Four Points of Opportunity the Pandemic Created for the Animals
If we are strategic and forward-thinking, we could take advantage of this time to create a better future for the planet, humanity, and the animals
So much has been written about how 2020 knocked us all for a loop with the coronavirus pandemic, nothing that I could contribute much to, but it has also exposed multiple points of entry for building a more compassionate and sustainable world. I thought I would explore just four of these areas of opportunity and what this could mean for the animals and a future with less needless cruelty.
1. Revamping How Vaccines and Medications Get to Market
At present, it is impossible to get a vaccine or take a medication that is entirely cruelty-free because even if the final products do not contain animal-derived ingredients, they have all been tested on animals to be approved for market. I am fortunate enough to not need any medications, but my husband, recovering from leukemia and a bone marrow transplant, is on several. He is also immunocompromised. Both of us will be getting the vaccine and I explored why in this essay from December.
