania
Future Projects
- Presenting humane education programs in schools or to youth groups
- Creating Public Service Announcements (PSA’s) to send to media
outlets
- Have letter writing campaigns
- Meeting with legislators and community leaders to make them aware of
the issues to work toward humane alternatives
- Working with college animal rights groups to create campaigns to
educate students (and alumni) on what experiments are taking place on
their campus and helping them expose them
- Exhibiting at concerts and summer festivals
- Working toward getting a 'Student Choice Law' in every state, so
every student will have the right to learn humanely and not be 'turned
off' to science
- Attending educational and science conferences to promote
alternatives to animal dissection
- Using public access television to build awareness of the issue
- Creating and purchasing advertising
- Creating and distributing a documentary on the issue similar to the
way ‘Blackfish’ is literally making waves
About the Founder
"I am deeply committed to the protection and well-being of all animals
and have always believed that they deserve a stronger voice in our society.
For this reason, I work on their behalf."
Jodie Wiederkehr has worked in animal advocacy for more than fourteen
years, including educating and counseling students on alternatives to
dissection and animal experimentation. She received her Bachelor of Science
degree from Western Illinois University and went on to be the Signature
Campaign Director/Statewide Volunteer Director for The Committee to Protect
Dogs in efforts to place the Greyhound Protection Act on the November 2008
Massachusetts ballot. The voters agreed and greyhound racing ended in
Massachusetts. The experience she gained through that campaign is
immeasurable and is the highlight of her career so far.
Read more at Alternatives to Animal Testing, Experimentation and Dissection