Many animals are poisoned, blinded, and killed every year in archaic product tests for cosmetics, personal-care products, and household cleaning products and ingredients. Bob Barker calls attention to the suffering of animals used for product testing in a video public service announcement (PSA) for PETA and urges all shoppers to be "caring consumers."
Rabbits, mice, guinea pigs, rats, and other animals have chemicals in everything from floor cleaner to skin lotions dripped into their eyes and poured down their throats. These animals endure the pain of having caustic chemicals applied to their sensitive skin––even though the results of animal tests are often unreliable or not applicable to humans. The non-animal tests available today are cheaper, faster, and more accurate at predicting human reactions to a product than the old animal tests ever were. More and more companies are switching to non-animal tests as consumer support for cruelty-free products grows. As Bob Barker explains, "The price is never right on products tested on animals."
Order your free copy of PETA's handy shopping guide and take it along with you next time you head to the store, to help find humane products at a glance. You can also be a caring consumer by searching for cruelty-free companies and products here and downloading the "Be Nice to Bunnies" iPhone app, a quick and easy way to find out which products don't contribute to the suffering of animals.
When I saw this vid and saw the tortured cats, I started to cry so hard that I choked! Animal testing is abhorrent and unnecessary and cruel. Animal testing should be ILLEGAL! Products should be tested on people who ARE animal testers, or on deathrow or on those who leave their bodies to science. HELLO YOU ANIMAL TESTERS!!!
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