The field of animal advocacy has historically suffered from a lack of research attention and animal testing for cosmetics is an ugly business. Around the world, many thousands of animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs and mice suffer needlessly to test products like lipstick and shampoo, even thou...
Chile has published a new law banning the use of animals for testing cosmetics, making it the fourth Latin American country and 45th country worldwide to impose such a ban. Law No 21646, published on 26 January in Chile's Diario Oficial, amends the country's health code to prohibit the ...
We have not carried out any tests on animals for our cosmetic products since the late 1980s, around 15 years before a respective EU ban came into effect in 2004. What is more, since March 2013, the cosmetics regulation prohibits the testing of cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients on animals in...
Activists show their support for an end to cosmetic testing on animals in China Since then, plenty of consumers have come to rely on animal-testing as a surefire way of knowing that the products they use are safe. Thanks to advances in technology, however, there are currently three m...
New Jersey Bans the Sale of Out-of-State Cosmetics Tested on Animals While the state had already banned animal testing for cosmetics where alternative methods exist, the law extends its reach to ban the sale of such cosmetics from outside of the state. Nov 9th, 2021 Animal Alternatives Givaud...
Not many people know that there are many steps in creating these cosmetics. On of the final step is to test these cosmetics on animals to make sure they are safe. Innocent animals who have no ability to fight or communicate with humans for justice. For past few years, the demand for ...
“prohibition of testing of cosmetics on animals – No person shall use any animal for testing of cosmetics”, to the existing Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. Soon afterwards, the ministry amended rule 135-B to prohibit the import of cosmetics that have been tested on animals in other ...
Cosmetics testing kills 3.9 million animals Inching towards animal free cosmetic testing As cosmetics grow more sophisticated and the line between cosmetic products and drugs continues to blur, it will become increasingly difficult for cosmetic companies to use term such as "cosmeceutical" to describe ...
Cruelty Free International is the only global campaigning organisation whose sole mission is to bring about an end to the use of animals for cosmetics tests for products and their ingredients. With offices in the UK, US,BrazilandAsia, it works with governments, regulators, companies and partner ...
Do you think using animals for testing is good? Well scientists and vets test on animals to find a way to cure diseases like cancer in humans. If the tests fail the animal has to die or they will get really ill. They even use cosmetics on animals (they apply makeup on them.) Some...