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Animals have been used in cruel experiments in the cosmetics industry for many decades. Rabbits have become associated with animal testing for cosmetics and images of them being cut, burned, and tortured while new formulas of lipstick and moisturizers are tested on them, have caused compassionate people to opt for products that are labeled cruelty-free.
A petition written by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is calling on the world’s leading cosmetics manufacturer, L’Oréal, to get behind them on their #becrueltyfree campaign. According to the petition, L’Oréal claims they do not Support or conduct animal testing with their products, yet they sell in China, where animal tests are required for cosmetics.
HSUS is urging L’Oréal to join over 200 other cruelty-free brands and 37 countries who have already banned cruel animal tests for cosmetics. If you agree that L’Oréal should live up to their proclaimed beliefs, then please take a moment to sign the petition and voice your opinion.
Many cosmetics companies do not conduct animal tests or make products that contain animal-derived ingredients. To learn about some of these cruelty-free brands, check this out.
And please share this with your friends and encourage them to #becrueltyfree!
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"The European Union, Israel, and India HAVE BANNED the sale of any cosmetics or cosmetics ingredients that have been tested on animals."1
BELOW IS HOW L\’OREAL TORTURES ANIMALS WITH THEIR BLOODY CHEMICAL "BEAUTY!!!" PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO FATTEN-UP THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS:
"Animal Tests
Acute Toxicity Testing
To determine the danger of a single short-term exposure to a product or chemical, the substance is administered to animals (usually rodents) in extremely high doses VIA FORCE-FEEDING, FORCED INHALATION and/or EYE OR SKIN CONTACT.
Animals in the highest-dose groups often ENDURE severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, convulsions, seizures, paralysis, or bleeding from the NOSE, MOUTH, or GENITALS before they ultimately DIE or ARE KILLED.
Eye and Skin Irritation/Corrosion Testing
The Draize eye and skin irritation and corrosion tests date back to the 1940s.3In these tests,A SUBSTANCE IS DRIPPED INTO RABBITS\’ EYES or SMEARED ONTO THEIR SHAVED SKIN. Laboratory technicians then record the damage—which can include INFLAMED SKIN, ULCERS, BLEEDING, CLOODY SCABS, SWOLLEN EYLIDS, IRRATATED and CLOUDY EYES, or EVEN BLINDNESS – – — at specific intervals for UP TO TWO WEEKS. There is NO REQUIREMENT to provide the animals with any pain-relieving drugs during this prolonged process.
Skin Sensitization Testing
The guinea pig maximization test (GPMT) for skin sensitization, in which experimenters inject animals with a test substance multiple times and measure any allergic reaction, was initially described in 1969.5This test may cause guinea pigs’ SKIN to become ITCHY, INFLAMED, ULCERATED, or otherwise PAINFUL as a result of an allergic reaction. This reaction is further intensified by THE USE OF ADJUVANTS, which increase the body’s immune response.
Carcinogenicity Testing
The rodent carcinogenicity bioassay is a test in which rats or mice are FORCED TO INGEST OR INHALE A TEST SUBSTANCE or the test substance is INJECTED INTO OR SPREAD ON THEIR SKIN. The substances are ADMINISTERED TO THE ANIMALS FOR UP TO TWO YEARS before they are KILLED so that researchers can look for signs of cancer, such as abnormal cells or tumor formation. A 2002 review of existing data suggests a high degree of both false positives and false negatives when using rodents to predict carcinogenicity in humans."7
BUYING L\’OREAL BLOODY BEAUTY/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS IS ENCOURAGING THEM TO CONTINUE THE ABUSING, TORTURING AND SLAUGHTERING OF ANIMALS.
BOYCOTT – BOYCOTT – BOYCOTT – THIS BLOODY BEAUTY/CHEMICAL PRODUCT COMPANY and save animals from being tortured and slaughtered for hair dye and lipstick.
L\’OREAL TORTURES ANIMALS WITH THEIR BLOODY CHEMICAL "BEAUTY!!!" PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO FATTEN-UP THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS.