A bipartisan bill could finally end cruel and needless animal cosmetics testing in the U.S.
Recently reintroduced, the Humane Cosmetics Act would not only save innocent rabbits, mice and other animals from being tortured and killed in unnecessary experiments, but it would also ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.
Animals used in cosmetic testing are subjected to excruciatingly painful procedures, like being force-fed chemicals that make them bleed and convulse. The animals may have toxic substances painfully dropped in their eyes or applied to their skin, burning off their fur.
When the testing is over, they are typically killed by decapitation, neck-breaking, or asphyxiation.
“It’s long past time to end cosmetics animal testing in the U.S.,” said Representative Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), one of the bill’s co-sponsors, in a press release. “Not only is this practice inhumane, but it is also ineffective and costly. Companies across the U.S. now successfully use alternative methods of testing that more accurately predict the effect of cosmetics on humans. This bipartisan bill would protect innocent animals from needless abuse, while modernizing our cosmetics industry.”
Sign this petition to urge Congressional leaders to pass the Humane Cosmetics Act and finally stop the suffering.
If The Body Shop can do it why can’t other businesses follow their example. It’s about time animal testing became illegal.
Animals should not be treated in this horrible manner. They did nothing to deserve it.
Please stop the testing and torture if animalswuthbtidsys technology there should be other ways to perform these tests.
I also hope and pray all this INSANE testing on animals will eventually be outlawed. If you have one lick of sense you know it would not be a good eye to put hair color into your eyes or tip the bottle up and drink it. So many of these tests are the same old tests, the data has already been collected but their gov. grant dollars will dry up if they don’t continue testing, so the testing goes on and on and more animals are made to suffer. Sad, very sad.
Excellent read, I just passed this onto a friend
who was doing some research on that. And he just bought me lunch as I found it
for him smile Therefore let me rephrase that: Thank you
for lunch!
STOP STOP AND STOP!!!!
Test on humans they are the ones who want all these things!!
The people of China are just horrible and they are into animal cruelty. I HATE CHINA!!
Another point is to use only cruelty free products, including cosmetics and household products and cleaners which also test on animals. There are many cruelty free products that are excellent . And by the way any company that sells cosmetics to China does test on animals even if they say they don’t because not only does China like to mistreat their citizens but a l so insists on animal testing
I am happy to see how many comments admonish testing on people instead of animals. Humans are selfish and thoughtless, and deserve to be treated at least as badly as we treat other species. Testing on animals is completely despicable and serves no purpose because scientists have established that results gleaned from animal testing doesn’t apply to the human body. Only testing on humans will benefit us. Both the American Anti-Vivisection and National Anti-Vivisection Societies have new technologies that can be used instead of live animal testing. I’m sick of my tax dollars being wasted on despicable animal testing, and it’s time for our representatives in Congress to listen to us.
Why this practice still exists today is beyond me!!! It is dispicable!!!!! I pray every day that torture and abuse of animals be put to an end!! It is completely irrvelant to how human tissue or organs react, and offers no new information, whatsoever. It is pointless and cruel beyond words!!!!!!!
I completely agree with Valerie McAndrew. The God I believe in made man to be the GUARDIANS of animals, not destroyers or tormentors. People need to stop using animals for their own benefit & treat them with dignity and respect! When it is said that people act like animals is an unjust statement & an insult to animals. You never see animals doing the horrific things human beings are capable of doing!!!! Animals have higher morals and standards than most humans!!!!
Should test these products on murderers paedophiles hardened scum criminals and leave the poor defenless animals alone, so sad to see them tortured and in pain, whitch why should always use natural and cruelty free products.
I agree with Jim. B
I have been speaking out about the cruelty and unnecessary brutality that cosmetic testing inflicts on the Animal prisoners for over 30 years. I know that some companies have now become cruelty free, but they are few and far between. I had a debate with a woman who sells L’Occitane cosmetics who maintained that ALL COSMETICS ARE TESTED ON ANIMALS, since even those which state they are Cruelty Free have been given to subcontracting companies that TEST ON ANIMALS. Is this true ? This would be such a betrayal of people who have worked so hard to save Animals from horrors such as Revlon’s Draize Rabbit Blinding Test, and hundreds of other “tests” that are really just excuses for sadistic individuals posing as Scientists to get huge grants for their companies. We must stop this nightmare and what I believe is a War Against Animals: From Horror Labs, to Circuses, Zoos, Animal Trafficking and Neglect and Abuse, Animals suffer because of the Cruelty of some Humans and the Indifference or inability to acknowledge and speak out against such obvious pain and torture. Thank you for giving us another forum to end this nightmare for our Animal Friends that rely on us to be better and speak up for them to improve their lives and save them from pain and suffering.
If You want to test, then then use the people IN PRISONS! They LOST THEIR RIGHTS, That is what they’re there for! The animals in PRISONS are pedophiles, murderers, etc! Don’t even think It’s okay to use defenseless animals,! What you do IS MURDER!
Unacceptable, completely unacceptable…this would make anyone with an iota of compassion or awareness nauseated..
I have 6 rescue rabbits, two of whom are the type of “meat rabbits” used for “testing” cosmetics. IF women are so fond of daubing crap on their faces to make them look like they are sexually aroused and available(and make no bones about it, that is what cosmetics are really mimicking) then perhaps HUMAN TESTING should be used.
What the hell is wrong with the human race?
How would most of these “scientists” like it if an alien race decided humanswere a food source and decided to herd humans into pens, kept them in gestation crates and tested toxic chemicals on them?
The utter lack of conscious awareness of most humans make them better candidates than the average rabbit. (not inclusive of those people out there, and you know who you are, who because you are reading and signing this petition)
Most dangerous breed on the earth: HUMANS!
They are nothing but pieces of shit who experience on innocent beings, instead using the criminals who deserve to die!!!
It is official: I hate humans!
Animal cruelty is at an all time high these days. Using them as lab rats for testing is not acceptable. Humans need to start taking responsibility for the harm they do to innocent animals. They were not put on this earth to. mistreat and destroy. The God I love and believe in gave us living, breathing, beautiful creatures to live amongst us, side by side in harmony. Not in blood and pain. It’s time for each individual human to be responsible for what they choose to live with daily. From household products to personal care and food consumption. Know where it comes from and how it was achieveved. Don’t turn a blind eye anymore people,Do your part. BE THEIR VOICE!
STOP testing on animals!!! Most of the tests have no purpose for humans or provide no new information.
The people who do this are cold and heartless. Let all animals go. There are ways to test without using animals!
This has been going on for YEARS! Do you actually believe these evil humans will really get a conscience and stop this horrific nazi S#!T ! Animals will no longer suffer at the hands of humans when the last human on earth is DEAD ! I for one cant wait !!!
This horrendous torture and suffering of animals being tested on HAS TO STOP AND END FOR GOOD. This is outdated and unnecessary today. This is animal CRUELTY and it is unacceptable.
I’ve been seeing this trend since the mid 1960’s as the National Enquirer ran these horror stories
in their News way back!
I thought this would be halted. I will not buy any products that test on animals.
I hate animal cruelty and the people that harm animals.
I’ve never started a petition before. I will definitely check into it!
I don’t know how people who carry out these experiments on animals sleep at night
What type of person does this to an animal? Researchers are actually psychopaths hiding behind lab coats. Very similar to how pedophiles hid behind the cloth of the church. It really is time to take these demonics out of society permanently.
Testing on animals is evil and show be outlawed!!!!!
If companies used “generally regarded as safe” ingredients which they should do anyhow, there would be no need for animal testing.
Testing on innocent animals from humans is evil !!!
Do this testing on evil beings in prisons , they deserve to suffer !!! NOT GODS PRECIOUS ANIMALS ……..
This barbaric testing should never ever have been done in the first place. What gives people the right to use a defenseless creature to test their products? What type of thinking is this? Sheer madness. How do the people who actually administer these tests live with themselves? I can’t even begin to imagine what a cold, meaningless life they live. God help us for being such an ignorant race.
Who are the people forced to harm defenseless animals? It is painful and deadly for the animals being abused for “beauty” and harmful psychologically for the workers in these despicable labs.
It saddens my heart so very much to see this horrific, painful torture of these animals. It is so unnecessary. If more people would speak out against this and donate even just a couple dollars to the animal organizations who are trying so very hard to end this, we could finally stop it. Everyone please, please donate – even if it is a couple dollars – every penny helps!!!!!
This action is way, way overdue and too many animals have suffered and died to test cosmetics, shampoos and other items.
I stopped buying from companies that do animal testing years ago, and yet it is still happening.
CONGRESS NEEDS TO STOP THIS HORRIBLE AND NEEDLESS TORTURING AND KILLING OF ANIMALS………NOW.
There is no reason to continue this barbaric practice. We have enough products STOP you evil people
Zero reason to torture animals like this.. Please STOP
this needs to stop i want that bunny that they hurt .you bastards leave the animals alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!let us do to you that you do to the animals lets see how you feel animals have feelings you should go to prison for life cosmetics women dont need them makes them look nasty i dont wear make up any more because of the cruelty STOP IT NOW bastards
Federal legislation is required and must be enacted to abolish cruel and inhumane treatment of all animals for any reason by individuals, corporations, medical instututions, etc. asap!! Each of us must speak out and act in our communities and demand our legislators action?
I thought this insanity had already stopped. Guess I was delusional. Time to stop it Now.
Sorry to say, but as the Cosmetics Industry is worth many $BILLIONS every year, it will take more than a petition to get them to stop this ‘backside covering’. They do it to ensure that the billions of women who use their products will not be able to sue them if they get the ingredients wrong. Maybe if women the world over would stop buying their products something will happen sooner to stop this barbaric use of animals for cosmetic testing. Shutting down their massive income may get them to listen to our voices a lot sooner.