Animal testing has said to have been around since the third and fourth centuries when pigs and goats were dissected to study their insides. What once started as pure curiosity has turned into people using animals, for almost everything. You have to agree that this is wrong and has to be stopped.
People that believe that animal testing is much safer than testing on humans haven't done their research, because currently, 9 out of 10 experimental drugs fail in clinical studies. So what could have ended an animals life, was a waste of time, giving no scientific evidence to back up the tests that took place. Lots of animals are built very differently from humans, so even if the test was successful, we still wouldn't know the effect, it could have on a human. …show more content…
The world doesn't need another makeup product or food ingredient, so badly that it should come at the expense of an animals life. In 2015 4.14 million procedures took place on animals in British laboratories leading to thousands of deaths.
Animal testing plays a big part in the cosmetics and toiletries industry. With an estimate of 100,000 to 200,000 tests take place each year, and lead to many deaths. It may surprise you how many brands still aren't cruelty-free. All of this just to find new ways to formulate products. Have you ever used a product that could have put an animals life in danger?
Did you know in China they require skincare and cosmetic companies to submit compulsory animal testing in government labs before the product are approved for sale in the country? So a lot of companies who claim to be cruelty-free, aren't if their products are sold in