By: Johanna Ramirez-Perez

Over the years, many cosmetic companies have used animals in order to test new products, using them to test new formulas using a variety of chemicals. During this process, animals are forced to eat or inhale substances that could kill them, and most do end up being harmed or killed. This year, many audiences have learned about these practices and have reached out to stop animal testing in makeup products. There have also been many trending hashtags spreading all across America in an attempt to speak up to stop animal cruelty. Common animals that have been used for animal testing include:

-Mice                

-Fish 

-Dogs 

-Cats 

-Rabbits 

-Birds 

-Pigs 

-Monkeys                                                                                           

Millions of these innocent animals are locked up inside cages in labs being prepared to be tortured and suffer. These animals cannot defend themselves and have no other choice but to wait in fear while the procedure starts. 

What can you do? 

There are a variety of brands that are cruelty free that you can purchase. If you own brands that aren’t cruelty-free, finish the products and don’t purchase them again. If you see a friend with products that aren’t cruelty-free, explain and encourage them to purchase non-animal cruelty brands. By not purchasing these brands that test animals, it will push government agencies to stop sponsoring and performing animal testing.

Brands involved in animal cruelty

-Nars 

-L’oreal Paris 

-Benefit 

-Mac

-Aveeno

-Axe

-Bed Head 

-Bath and Body Works

-Victoria’s Secret 

-Wet N Wild

-Laura Mercier

-Neutrogena

-Clean and Clear

-Clinique

-Revlon

-Fit me!

-Lancome

-Chanel 

-Sephora brand 

-Mary Kay

For more brands that test on animals, visit https://www.crueltyfreekitty.com/companies-that-test-on-animals/ 

However, it’s safe to say that many brands have been hearing us and transferring to a cruelty free company.

List of cruelty free brands:

-Tarte 

-E.L.F.

-Milani

-Anastasia Beverly Hills 

-NYX

-Covergirl 

-Coola

-Hourglass

-Becca

-Colour Pop

-bareMinerals 

-Lush

-BH cosmetics 

-Blinc 

-100% PURE

-The Body Shop

-Urban Decay 

-UnSun

-Glossier 

For more cruelty free products visit:  https://www.crueltyfreekitty.com/list-of-cruelty-free-brands/ 

Please help and spread trending hashtags to help reach out; your voice matters, and animal lives matter. #Saveralf, #vegan, #savetheplanetearth, #saveanimals, #stopanimalcruelty. You can also sign this petition to ban animal testing:

https://www.change.org/p/ban-cosmetics-tested-on-animals-now

In order to see if a brand is certified cruelty free, check out these logos!

Unofficial Logos:                   Certified Cruelty Free Logos: