The Inhumane Act Of Animal Testing In Cosmetics

Price of Beauty When one walks into any Target, Macy’s, or Sephora they see a wide variety of cosmetics. There is mascara that promises to make one’s eyelashes look 300 times fuller and perfume that smells like a fresh garden. However, there is hardly any thought on whether these products will burn one’s eyes or cause a rash; this is because animals are taking the pain for the price of beauty. In the cosmetics industry alone, it is estimated that 100,000-200,000 animals suffer and die every year in America due to testing ("About Cosmetics Animal Testing : Humane Society International"). These tests are performed without strict regulations on the procedures that can be practiced or the way animals are treated. The inhumane act of animal testing in the …show more content…
All animals are subject to some sort of experimentation, but rats, mice, guinea pigs, and rabbits are the most common. Within the United States alone PETA states that “more than 100 million animals suffer and die every year in cruel chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics tests as well as in medical training exercises and curiosity-driven medical experiments at universities.” Experimentation on animals has shown to be effective in giving a general analysis of the damage a chemical can do on humans, but it is not a flawless procedure. The animals that are being tested on are not humans and do not have all the same biological structures a human has. This is a significant discrepancy in the effectiveness of animal testing. Because humans and test animals do not have the same biological structure, there is no way to guarantee that a chemical would not have a hazardous reaction on a human. If animal testing is not one hundred percent reliable in its results, why are experimenters still practicing a technique that brings suffering onto an innocent