LIBRA
03-04-2009, 11:14 AM
Another great site you can search for cruelty free products, really amazing site.
http://www.caringconsumer.com/products.asp
Shocking. Do you really want to be apart of that? Horrible practices!
Although we’re well into a new millennium, some cosmetics and household-product companies, such as Procter & Gamble, L’Oréal, and Johnson & Johnson, remain in the Dark Ages, performing cruel and crude tests on animals.
One such test, the painful Draize eye irritancy test, involves placing substances into the eyes of restrained rabbits, then recording the eye’s progressive deterioration. Some also use the lethal dose test, forcing substances such as oven cleaner or nail polish down animals’ throats, pumping it into their stomachs through a tube, or injecting it into their bodies, until a percentage of the animals die. No law requires that mascara, shampoo, or laundry detergent be tested on animals. Furthermore, animal tests do not keep harmful products off the market. Some companies blind and poison animals in an effort to protect themselves from consumer lawsuits, but there are better testing methods—non-animal tests that are cheaper, faster, and more reliable for assuring human safety.
http://www.caringconsumer.com/products.asp
Shocking. Do you really want to be apart of that? Horrible practices!
Although we’re well into a new millennium, some cosmetics and household-product companies, such as Procter & Gamble, L’Oréal, and Johnson & Johnson, remain in the Dark Ages, performing cruel and crude tests on animals.
One such test, the painful Draize eye irritancy test, involves placing substances into the eyes of restrained rabbits, then recording the eye’s progressive deterioration. Some also use the lethal dose test, forcing substances such as oven cleaner or nail polish down animals’ throats, pumping it into their stomachs through a tube, or injecting it into their bodies, until a percentage of the animals die. No law requires that mascara, shampoo, or laundry detergent be tested on animals. Furthermore, animal tests do not keep harmful products off the market. Some companies blind and poison animals in an effort to protect themselves from consumer lawsuits, but there are better testing methods—non-animal tests that are cheaper, faster, and more reliable for assuring human safety.