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First, let me define some key-terms & offer links for further info about them, to start out with:

---"Cruelty-Free"

A verbal-label which usually denotes a human-product made without animal-testing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruelty-free

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---"Vegan"

A person who abstains from food/clothes/tools/entertainment that was produced through the exploitation of animals or animal-byproducts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism

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---"Jainist"

A person who practices the Five Great Vows of "Non-Violence", "Non-Possessiveness", Non-Dishonesty", Non-Thievery" and "Non-Reproductivity"; in order to weaken the sway of the physical & strengthen the spiritual, for the purpose of attaining liberating insight which will end the cycle of death-&-rebirth. (Thus achieving moksha from samsara.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism

See Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism

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---"Vajrayana Buddhist"

A person who utilizes "skillful-means" to repurpose "desire" to the point of totally exhausting any influence by the mental-poisons/hindrances over one's thoughts/speech/actions (plus practicing regular principles espoused by Gautama Buddha through the "Four Noble Truths" & the "Noble Eightfold Path"); in order to have a direct-experience of the truth-of-reality. (Which provides an alternative path to the same wisdom which ends the cycle of suffering,-death-&-rebirth.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana

See Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_vegetarianism

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---"Albigensian Cathar (Gnostic Christian)"

A person who practices extreme ascetic-renunciation from worldly-activity in order to focus exclusively on one's "spiritual-essence" in order to eventually achieve salvation from our current state of "material-imprisonment".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharism

See Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_vegetarianism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manichaeism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandaeism

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---"Bodhisattva"

A person who has made the commitment to postpone entering pari-nirvana for the purpose of remaining in samsara in order to continue benefitting ALL beings still trapped in the cycle of death/rebirth; in addition to always dedicating any merit from virtuous activity towards the ultimate goal of EVERYONE'S salvation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva

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DATABASES

https://crueltyfree.peta.org/

https://www.leapingbunny.org/

https://www.crueltyfreekitty.com/

"Cruelty-Free Kitty", "Leaping Bunny" and "P.E.T.A." each offer their own database where you can find "cruelty-free" versions of whatever items you might be intending to purchase.

They also provide other articles relevant to sparking the heightened compassion that actually provokes a person to make the little augmentations to their own existence which can make a world-wide difference.


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ARTICLES

https://ethicalelephant.com/cruelty-free-loopholes/

This article helps caution that even once an individual starts to care about the suffering of other lifeforms more, this human civilization is so based on exploitation that even "cruelty-free" products can misleading.

https://lmi.edu/cruelty-free-vs-vega...he-difference/

Similar to the "natural" VS "organic" labeling-problem, where advertisements of "all natural ingredients" conceal the fact that a product is still being generated in dubious ways, without adhering to any real kind of accountability for what they are claiming.

https://www.sustainablejungle.com/fe...free-vs-vegan/

https://www.tomsofmaine.com/good-mat...vegan-products

Further clarifications over the differences & overlaps between "cruelty-free" and "vegan" labeling.

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https://www.treehugger.com/best-huma...-traps-5090077

https://veganuniversal.com/get-rid-of-ants-humanely

https://www.familyhandyman.com/artic...t-rid-of-ants/

Here are some humane solutions for "pest" problems.

It's good to remember that a human home probably seems as if no different from a weird tree to animals, since houses are made of lumber & other repurposed materials from nature.

But despite understanding that some creatures are considered "unwanted visitors", I limited myself to providing options for mice & ants.

Hopefully, if other lifeforms are causing issue, these links will atleast spark the idea of seeking humane alternatives for removing whatever other creature(s) might be a nuisance to you.


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https://pinkispalate.com/

https://veganjains.com/recipes/

http://www.jainvegans.org/recipes/

This section deals with food; and the fact that even after abstaining from meals derived from suffering, our planet actually does still offer a cornucopia of abundance.

So since sustenance is still required to maintain one's physical embodiment, here are a trio of websites that provide recipes that atleast attempt to minimize harm against other lifeforms.

https://www.jaina.org/news/63088/Jai...ip-V.-Shah.htm

In addition, here's an article concerning how Jainist tradition might need an update in regards to certain things like dairy, because the modern practiices related to that industry have changed alot since the days of Mahavira Jaina.

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https://adventureswithart.com/best-v...lored-pencils/

https://doublecheckvegan.com/vegan-art-supplies/

The issue of ingredients derived from suffering extends to all types of items, including what humans create art with.

But there are atleast a couple art-supply companies who offer tools that weren't made from animals.