F E A T U R E
DEATH
The Price
Beauty
Would you die for an eyeliner or an after-shave ? Maybe not , but every year cosmetic producers take life of thousands of
animals to experiment their products during manufacturing .
By Sadaf Hassan
According to the producers , it is best for human ’ s health and safety to test products on animals before the products are launched in markets for human use . Alternatively , the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) does not necessitate testing cosmetics on animals because there are many other options existing in this era of new technology to test products . Therefore , deciding on which testing method to use is in the hands of the manufacturers .
The practice of testing cosmetics on animals began in the 1930s when a woman was blinded by using mascara . The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) passed the Federal Food , Drug , and Cosmetic Act ( FDCA ) in 1938 to keep the public away from hazardous makeup . However , the FDA did not clearly necessitate animal testing for cosmetics or ingredients .
Cosmetic testing on animals takes place in all of the practices whether its :
1 . Testing complete cosmetic items on animals . 2 . Testing individual ingredients of cosmetic products on animals . 3 . Testing whichever grouping of ingredients on animals . 4 . Using a third-party corporation to carry out any of the above tests .
5 . Using a secondary or third party corporation to carry out any of the above tests in nations where animal testing is not prohibited .
Some cosmetic companies possibly will state that their items are not tested on animals , regardless of using one or more of the mentioned practices .
Animal testing for beauty products is an extremely brutal , unkind and unethical custom , which we humans are guilty of . Thousands of animals like rats , mice , frogs , dogs , cats , rabbits , hamsters , guinea pigs , monkeys , birds even fish and reptiles are used for testing every year .
According to Enlightenment for Animals ( EFA ), animals are injected with chemicals and different types of ingredients or kept in hazardous conditions to test out tolerance and reactions . In order to test lethal doses , the animals are strained to swallow chemical until 50 % of the animals under the process expire . A number of them are forced to draw in poisonous vapors ( for inhalation studies ), others are helplessly held in dangerous equipments for hours , several have holes pierced into their skulls , and most have their skin tissues and flesh permanently burned off when corrosive chemicals are applied directly to their skin .
Pain relieving drugs generally are not given as testers say their use may hinder the test results . Consequently of these factors , a lot of animals fracture their necks or backs in an effort to get away . All of this is done for our favourite mascaras , perfumes and body lotions that we use to enhance our beauty , and destroy theirs . Would you want your pet to go through this viciousness ?
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