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No Animal Testing
How can you tell if a product is not tested on animals? Will it always say it on the bottle (*Not Tested On Animals*)? And if it DOESNT say that on the bottle, does that mean they DO test on animals?
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Companies that do not test on animals and use products that have not been animal tested do tend to advertise that fact on their products, so the chances are, that if they do not say this, they either do or have tested in the last five years.
There is, however, something called the Five Year Rolling Law, where if a product has not been tested or retested on animals in the five years, it can be used by non animal testing companies. This law is not supported by some animal friendly organisations like the BUAV, as it means that they can change their minds about it from one year to the next. They may not use the product this year, but they may next year. It allows the manufacturers to avoid making a clear commitment to non animal testing.
There is also FCOD, This is a Fixed Cut Off Date, meaning that a manufacturer will not buy finished products or ingredients from their suppliers that have been animal tested after a fixed date, for example 1995. They can be from any date though. This rule draws a clear line under animal testing and is one of the only ways they can give the message to their suppliers and consumers that they are no longer prepared to profit from animal tested ingredients. If a company does not use a fixed cut off date for these ingredients, even if they claim to not animal test themselves, they are still profiting from suffering by buying in tested ingredients.
Be aware that labels that say cruelty free are not always as animal friendly as they like to make out. They could include ingredients that have been recently tested on animals, they have to abide by the FCOD rules to be truly cruelty free.
This whole subject, as I'm sure you realise, is a bit of a mine field but I have included some websites that should give you more information, but I warn you that a couple of them may upset you, so don't look at those if you feel you won't be able to take it.
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Hope that helps and happy shopping.
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if you are concerned about companies involved with cruelty to animals look into PETAS websites (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) they usually keep an updated list of products and companies to avoid.
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test it on an animal for your own results.
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The best way to tell if its tested on animals or not, is to look the product up. Generally, they are supposed to provide information on whether or not it is tested, due to the fact that some people are against it.
If it doesnt say on it, theres a good chance that they do test it with animals.
Products with a label that says "not tested on animals" or "cruelty-free" are usually developed without animal testing or without harming animals.
They dont allow products on the market if the product endangers the animals health or it falls under animal cruelty, though.
So its nothing to really be concerned about if they do test on animals.
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