More than 500 companies do not test their personal care or household products on animals. Instead, these products are verified to be safe via computer models, in vitro (test tube) testing, cloned human skin testing, or by using ingredients already listed on the FDA's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) register.See Peta's list for more information.
Many companies, such as Avon, Estée Lauder, and Revlon, have discontinued testing their personal care and household products on animals, although their products often contain animal ingredients. Some companies continue to use inhumane tests such as:
Please join in the campaigns to get these companies to stop testing products on animals by calling or writing:
* P&G no longer uses animals to test most of their household products currently on the market, but they continue to kill thousands of animals every year to develop new products, as well as to test their food and oral care items.
We encourage people to buy cruelty-free, biodegradable, products which can be found at health / natural food stores. Some of these products, such as Tom's of Maine toothpaste, can be found in grocery or drug store chains. See Peta's list for more information.
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