Off the bottle
Nalgene goes on the "no-buy" list
BY Richard Johnson
If you’re the type to slap stickers on your Nalgene water bottle, Rocky Mountain Animal Defense (RMAD) has a new one for you: “This is my last Nalgene bottle,” it reads.
The Colorado-based animal rights group has organized a boycott of Nalgene because its parent company, Nalge Nunc International (NNI), also makes products designed for animal testing and research. Plastic cages and ventilated cabinets are sold on NNI’s website, www.nalgenelabware.com.
NNI published a response to the campaign on its website last year. “We do not conduct any animal testing in the development or manufacturing of our products and we do not condone the inhumane treatment of animals,” it reads. However, the letter goes on to state that animal testing has been fundamental to medical-science breakthroughs such as the polio vaccine, chemotherapy and insulin. David Crawford, executive director of RMAD, estimates his group has sold over 1,000 stickers, but the boycott has yet to be picked up in Canada.
