During the recent pet food contamination fiasco, I learned that the brand name we feed our beagle is very controversial. Thankfully, we only feed him dry food, so there wasn't a chance of it being tainted. But, I also just learned of the alleged animal testing this company does and decided to switch brands for good. I'm not sure the extent of the testing - PETA claims they are treating their animal subjects cruel and inhumanely, and in turn the manufacturer vehemently denies this, although they do admit to animal tests. Either way, I'd like to NOT support companies that do needless testing, especially when there are so many cruelty-free products out there.
This got me wondering how many of the household and personal hygiene products I currently use perform animal testing, so I did a little research via the internet, and was shocked to find out that a LOT of the major manufacturers/products do!! There are tons of well known, very popular brands which are still performing archaic & unnecessary animal experiments. This is crazy considering there are numerous types of alternative testing such as in vitro (cell culture) and human volunteer studies.
The more I got to thinking about this, the more upset I became. Now, I'm a carnivore, so obviously I'm in favor of eating meat as a form of sustenance. I'm also a biologist, so I understand the need for certain types of testing to help further advancements in the field of medical science. But to use animals for things that I consider luxuries, such as shampoo and makeup, is total unnecessary in my opinion.
So, now I'm trying to make a conscious effort to buy only cruelty-free household products, cosmetics, hair products and personal hygiene sutff. There are SO many great brands that don't do animal testing - Aveda, Method, Nivea - to name a few. I've already switched over a lot of my household products to non-toxic & environmentally friendly products, which coincidentally are also cruelty-free. And, my makeup, Clinique, already fits the bill :) Now I just gotta work on the rest - the hardest thing will be toothpaste. Any ideas for this one?
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I'd love to see your lists of the "good guys."
I have read some AWFUL stuff about dog food testing...short of making my dog homemade food, I am not sure how to resolve that in my own mind...it seems like all the dog food makers are pretty bad.
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