Animal Testing

Hello! I've decided that since some of the 30 Day Challenge Days I can't answer and aren't very exciting, I'd write a more interesting post. As you can probably tell, it's going to be about animal testing. I'm gonna try and not make this too long. Anyway! I never really knew about animal testing until recently. And, quite frankly, I think it's almost completely unnecessary. The only case where I think it's slightly okay is for medicine. But for cosmetics, household products, leisure type products, it's just... ugh. I can't even find the words. If you aren't completely aware of what animals go through during animal testing, it ranges, and depends on what product you are testing for. Say for, cosmetics. They pump certain makeup products into animals' stomachs, rub it into their eyes, etc., just very inhumane things. You know on the back of your toothpaste it says "Do not get in eyes," or "Do not swallow. If swallowed, contact a Poison Control Center immediately." Well, in most cases, it's because they tested the product on animals and, the animal's eyes were infected when they put that product into it, and that they got sick, if not died, when they swallowed it.

If you were wondering what animals most companies test on, it's mainly cats, dogs, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, rabbits, and primates (monkeys). That's right. Cats and dogs are tested on. That means that your little kitty or puppy could be getting chemicals and makeup and toothpaste shoved down their throat for our convenience. And, ironically, 99% of medicines testing on animals that work, DO NOT work on humans. Also, when products are tested on animals, they react differently than we, humans, would react to it.

You might be thinking, well, they're only animals, right? Well, yes, they are animals. But animals can feel pain. They can fear. No animal deserves to be treated like this just so we can use our shampoo or put on our makeup.

Animal testing is barely even necessary anymore. We've been testing for so long that we know almost every single ingredient and chemical that the human body is allergic to. So why test a product on animals that we already know won't harm us? I don't know. We all don't know. Also, scientists have come up with an almost exact replica of the human skin, which some companies have suggested it has their alternative.

Yes, animal testing could be better. Some companies are making animal testing more humane, by giving the animals anesthesia or certain medication to numb them, so they don't feel pain when being testing on. However, lots of remaining companies are not making certain changes. And, if testing on an animal wasn't enough, some people who test on animals treat them cruelly, and hurt them intentionally. Even if all companies decided to make more humane changes and choices, it still does not make it okay. No animal deserves to live in a cage their whole life.

Now, if now you feel the same way that I do about animal testing (that it's not right), you might be wondering if there's anything you can do to help. A major thing is just to not buy from companies that test on animals. To help you, I'm going to give you a list of all the companies that DO test on animals. Now, it's almost impossible to completely live without buying animal tested products. However, you can take little steps, like pledging not to buy animal tested makeup. Even just saying you're not going to buy animal tested toothpaste! Even if the change you make in your life is little, it's still helping save innocent little animals lives.
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3M
Acuvue
Aim
Air Wick
Always
Ambi
Aquafresh
Arm & Hammer
Armor All
Arrid
Aussie
Aveeno
Axe
Bain de Soleil
Band-Aid
Bic
Biotherm
Boyle-Midway
Braun
Cacharel
Calgon
Carefree
Chapstick
Christina Aguilera Perfumes
Church & Dwight
Clairol
Clean & Clear
Clearasil
Clorox
Close-up
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Comfort
Coppertone
Crest
Dad's Pet Care
DDF
Dial Corporation
DOLCE & GABBANA
Dove
Downy
Drano
Dry Idea
Dunhill Fragrances
Easy-Off
Edge
Escada Fragrances
Ever Clean
Fantastik
Febreze
Fekkai
Finish
Formula 409
Fresh Step
Garnier
Gillette Co.
Giorgio Armani
Glad
Glade
Green Works
Gucci Fragrances
Halo
Head & Shoulders
Helena Rubinstein
Helene Curtis Industries
Herbal Essences
Hugo Boss
Iams
Ivory
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson's
Joy
K.Y.
Kaboom
Kerastase
Kiehl's
L'Oreal
Lacoste Fragrances
Lanc
LaRouche Posay
Lever Bros.
Liquid Plumr
Listerine
Lubriderm
Lux
Lysol
Matrix Essentials
Max Factor
Maybelline
Mead
Melaleuca
Mennen
Mentadent
Merck
Mizani
Mop & Glo
Mr. Clean
Nair
Natural Instincts
Nature's Source
Neutrogena
New Dana Perfumes
Nice n Easy
Off
Olay
Old English
Old Spice
Oomph!
Oral-B
Oust
OxiClean
Palmolive
Pampers
Pantene
Pearl Drops
Pfizer
Physique
Pine-Sol
Piz Buin
Pledge
Ponds
Puffs
Purell
Purex
Purpose
Raid
Ralph Lauren Fragrances
Reach
Redken
Rembrandt
ReNu
Renuzit
Resolve
Rid-X
Right Guard
ROC
Rogaine
S.O.S.
Savlon
Schering-Plough
Scoop Away
Scope
Scrubbing Bubbles
Sebastian Professional
Secret
Sensodyne
Shout
Shower to Shower
Shu Uemura
Signal
SK-II
Skin ID
Skintimate
Soft & Dri
Soft Scrub
SoftSheen
Softsoap
Speed Stick
Spray 'N Wash
Stayfree
Suave
Sunlight
Sunsilk
Surf
Swiffer
Tide
Tilex
Unilever
Vaseline
Veet
Vichy
Vicks
Vidal Sasson
Viktor & Rolf
Windex
Woolite
Zest
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Yeah, I know, that's almost every company you can imagine. If you've already bought products from these companies, you don't have to throw it out or anything. You've already bought it, and the money you spent on it already went towards the company. You might as well use the product up! I don't want you to waste your money! Just, please, try your best to avoid buying from certain products. It's for the animals sake. <3

If you're not an animal lover like I am, I hope you still realize the harm and hurt that animals are put through. If you do not agree with the opinions I have about this topic then I am sorry for bothering you!

Xoxo,
Hayl