Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/nj-bans-cosmetics-tested-on-animals/
Using animals for cosmetics testing is cruel, inhumane, and unnecessary.
On Monday, New Jersey joined a growing list of states that are taking a stand for rabbits, guinea pigs, and all other lab animals.
Governor Phil Murphy signed New Jersey’s Humane Cosmetics Act into law, which will ban the sale of cosmetics that have been newly tested on animals. The Garden State is the eighth state to ban the sale of animal-tested cosmetics. They join California, Nevada, Illinois, Virginia, Maryland, Maine and Hawaii.
Each year countless animals are subjected to extreme torture and then killed for the so-called beauty industry.
According to The Humane Society of the United States, “Rabbits have chemicals rubbed onto their shaved skin or dripped into their eyes and are observed for signs of irritation such as redness, bleeding, and ulcers. Guinea pigs and mice have substances injected under their skin or smeared onto their ears to evaluate allergic responses. Rats are forced to ingest large amounts of chemicals to determine the ‘lethal dose’ that eventually causes death.”
But the barbaric methods are unnecessary.
New modern methods are more reliable, cost-effective, and don’t involve animals. In addition, cosmetic companies can use ingredients that have already been proven safe for humans. Cruelty Free International states, “There are, for example, almost 20,000 ingredients in the European Union’s database for which safety data is available.”
The bill, which passed unanimously, was not only supported by the people of New Jersey but by several companies that sell and manufacture cosmetics.
Vicki Katrinak, director of Animal Research and Testing for the Humane Society of the United States, said, “With a growing number of non-animal test methods available, there is no ethical justification to continue harming animals for the sake of shampoo, mascara, or aftershave.”
You can help by only purchasing products with the Leaping Bunny, signifying the product is cruelty-free, and pledge to shop cruelty-free.
Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog
