May 2014
The fight against tests on animals for cosmetics has reached another important milestone, as India added a new clause to its Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, officially banning all animal tests for cosmetics following an intense campaign by PETA India and work by Indian Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi and others.
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”
— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind
