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The Sixth Annual Global Boycott of Procter & Gamble Saturday, May 25, 2002 In Defense of Animals (IDA) joins activists around the world to oppose Procter & Gamble's (P&G) continued policy of testing household and cosmetic products on animals. These tests are not required by law. P&G is a multi-billion dollar corporation that continues to blind, poison and kill animals to test deodorants, laundry detergents and other products. Meanwhile, more than 550 companies, including Estee Lauder, Amway, Revlon and The Body Shop, manufacture and develop products without testing them on animals. P&G boasts of the company having spent $140 million to develop alternatives to animal tests. However, this number stands in stark contrast to the $4.15 billion that P&G spent on just advertising costs alone in 2000. The numbers tell the real story - in just 12 days P&G spends more on advertising than it has over the past decade to develop and utilize non-animal methods. This multi-billion dollar corporation has the resources and the ability to eliminate all animal tests today that are not required by law, but it lacks the will. P&G systematically puts profits above ethics, which is why the consumer boycott is so essential. Join the Boycott of P&G - Don't Buy While Animals Die!! What Can You Do? PROTEST! This can be as simple as leafleting outside a centrally located supermarket stocking lots of P&G products. Protesters can also collect P&G products from friends and neighbors and return them en masse, demanding a refund because of P&G's animal testing policy. Contact IDA at pg@pandgkills.com to receive materials for your protest. Join activists at P&G's headquarters in Cincinnati, OH for a full day of protest on May 25. First Protest - 11:00am Fountain Square - 5th & Vine, downtown Cincinnati 12:00pm to 1pm - Rally/Speakers 1pm - 2 pm March (ends at Fountain Sq.) Second protest - 5pm P&G Animal Research Lab 8700 Mason -Montgomery Rd Mason, Ohio (2-3 miles from Fields-Ertel exit off I-71) For more information on this event contact ADL Cincinnati: adlcincinnati2002@yahoo.com ; 513-219-3029 PROTEST OUTSIDE A P&G FACILITY Check IDA's website for a listing of a P&G location near you: http://www.pandgkills.com/pgfacil.html CALL THE COMPANY Call 1-800-542-1745 and tell them to make 2002 the year that P&G ends animal tests! For inquiries or to register your event on our website: pg@pandgkills.com