Rats & Rabbits aren't the only ones they experiments on.
These cosmestic companies test on rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, cats, dogs, and primates.
\ˈænəməl ˈkruːltɪ\
1 : willful or wanton infliction of pain, suffering, or death upon an animal or the intentional or malicious neglect of an animal
Examples in Cosmetics: skin and eye irritation tests, repeated force-feeding studies, and widely condemned "lethal dose" tests
from Brittanica & Humane Society Websites
Every year, there are 115 animals tested on for cosmetic research in the world.
from Cruelty-Free International & Petpedia Websites
These cosmestic companies test on rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, cats, dogs, and primates.
This statistic includes cosmetic procedures along other experiments
PetPediaBritain is the leading country with 3 million animals per year.
PetPediaThe Preventing Animal Cruelty & Torture act became law on November 25th, 2019. Most people think that would change things in the beauty industry, but that would be incorrect. In one of the exceptions, it states “medical or scientific research.”
from Congress Website
This means that animals can still be “purposely crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury” just to discover the effects it may have on humans.
Here are some ways you can help animal testing stop!
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