Cosmetic Testing on Animals People are working to end cosmetic animal testing by educating the public and instituting new laws. Animals do not have a voice of their own and cannot speak up about the abuse they experience, so animal rights advocates are speaking out on their behalf. Cruelty Free International has estimated that "500,000 animals continue to be used annually in animals testing for cosmetics" (Iglesias). Many people unconsciously buy big brands that participate in cosmetic animal testing, therefore supporting the company in the use of animals. Many companies are starting to delegate their cosmetic testing to outside countries that don’t have laws against animal testing. The effects of animal testing is the death of many innocent animals. Testing even a single ingredient on an animal can result in “the death of 1400 animals” (Iglesias). Dangerous chemicals are being dripped into eyes and smeared on animals' bodies, resulting in burning and other side effects. In the 1940’s the Draize Eye Test used rabbits to observe and record any eye damage or irritation caused by a cosmetic product (Goering). Most cosmetic labs know that animal testing is inhumane, but they continue to do it. In Japanese labs, the scientist hold memorial services for the animals they used and killed, this clearly shows their guilt for harming innocent …show more content…
In 1966, the Animal Welfare act was passed in the United States by President Lyndon B. Johnson, declaring that the federal government will regulate the treatment of animals in research labs (Fellenz). Although it wasn’t a total ban on animal testing, it is a step closer to a nationwide ban on the use of animal testing. In Europe, The European parliament banned the sale of animal tested cosmetics produced throughout the European union, which later was changed to apply to other animal tested cosmetics that were produced in other parts of the world