Do Cosmetics Actually Test On Animals Anymore?

OK so I got all concerned and decided to stop buying said products for obvious reasons according peta's list HOWEVER when I emailed the parent companies of said cosmetic brands (rimmel, and covergirl) they said that they do not test on animals unless in some rare case the government makes them...So I'm wondering if this is just them softening up what they do or that pop cosmetics such as, actually no longer test, and peta's lying to us.....Would it bepossible that the parent brands of the cosmetics add in the ';rare occassion'; because they actually have things like household products under their name as well which the gov. may actually issue animal testing because the way I sees it the gov has no need to issue animal testing for cosmetics therefore these brands actually dont test











Please help me out here, thanks


I'm beginning to think peta's just lying about the cosmetics because the parent companies do test for diiff none cosmetic related products and if so I can continue to buy my mascara!Do Cosmetics Actually Test On Animals Anymore?
PETA's so lying to you. They're just big conspirators. Ignore it.Do Cosmetics Actually Test On Animals Anymore?
Yes, some companies do, but most do not, because it is no longer a practice that is usually condoned by the public.Thus, it is simply better business to not test on animals anymore.





PETA is a bit of questionable organization if you ask me, if you read up on their history, they certainly are.





Revlon and Rimmel, to my knowledge, don't test on animals, but I could of course be wrong. The only true way to know is if it's labelled to not have been tested on animals.
If you're worried about which makeup tests on animals than just buy makeup that says ';Not tested on animals';


That's the only way to be 100% sure
The red flag that you should be looking for is the ';made in China'; label. You see those companies are not lying by telling you exact words. They don't do the testing/torture. The Chinese manufacturers that make the makeup for them do. I saw a brutal video about 2 yrs ago on youtube whereby video showed a chow chow having it's leg slashed open and having some Chinese guy throw some cosmetic powder on the wound. It was to see if the dog gets infections. Second part was a rabbit that had it eye forced open and liquid cosmetic ingredients were being sprayed into the eye. I stopped watching video simply because it was too brutal. So you see all the animal torture (testing is just the politically correct term) is done in China, by the Chinese manufacturers.


In terms of what these companies deny, well look at this way; It took an act of the U.S. Congress for the tobacco companies to finally admit that smoking causes cancer. But before that despite overwhelming evidence they would simply deny it. So don't put too much significance in what those companies say. Sadly the cosmetic companies with the made in China products will need something to that extreme in order to have this torture stop. For that reason I only buy cosmetics that are either USA, or Canada made. Nothing from China.
PETA is pretty thorough. And to not lose your business a company PR person would more than likely omit some information from you. If PETA was lying do you think that companies like Johnson %26amp; Johnson would just sit around idly? No, they would sue! lol.





So the thing about PETA's list is that a lot of cosmetics companies DO test on animals. Some companies don't test all products, some test all, some test none and some test a percentage. Other companies on that list are on there because for instance, Burt's Bees doesnt test their products on animals but their parent company does. So when you buy a Burt's Bees product you are still supporting that parent company. :( It totally sucks!





You could try emailing the companies again asking why PETA lists them. They should be more straightforward then. Just remember, if they are losing business for no reason, they would go after PETA with legal action.