Why do makeup companies test their products on animals? its really wierd.?

Ok I'm totally against it and all but even if it didnt hurt the animals and everything...why would they want to do that? who would want to put makeup on an animal? thats just a waste of their product. please explain.Why do makeup companies test their products on animals? its really wierd.?
They test their products on animals so that when you, the human consumer, go to spread it on your face it doesn't have an adverse affect on YOU.





Testing on animals is acceptable as long as it isn't cruel. Would you sign up to test products that might do strange things to your face? Most people wouldn't.





It isn't a waste of product.Why do makeup companies test their products on animals? its really wierd.?
Not all companies do this. It began because animals like rabbits are plentiful and cheap. Substances that irritate the animals are likely to be unsuitable for human use. Though these days many companies use alternative methods of testing.
They test it on animals to see if it creates a reaction. ='(


I know it's horrible.


I think covergirl.....
Because they're ignorant.
they want to make sure their product is safe for humans to use. so instead of teasting it on people, they test it on animals. so no humans would get hurt. cause they think an animal's life is less important than a human's.





im totally against it! ugh!
They test it on the animals to see the reactions. They don't want to test it out on themselves, and other people don't want it tested on their skin because they don't know what the skin's reaction to it would be. So, they do it to the animals because they can't do anything about it. Isn't that terrible?
check out www.peta.com, they have a lot of info on it.
They started testing on animals since animals have a similar chemical/physical makeup (pardon the pun) to humans, so if the mascara irritates a rabbit's eye you can bet it will irritate a human being.





So if you think about it there are pros and cons to animal testing.. don't get me wrong, i hate to think of some poor animal suffering, but at the same time I don't want to go blind because my eyeshadow was not tested on an animal. Hopefully the non-animal testing methods are effective, though.
The Hidden Ingredient in Cosmetic Testing: Animal Suffering


Every year, cosmetics companies kill millions of animals to test their products. These companies claim they test on animals to establish the safety of their products and ingredients for consumers. However, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require animal testing for cosmetics, and alternative testing methods are widely available and lead to more reliable results. Hundreds of companies – including Avon, The Body Shop and Mary Kay – already use humane non-animal testing methods to ensure the safety of their cosmetics.





Painful and Deadly Tests





Product testing is commonly performed on animals to measure the levels of skin irritancy, eye tissue damage, and toxicity caused by various substances used in the manufacture of cosmetics. In the Draize test, caustic substances are placed in the eyes of conscious rabbits to evaluate damage to sensitive eye tissues. This is extremely painful for the rabbits, who often scream when the substances are applied and sometimes break their necks or backs trying to escape the restraints.





Lethal Dosage (LD) tests are used to determine the amount of a substance that will kill a predetermined ratio of animals. For example, in the LD50 test, subjects are forced to ingest poisonous substances (through stomach tubes, vapor spray inhalers or injection) until half of them die. Common reactions to LD tests include convulsions, vomiting, paralysis and bleeding from the eyes, nose, mouth or rectum.





The Failure of Animal Testing





Not only is animal testing inhumane; it is inherently inaccurate. For example, LD tests do not measure human health hazards, but only determine how toxic the product is to the type of animal it was tested on. Test results cannot be extrapolated from a mouse to a rat, let alone from a rat to a human. Each species reacts differently to various substances. Moreover, LD test results can be affected by the age and sex of the animals tested, their housing and nutritional conditions and how the compound is administered.





Humane and Effective Alternatives





Non-animal testing methods that are more reliable and less expensive have been developed. These make use of cell and skin tissue cultures, corneas from eye banks, and sophisticated computer and mathematical models. Some companies avoid testing altogether by using non-toxic natural ingredients or those that have already been safety-approved by the Cosmetics, Toiletry and Fragrance Association. As Gordon Baxter, cofounder of Pharmagene Laboratories, which uses only computers and human tissues to create and test drugs once said, “If you have information on human genes, what’s the point of going back to animals?”





Why Test On Animals?





Regulatory agencies don’t require animal testing of cosmetics, and the effectiveness of non-animal product testing methods has been thoroughly demonstrated. In 2003, the European Union passed a ban on the use of animals in cosmetics testing starting in 2009, and a complete sales ban effective in 2013. So why do some American companies still insist on conducting these barbaric and obsolete tests?





The resistance of industry technicians and researchers trying to protect their jobs accounts for some of the reason. In addition, corporate legal departments typically use animal testing as a way to evade liability in the event of a lawsuit. However, consumers who purchase products from companies that test on animals are also partly responsible. Compassionate consumers must use their purchasing power to send a strong message to cosmetics manufacturers that testing on animals is cruel and unacceptable.








What you can do


1. Only buy products from companies that don’t test on animals! A comprehensive list is available at www.leapingbunny.org. Encourage your friends and family members to support humane companies, as well.





2. Let companies currently testing cosmetics on animals know that you will not buy their products until they stop. Most companies have toll-free numbers that you can call for free!





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I was wondering the same thing. I think the term ';doe eyes'; has a new meaning.
I think they do this to test out if it's harmful or not to us which is bad to the animals because that can harm THEM and they could die~ :'(





I think they also do that because some people want to see for fun if the make-up can KILL THEM. Poor animals...%26gt;.%26lt;
You know I cant figure that out either. Gods animals are already beautiful. they should find some really ugly humans to test their products out on.
No doubt as I know plenty of humans who they should test cosmetics on. They're so fugly inside and out that who would know the difference?
I'm with you they shouldn't do it. The reason they're doing this is because nobody would let them test the make-up on them because they don't know the side effects so they test it on things that don't have a say (animals). They should stop because it's wrong.
would you rather they test it on you?


didnt think so, so animals are the next best thing
human and anilmal skin r da same.. they use it on animal before humans to see if da product will have any effect on da animal before putting it on da shelf.. they have to test da product fiorst to see if is will harm human skin .. so they use animals





but yes.. i am totally against it.. i love animals very much. we should do a boycott
Everyone should boycott companies who engage in animal cruelty. The lastest place is Denny's...or Deadly's. www.peta.com has more info...peace
Because it's cheaper.
I know thats so dumb animals arent the ones wearing the makeup
Perhaps if women stopped slapping so much on,then there wouldn't be a ';need'; for it
lol. i think it's kinda weird too. and i also think that it's mean!!! but idk why they do that. i've heard that they do that because they would rather have something go wrong on an animal than on a person
hahahaha are you serious? I never knew they did that.. I agree that's really weird. Hmm.. as if we have the same skin types as animals or something? GOSH
Because people don't volunteer for testing.
Then I think they should hire humans to get tested on
Yes now it is not necessary to use animals to test it. But I don't understand the meaning of CRYING about killing animals!!!!


We kill lot of animals for our food. We kill even human beings in riots, wars etc.. Then WHY the crocodile tears?????????
To see if it is bad for the skin. They think that animals don't have feelings! Animals have JUST as much feelings as we do, because they can't talk to us, and they're humans with fur, and cute!
Because they need to make sure that the products don't cause allergic reactions to the skin, eyes or lips. They often use rabbits to test eyemakeup because they have eyes that are about as sensitive as our own. The thing is, if something does go wrong with the product--say in a very extreme example it causes blindness--then it's ';safer'; than testing on humans because that way no humans test subjects have gone blind. It is not a waste because the companies gain valuable data on how our skin would react to the same makeup. Also, companies have to pay human test subjects, whereas animals don't exactly have a choice.





I agree that animal testing really is rather cruel, but for them, there is a certain logic behind it. The companies don't want to get sued for distributing an unsafe product.