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Animal Testing in Cosmetics - Coggle Diagram
Animal Testing in Cosmetics
animal rights
animal activists believe animals have inherent legal rights
is it only right to use animal testing in medical purposes
Research purposes
may suffer physical and mental pain
may help eliminate life-threatening diseases or aid human health
cosmetics isn't as important as medical researches
may help determine if some cosmetics are safe for public use (Johnson & Johnson)
product testing
number of animal testing has reduced significantly
may suffer physical and mental pain
PETA claims that 14 million animals “suffer and die” each year in experiments to test the safety of cosmetics and household cleaning products.
Skin and eye irritation tests where chemicals are rubbed onto the shaved skin or dripped into the eyes of restrained rabbits, without any pain relief.
animal welfare groups to help with this issue
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals)
ASPCA (Animal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
The Body Shop displayed signs saying that animal testing is "cruel, unessesary and rejected by the Body Shop"
Humane Society of the United States
May ruin the image of cosmetic industries
Advertising Age magazine stated 60% opposed animal testing on cosmetics and 90% won't buy products involved w animal testing
there are more cruelty-free cosmetics coming out
Legal legislations
The 7th amendment to the EU Cosmetics Directive prohibits to put animal-tested cosmetics on the market in Europe after 2013.
India, Israel, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland have passed similar laws banning cosmetic animal testing