A Brush with Blood
Don't kill them with your strokes.
Ever wondered what the brush you use is made of? 'Natural' paint and make-up brushes contain the hair of animals such as mongoose and squirrels, creating a cruel and explosive industry.
Our choices as consumers can make a large impact. Let's take an effort to know more about the products we buy and the industries we support.
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Some of the cases busted by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau's joint operation since 2018
In 1991, Schedule IV of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act made the killing of mongoose & the use of mongoose products illegal.
Despite the ban, most paint brush manufacturers, traders & retailers in India continue to deal in brushes made of mongoose & squirrel hair.
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For 1 kg of hair, over 25 mongooses are killed.
Know about a mongoose or squirrel hair brush trader / shop / seller?
Report to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau,
Ministry of Environment, Forests, Climate Change
Are you a faculty, student at Art College or a Cafè?
Feel free to invite us to hold a talk!
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