The Argument In Favor Of Animal Testing For Cosmetics

Animal testing for cosmetics is a highly debated issue. Animal testing is harmful to animals but tests whether chemicals are safe for our use. It is highly debated because the European Union banned animal testing in 2013 but in some places its mandatory like in China (Chitrakorn para. 3 & 13). Even though it is mandatory in some places it is harmful to animals and sometimes kills them.
These tests are harmful to animals and sometimes kill them. It is so harmful the ways they test different products on these poor animals. For example, chemicals are poured into animals’ eyes or on their skin, some are used to see how much of something will make them sick (Chitrakorn para. 2) In other tests chemicals are shoved down their throats or poured into their eyes …show more content…
It is mandatory in China and they have to test on animals as it says in this article “In China for certain cosmetics products, animal testing is not only legal it is mandatory” (Chitrakorn para. 13) Some people might say they test to know if they are safe for our use but it can hurt animals. It is wrong and they should not test on animals they are killing them and the animals did nothing. For example, some chemicals are forced down animals’ throats or injected into their skin which causes many side effects or even death (“Cosmetics” para. 10) In conclusion, animal testing should not be mandatory and should be banned all over the world not just in some countries.
In conclusion animal testing is harmful and should not be legal no matter if it does test to see if chemicals are safe for our use. For example, animals are dying or being hurt by having chemicals poured into their eyes or forced down their throats. Also, it is so harmful companies do not even use chemicals that have been tested on animals. However, it is a law and they have to test on animals, no matter if an animal dies because of it. It is not useful though because there are many other options to animal