For information on companies that do and do not conduct chemical and/or
product testing on animals for cosmetic and household products, click here.
The linked page includes other information regarding animal testing.
The cruelty-free label is not meaningful and is potentially misleading to consumers. Many raw materials used in cosmetics were tested on animals years ago when they were first introduced. A cosmetic manufacturer might only use those raw materials and base their "cruelty-free" claims on the fact that the materials or products are not currently tested on animals. Some companies may use these claims even if the ingredients are tested on animals, or if they commission laboratories to conduct animal tests, arguing that their company does not test the finished product on animals. Some cosmetic companies may indeed not use animal testing, relying instead on information from the scientific literature, test-tube tests, or tests on humans rather than animals to substantiate their product safety. However, since there is no official definition, it is impossible for consumers to know what is meant by the claim. In fact, it can mean whatever the manufacturer wants it to mean. Consumers should contact the manufacturer directly to learn more about what the claim means on a specific product.
Foods, drugs, and cosmetics are required to list their ingredients (with a few exceptions, such as fragrances in cosmetics), but household cleaning products are not required to disclose their ingredients (except for disinfectants or other ingredients considered to be antimicrobial pesticides). (source)
Farm Sanctuary works to protect farm animals from cruelty, inspire change in the way society views and treats farm animals, and promote compassionate vegan living.
Currently, Farm Sanctuary operates two shelters — a 175-acre farm in upstate New York and a 300-acre farm in northern California. Our shelters rescue, rehabilitate and provide lifelong care for hundreds of animals who have been rescued from stockyards, factory farms, and slaughterhouses.
For teachers and parents, visit their education page. Click here. Cultivating Compassion: Teachers' Guide and Student Activities, offers lesson plans, hand-outs, and activities for teaching that farmed animals have feelings, too. Elementary (grades 3-5), Intermediate (grades 6-8), and Secondary (grades 9-12) Levels available.
Visit their website and learn more about what this wonderful organization does and how they help the animals they rescue. Click here.
Farm animals got a boost from celebrities in 2010 as well. Ellen DeGeneres advocated for an end to the factory farming of turkeys as spokesperson for the Adopt-A-Turkey Project, and four-time NBA champion and wellness guru John Salley hosted the Thanksgiving Celebration FOR the Turkeys at our California shelter.
Southern Airlines' L.A. office, the largest airline in China—has made the compassionate decision to cancel its plans to ship 80 monkeys from China to the U.S., where they were going to end up in the hands of Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (SNBL) and Harlan Laboratories and be tormented in cruel experiments.
From the SNBL website:
SNBL states on their own website; "Invaluable life... Let us always keep our respect for life." (and) "The treasure of a society is people. Let us value our spirit, which makes us humane." (source: SNBL)
"SNBL USA is a preclinical contract research organization (CRO) that specializes in nonhuman primate (NHP) and small animal research." (source: SNBL USA)
"The facility has expanded with increasing demand and can initiate pharmaceutical 'studie's at short notice. SNBL is highly regarded for its responsiveness and its wide range of techniques. SNBL offers juvenile studies in cynomolgus and rhesus monkeys (age at first administration, 8-12 months), beagles (3 weeks), and rats (5 days). Furthermore, SNBL offers studies in mature and aged beagles and primates. ACVP Board-Certified Pathologists are on site to assist with any service SNBL USA offers."
The United Kingdom is exploring new approaches such as conducting tests on laboratory-grown cell cultures and computer modelling.
Not animal testing. In fact, animal testing is illegal in countries other than the US.
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BANNING ANIMAL TESTING ON HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
HUGE progress for the United Kingdom!
Last update, July 18th, 2011
The testing of cosmetics or their ingredients on animals has been illegal in Britain since 2008.
"Animal testing for everyday household products such as washing up liquid,
furniture polish, air freshener and bleach could soon be banned in the UK.
The Government has taken a first step towards ending the practice, which will make household products subject to the same rules as cosmetics."
The animal tests for household products currently involve giving animals
high toxic doses
of chemicals or rubbing irritants into their skin.
(photo source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk)
"In a statement today Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone said inflicting pain and suffering on animals to manufacture household products was 'unacceptable'.
The programme will involve exploring new approaches such as conducting tests on laboratory-grown cell cultures and computer modelling.
Mice, rats and guinea pigs are most commonly used in the testing of household product chemicals, but tests may also be carried out on rabbits and dogs, according to the BUAV.
The effects can include vomiting, seizures, internal bleeding and organ damage. Animals are routinely killed even when a test is not fatal. (Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk)
Source and to read this article in detail: click here!
Hopefully the US will follow. Kudos to Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone.
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Many products claiming to be "cruelty free" or "not tested on animals" actually contain ingredients that were, at some point or are still being, tested on animals even before the cosmetic company purchased the ingredient. Many high-end stores still continue to test their 'complete' formulas (lotions, soaps, cleansers, anti-aging serums, creams, makeup, ointments, etc) on animals.
The alleged "cruelty free" claim often refers to the final product; however, the majority of animal testing occurs during manufacturing of the ingredient or through the supply chain. Therefore, these products actually contain ingredients where animals are subjected to chemical testing. Unfortunately there are large companies stating they do not test on animals, when in fact they are contracting to an outside source to conduct testing on animals for them. Labels and claims are still confusing and misleading to consumers. The above links list to s help to identify the large corporations still known to be subjecting animals to chemical and product testing.
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Since we are avid supporters of animals, whether it to stop subjecting them to cosmetic testing and to stop any type of animal abuse, we want to help bring awareness of these herds and the efforts underway to protect them. for those who are not aware of it.
“In Cloud’s remote mountain wilderness we have a perfect opportunity to step back and watch nature call the shots. Predators and daunting weather are limiting the herd size—naturally,” she states. “Yet, human over management is jeopardizing their future survival. We could lose Cloud and his herd forever, unless we’re willing to stand up for them now.”
The Cloud Foundation, is a Colorado 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, that grew out of Ginger Kathrens’ knowledge and fear for not only Cloud’s herd but other wild horses in the West. “I began to realize that we were losing America’s wild horses,” Ginger says. “They are rounded up by the thousand, losing in an instant what they value most--freedom and family. I realized that even Cloud and his family were in danger.”
Show your support of our Mustangs, visit The Cloud Foundation's website, here.
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Animal testing is not just for cosmetic chemicals and ingredients,
view this video below to learn more.
May 16th, 2011 World Week For Animals In Laboratories 2011 - Los Angeles. CA
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This year, a Chinese medical study looked at what happens to gene expression and inflammation markers when you administer Hepatitis B vaccine to mice at birth, and showed that the Hepatitis B vaccine significantly altered liver gene expression, indicative of not just "inflammation", but subtoxic adverse effects from the vaccine including subtle liver injury.
Which is presumably why the said doctor had been so alarmed at the abnormal liver function tests, and prolonged jaundice in their practice way back in 1987.
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