Animal testing is still a problem in 2019. According to Cruelty-Free International, over 115 million animals are being used for animal testing worldwide each year. While many brands remain cruelty-free, others such as NARS have taken the decision to start testing on animals by entering the Chinese Market.

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There’s no excuse for companies to test on animals. There are better alternatives to animal testing available, and brands can freely choose not to sell in mainland China. Many companies have deliberately stayed out of such markets in order to maintain their cruelty-free status.

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Companies that test on animals in 2019 choose to test on animals. They make the choice to be cruel, and that’s not something I want to support.

Switching to cruelty-free products is one of the best ways to say no to animal testing. Here’s why we should all strive to purchase cruelty-free products.

There Are Better Alternatives To Animal Testing

Some companies try to tell us that animal testing serves a purpose: tests are being performed on animals to make sure that ingredients and products are safe enough for humans. The truth is there are alternatives to animal testing for ingredient safety. For example, many companies choose to use in vitro testing, which has many advantages over animal testing. There are also cultured cell tissues as well as computer models.

Science favors these alternatives over animal testing because they’re more conclusive, but animal testing has the advantage of being low-cost. Animals are only used because they’re more “affordable”, which is extremely unethical.

Laboratory Animals Are AnimalsToo

According to the law, laboratory animals form a special category of animals and aren’t protected from animal abuse and cruelty. This view is completely unethical and nonsensical. We protect pets from abuse, but laboratory bunnies, mice, dogs, cats, and other animals don’t have the same rights. Lab animals are animals too and should be protected from cruel treatment.

Cats And DogsAreBeingUsed In Experiments

This wasn’t a typo. Cats and dogs are commonly used in medical animal experiments. Based on statistics from 2013, 67,772 dogs and 24,221 cats were used in animal testing in the United States alone that year. In terms of dog breeds, a shockingly large number of Beagles are used, because of their docile nature. These animals are treated like laboratory animals and are deprived of the basic rights we allow our pets.

You Can Actually Make A Difference By “Voting With Your Money

By supporting cruelty-free companies instead of the ones who choose to test on animals, you’re sending the whole industry a message in the only language they speak: money. They know that they won’t be getting your business unless they stop testing on animals. If enough consumers boycott companies that test on animals, we can truly make a change and influence more companies to go cruelty-free.

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