Hi ladies,
I'm currently doing my thesis from Help University and my thesis is related to the purchasing behaviour of women towards cruelty free skincare and makeup products. If you guys are interested it would greatly help me if you could fill up my survey It will only take less than 5 minutes of your time

Thank you and have a nice day.
I also urge you ladies to read up about animal testings in the production of cosmetics and skincare products. Not trying to preach that we should switch to cruelty free products, but I just wanna spread a little awareness about animal testings



This post has been edited by sawol: Oct 17 2015, 03:29 PM

So what is the definition of animal testing?

According to the Cruelty Free International Organization:

An animal test is any scientific experiment or test in which a live animal is forced to undergo something that is likely to cause them pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm.

Animal experiments are not the same as taking your companion animal to the vet. Animals used in laboratories are deliberately harmed, not for their own good, and are usually killed at the end of the experiment.

Animal experiments include:

- injecting or force feeding animals with potentially harmful substances

- exposing animals to radiation

- surgically removing animals’ organs or tissues to deliberately cause damage

- forcing animals to inhale toxic gases

- subjecting animals to frightening situations to create anxiety and depression.

Animals used

Only vertebrate animals (mammals, birds, fish and amphibians) and some invertebrates such as octopuses are defined as ‘animals’ by European legislation governing animal experiments. Shockingly, in the USA rats, mice, fish, amphibians and birds are not defined as animals under animal experiments regulations. That means no permission to experiment on them is needed and they are not included in any statistics.

Animals used in experiments are usually bred for this purpose by the laboratory or in breeding facilities. It’s a cruel, multi-million dollar industry. Cruelty Free International believes that all animals are equally important. A dog bred for research is still a dog who could otherwise live a happy life in a loving home.

Some monkeys are still trapped in the wild in Africa, Asia and South America to be used in experiments or imprisoned in breeding facilities. Their children are exported to laboratories around the world. The use of wild-caught monkeys in experiments is generally banned in Europe but is allowed elsewhere.

Horses and other animals such as cows, sheep and pigs are often supplied by dealers and may originate from racing stables or farms for use in animal experiments. The rules preventing the use of stray companion animals like dogs and cats vary from country to country.