Companies That do and do Not Test on Animals

If you haven’t read last week’s post on my blog, I discuss the types of testing that animals often have to endure for our cosmetic, skincare, and cleaning supplies . Last week’s topic does talk about violent topics, however, it is an important issue to discusses. By learning about the types of animal tests, people will be able to form their own opinion on the importance of animal testing. But, after learning more about animal testing, I can confidently state that animal testing is cruel, unethical, and unnecessary. 

Moving forward, I will discuss the companies that do test on animals as well as the companies that don’t test on animals. There are a few ways people are able to figure out which companies do and do not test on animals, which I will also discuss. 

Why Animal Testing Should be Stopped

While animal testing allows companies to have security over their products for consumers to trust that their products are safe for usage, the tests performed on animals are harsh and tortoreous. Animals that are used for testing are being tortured and left with lifelong conditions, or killed afterwards. As the Lone Star College states, “Animals and people are alike in many ways; they both feel, think, behave, and experience pain,” (Lone Star College, n.d.) which means that what hurts us, hurts animals as much. 

Animal testing is to test the types of reaction that could orrur in humans, but animals and humans are different in regard to the types of substances and chemicals that will react with them. As the Doctors Against Animal Experiments states,

“Animals and humans differ considerably with regard to anatomy, physiology and metabolism,” (Doctors Against Animal Experiments, n.d.). 

Animal testing is unneccessary because no matter how many tests occur on animals to test the quality of the product before humans use it, there will always be a first human to be tested on. As PETA stated,

“95 percent of all drugs that are shown to be safe and effective in animal tests fail in human trials because they don’t work or are dangerous,” (PETA, n.d.)

and many of the side effects listed are often changed after the human trials because the animals and the humans have different experiences and reactions to the test chemicals and substances. 

Companies That Test on Animals

As important as it is to be knowledgeable about the animals that are typically tested on as well as the types of tests animals are used for, it’s also important to learn about the companies that do test on animals. Below, I’ve included a picture taken from PETA’s website showing the brands that pay for animal testing on their products so they are able to sell their products in China as of April 6, 2020 (PETA, 2020)

It should also be noted that claims on bottles stating that they are cruelty free are not always true. According to PETA,

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration doesn’t regulate “cruelty-free” or “not tested on animals” packaging labels, so companies can put them on their packaging even if the product or ingredients have been tested on animals" (PETA, 2020).

The Vegan Rabbit is a good resource to use to learn which companies test on animals, lie about testing on animals, or do not test on animals. Below, I've included a few pictures from The Vegan Rabbit's website that show which companies test on animals (Rose, 2020). I created this collage, but all of the information was taken from CrueltyFreeKitty.

Companies That do Not Test on Animals

Although there are quite a lot of brands that test on animals, there are also quite a few that do not participate in animal testing. Below I’ve created a collage of all the brands that do not currently test on Animals. All of the information was taken from the CruetlyFreeKitty website (Rose, 2020). I created this collage, but all of the information was taken from CrueltyFreeKitty.

Where to Look to Find This Information

When looking at the brands that do and do not test on animals, I used websites like PETA, CreultyFreeKitty, and Vegan Rabbit. These website are created to spread knowledge to the public about cruelty among animals, companies that partake in animal cruelty, and companies that do not partake in animal cruelty. 

When I was putting together the collages to show which companies do and do not test on animals, I was shocked to see how many companies did test on animals. There were so many that I currently use that I didn’t think tested on animals. This project has allowed me to learn more about the cruelty animals face for humans to feel beautiful. I will work towards purchasing more cruelty free products.

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References

Doctors Against Animal Experiments. (n.d.). Why animal experiments are not necessary. Retrieved from https://www.aerzte-gegen-tierversuche.de/en/resources/46-why-animal-experiments-are-not-necessary

Lone Star College. (n.d.). Save the animals: Stop animal testing. Retrieved from https://www.lonestar.edu/stopanimaltesting.htm

PETA. (2020, April 6). These beauty brands are still tested on animals. Retrieved from https://www.peta.org/living/personal-care-fashion/beauty-brands-that-you-thought-were-cruelty-free-but-arent/

PETA. (n.d.). Animal testing is bad science: Point/Counterpoint. Retrieved from https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/animal-testing-bad-science/

Rose, S. (2020, March 23). List of officially cruelty-free brands. Retrieved from https://www.crueltyfreekitty.com/list-of-cruelty-free-brands/

Rose, S. (2020, April 13). List of companies that test on animals 2020. Retrieved from https://www.crueltyfreekitty.com/companies-that-test-on-animals/

The Vegan Rabbit. (2011, June 3). GIANT list of companies that test on animals » vegan rabbit. Retrieved from https://veganrabbit.com/list-of-companies-that-do-test-on-animals/