Vladimir,
For years, animal rights
activists have been calling for the end of cosmetics
testing on innocent animals. Not only is the practice
deeply cruel, causing unnecessary suffering to
animals; through technological advances and a
long list of already approved ingredients, this
awful practice has in recent years
become totally
unnecessary. By recently passing a
ban on the sale of cosmetics that test on
animals, Louisiana just showed that
there is no excuse for companies to continue to subject
animals to this abuse!
During cosmetic
testing, animals have products forced into their eyes,
down their throats, and slathered on their poor, tender
skin. They are kept in bleak testing
facilities where they may never see the sun, touch
grass, or know true love and nurturing. Rabbits,
guinea pigs, mice, and rats, to name a few, are
restrained during these painful tests so they
cannot move or get free -- and they go through all of it
without any pain relief.
There are
cheaper, faster alternatives that do not subject poor
animals -- who should have the opportunity to live lives
with autonomy and dignity -- to abusive cosmetic testing
practices. Sign the petition now to tell
the remaining 41 U.S. states that allow the sale of
cosmetics tested on animals, along with Washington D.C.,
to emulate Louisiana's
ban!