Petition to Ban Animal Tested Cosmetics
beauty has an ugly side
Crude and painful experiments continue to be carried out on thousands of animals to test new cosmetics and household products or their ingredients globally. This is despite the fact that over 8,000 ingredients are widely available for commercial application without the need for any further testing on animals.
Cats, dogs, rabbits, pigs, rats and birds are among the animals that suffer in experiments, with animals like beagles being particularly favoured because of their gentle, trusting nature.
Tests used vary but animals may undergo experiments such as having chemicals applied to their skin or eyes to see what level of irritation and damage a substance would cause or dosed with substances to see if they cause cancer.
Send a submission against animal testing. You can also download a list of NZ companies that don't test on animals.
Crude and painful experiments continue to be carried out on thousands of animals to test new cosmetics and household products or their ingredients globally. This is despite the fact that over 8,000 ingredients are widely available for commercial application without the need for any further testing on animals.
Cats, dogs, rabbits, pigs, rats and birds are among the animals that suffer in experiments, with animals like beagles being particularly favoured because of their gentle, trusting nature.
Tests used vary but animals may undergo experiments such as having chemicals applied to their skin or eyes to see what level of irritation and damage a substance would cause or dosed with substances to see if they cause cancer.
Send a submission against animal testing. You can also download a list of NZ companies that don't test on animals.