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More and more people today are against animal
testing. However, many industries, such as the
cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, continue
to test their products on animals. With the great
advances in technology over the last decade, there
are many other cruelty-free options available to
industries.
Many states in America have restricted animal
tests, including the LD 50 Test (lethal dose 50).
This test force feeds enormously large amounts of
materials to animals until 50 percent of the
tested animals die. This test in particular yields
dubious scientific results, yet it's still performed
today.
Today, there are alternative tests that do not
use animals as test subjects. Many of these tests
are more accurate and take less time, for example
the Ames (bacterial culture), Eytext (in-vitro,
test-tube), CytoFlour Spectrofluorometer (using
fluorescent indicator dyes), and tissue and culture
tests.
When shopping for cruelty-free products, keep in
mind that even though a company may state that they
are "cruelty-free", "do not test on animals" or "animal
friendly", these companies are not always accurate.
In fact, these companies may use ingredients that
have been purchased from other companies who "have"
tested the materials on animals. Unfortunately' this
happens because there are no laws prohibiting companies
who make these claims from contracting out to
laboratories who use animals to test products.
The good news is that there are many non-profit
organizations who provide free product guides that list
companies whose products are truly animal friendly, cruelty-free
and do not test on animals. To learn more about cruelty-free
products visit
Choose Cruelty Free,
a non-profit organization dedicated to stopping
product testing on animals.
