Beagles are the dog breed most often used in animal testing, due to their size and passive nature. Most dogs are bred specifically for the purpose, by companies such as Harlan. … The dogs are often used in surgical experiments and toxicology tests, according to LA journalist Lu Parker. It’s common for labs to remove the dogs’ vocal chords so their cries don’t bother the technicians, and Parker alleges that some facilities beat and kick the dogs.
As many of you know, I am a strict vegetarian and refuse to eat anything that comes from factory farming, and am militantly opposed to using products that use any animal testing or by-products. Quite a lot of you have asked me to compile a list of my favorite cruelty free companies that I personally use. Basically all of the following companies that I am going to list are affordable — I’m a poor college student, remember. I can’t afford expensive things at all.
- Yes to Carrots
YtC produces organic, cruelty-free skincare and hair products. Relatively inexpensive and available at many stores (including Wholefoods, Target and my local organic food co-op), in addition to YtC the same producer has other lines including Yes to Tomatoes, Yes to Blueberries, and Yes to Cucumbers. - T.N. Dickinson’s
I don’t know if this company is very readily available, but I know that in North Carolina (where I live), it is relatively easy to come by in most supermarkets and drug stores, and is quite inexpensive. The only thing I use from this company is their Pure Witch Hazel astringent. - JĀSÖN
This company has been around since the late 50’s, providing organic, cruelty-free, often vegan alternatives to mainstream hygiene products. As is with most purely organic companies, these products are more expensive that the mainstream alternatives, but they are not exuberantly priced and are often worth it. - Eyes, Lips, Face (ELF)
ELF is the only makeup brand that I know of that is sold in the United States and that is also readily available that is 100% vegan and cruelty-free. Not only are the products by this company ethical, but they are also excellent quality and extremely inexpensive. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a products of theirs cost more than $5, and they offer a wide array of makeup brushes, eye makeup and skincare. - New York Color
A brand similar to ELF, except quite a few of you probably remember how terrible NYC products used to be. They’ve changed their tune and actually have many reliable, good quality and inexpensive as fuck products. There has been some concern about NYC’s animal testing policy after the company was taken over by Coty Inc. I have contacted Coty Inc. myself and have received emails back stating that Coty Inc. does not condone, nor does it use animal-testing unless FDA regulations force them to, however they have been, along with several other companies, trying to develop alternative methods of testing product safety non-contingent upon animal cruelty.
Little Britches experienced happiness for the first time after being rescued, due to those who are called terrorists.
“Britches was the name given by researchers to a stumptail macaque monkey who was born into a breeding colony at the University of California, Riverside in March 1985. He was removed from his mother at birth as part of a psychology experiment into maternal deprivation, and had his eyelids sewn shut as part of a three-year sight-deprivation study involving 24 infant monkeys.
The stitches which blinded him were not even the neat, surgical sutures of experience but huge crude stitches with thick twine, the stitches of indifference, the equivalent of stitching a human’s eyes with string.
So desperate was this little creature for comfort that he would cling on to and hug anything placed in his cage - a blanket, a small cuddly toy, anything. But, deprived of all comfort, all maternal care, and kept in a sterile and barren cage without stimulation, he was mostly allowed only a padded cylinder to cling to.”
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US government spends millions administering street drugs to monkeys in the name of research
“Government abuse and waste of taxpayer dollars takes many forms. Perhaps one of the most outrageous is the countless millions that are spent in the form of grants that fund ‘scientific research.’
A recent report by CNS News explains that, just in the past decade, the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has spent more than $3.6 million on research involving the administration of street drugs like cocaine and heroin to innocent monkeys, whose behaviors are then observed over lengthy periods of time.
The purpose of such research, of course, sounds pretty good on paper. By studying the ‘physiological effects’ of the drugs on monkeys, both researchers and the government claim that better drug treatment models for humans will eventually be developed.”
This is a picture of an Animal Testing Facility.
The reason they use rabbits for animal testing is because they are the only animal who can not flush chemicals out of their eyes without using aids like water or their paws.
Next time you buy cosmetics or hair spray or anything in the beauty section - choose the brands that are NOT tested on animals.
Here’s a hint: Loreal are the worlds biggest cosmetic animal testers, and Garnier isa sub-company of Loreal.
If you have trouble finding out who tests on animals and who doesn’t, google is at your fingertips.
The look on the bunnies face second from the right is absolutely heartbreaking.
your beauty isn’t worth their pain.
I remember doing a presentation on this and the videos i found are horrendous; from that day on i always look at products and make sure there are NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS, do the same…
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Now, this is not necessarily to say that I support what ALF does — what with their use of violence (or at least promises thereof) to make a point and my being a fundamental pacifist — but, consider this food for thought, nonetheless.
