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Animal
Testing
Your choice in cosmetic products
will not only impact your personal health but also the life and health of
laboratory animals. Tens of millions of animals a year are tortured by
shocking, burning, poisoning, and mutilation for various animal experiments in
the U.S.. Millions of these animals are killed unnecessarily to test the safety
of cosmetics and household products. These animals include dogs, cats, rabbits,
guinea pigs, hamsters and primates.
- Some examples of tests
performed on these animals include:
The Draize Eye
Test
- The application of irritating
and toxic substances to the eyes of animals. These animals are held in
stocks to keep them from dislodging these substances and usually go blind
from the tests. These animals suffer intense pain in these tests which can
last up to 21 days. When the test is complete these animals may be killed or
used for other tests.
Dermal Toxicity
Test- Animals have potentially
caustic substances applied to their shaved skin while in immobilizing
devices to determine irritation levels.
Lethal Dose Tests Force
feeding, injection or inhalation of substances to determine the quantity or
concentration that will cause death.-
- These various tests cause the
animals to have convulsions, vomiting, diarrhea, paralysis, and bleeding
from the eyes, nose, mouth and skin. The duration of these types of
tests can last from months to years.
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- These tests do not guarantee
what a reaction might be of these test substances on humans. Also, these
tests do not guarantee the safety of products that end up on shelves. This
is seen in the fact that conventional personal care products contain
substances recognized as hazardous and continue to cause skin irritation and
allergic reactions.
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We
do not need to test on animals to have safe and effective personal care
products. The use of potentially harmful synthetic products are
driving an inhumane practice of torturing animals. |
Healthgoods Staff
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