In the morning when you are putting
on make up or washing your
hair do you ever thing what goes in
to making the product? Well here
are some facts you should know.
Most products like eye shadow,
eyeliner, shaving crème, deodorant,
nail polish, shampoo, and conditioner
are tested on animals in labs.
Each year in the U.S. an estimated
70 million animals are maimed (to
disfigure), blinded, scalded, forcefed
chemicals, genetically manipulated,
and otherwise hurt and killed
in the name of science. For example,
the Drazie test is and eye test
the testers put caustic substances
into rabbits eyes which is extremely
painful for them. Sometimes
rabbits break their necks and backs
trying to escape. The companies
are not required by law to do this
to animals but do it because it is a
way to avoid liability in the event
of a lawsuit. These tests are mainly
used to test the degree of harmfulness
of the products and their
ingredients. I don’t think that
animals should be treated like this
because they can feel and they can
breathe. Why not take care of
them like you would take care of
each other. Animals should have
rights too. For example LD (the lethal
dose test measures the amount
of a toxic substance that will, in a
single dose, kill a certain percentage
of animals in a test group. To
avoid interference with results no
painkillers are administered) tests
do not measure human health hazards,
but only determine the level
of toxicity to the type of animal.
So what is the point of animal testing
with almost greater than 50%
of the testing does not translate to
humans? Non-animal testing methods
that are more reliable and less
expensive have been developed.
Some of the new test methods in
volve using cell and skin tissue cultures,
corneas from eye banks and
sophisticated computer and mathematical
models. Some companies
just quit testing all together and are
using non-toxic natural ingredients.
The American Heart Association
with other responsible and committed
organizations have identi
fied and supported policies that
foster intelligent and appropriate
use of animal testing. Some animal
testing has also had some benefits
by helping researching cures such
as AIDS/HIV. Some organizations
that don’t use animals as test subjects’
animals are Mary Kay, Avon,
The Body Shop, Almay, Abercrombie
& Fitch, Victoria’s Secret, Aloe
Vera, and Bath and Body Works. A
group of people got together in a
park and lit a dog on fire for fun
(animal planet TV show). Don’t you
think this kind of cruelty should be
stopped? Hunting I understand you
help the animals from over populating,
but testing animals to see
if the toxins in a product are too
high isn’t a way to solve your problem.
Testing it on other things that
aren’t alive its not right. “Would
you spray your dog in the eyes with
perfume… I THINK NOT!” said
Maddy Kirchoff. If you have pets
would you want them to be hurt or
greatly injured? If not why would
you let other animals suffer too?
To learn more about how you can
help these animals to ASPCA.com
to stop the suffering.