Not only that, corporations should not EXPLOIT ANIMALS WHILE EXPLOITING US. Women should be especially critical of beauty companies that test their products animals, as well as those containing animal by-product. It's very easy to search if a company is cruelty-free, but I have taken some of the hard work out of that process, by providing you with a list of companies I found that TEST ON ANIMALS.
Advertisements are deceitful, as they tactfully prey on our unhappiness and insecurities. All along, these same subliminal messages make us feel unfulfilled, in the first place. From the time you wake, you're bombarded with fast food commercials telling you their meals will help you lose weight (or at least satisfy your hunger until 10am.) Then by noon, you have already seen 10 different TV commercials, magazine ads, website ads, or news articles begging you to buy weight loss pills, exercise DVDs, and a month supply of pre-packaged meals to lose weight. Then, when you come home from your stressful job, and bills piling up on your kitchen table, you skirmish through TV channels, just to come across advertisements for depression pills, boner pills, and anti-aging creams. On top of that, women are targeted in TV commercials for cleaning products (which are toxic, unsafe to ingest, and MUST be avoided by kids.)
Here is a somewhat comprehensive list of the companies that test on animals, below:
Companies
That Do Test on Animals (& Their SUBSIDIARIES)
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Johnson
& Johnson (Acuvue,
Ambi, Aveeno, Band-Aid, Carefree, Clean & Clear, K.Y.,
Listerine, Lubriderm, Neutrogena, Purell, ROC, Rogaine,
Skin ID, )
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Reckitt
Benckiser (Air Wick, Clearasil, Resolve, Rid-X, Spray 'n
Wash, Veet, Woolite)
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Revlon
(Almay)
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Procter
& Gamble (Always, Aussie, Christina
Aguilera Perfumes, Clairol, Crest, DOLCE &
GABBANA, Downy, Febreze, Gillette Co., Head
and Shoulders, Herbal Essences, GUCCI fragrances, Iams, Lacoste
Fragrances, OLAY, Nice 'n Easy, Pampers, PANTENE,
Puffs, SCOPE, SECRET, SK-II, Tide, Vicks, Vidal
Sasson, ZEST)
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GlaxoSmithKline
(Aquafresh, Sensodyne)
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Church&Dwight
(Arm & Hammer, Close-up, Kaboom, Nair, OxiClean)
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Clorox
(Armor All, Ever Clean, Formula 409, Fresh Step, Glad, Green
Works, Pine-Sol, Scoop Away, S.O.S.)
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Avon
Products, Inc.
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Unilever
(Axe, Dove, Lux, Ponds, Signal, Suave,
Sunsilk, Vaseline)
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Bic
Corporation
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Estée
Lauder (American Beauty, Aramis, Bobbi Brown, Bumble and
Bumble, Clinique, Coach, Donna Karan, M.A.C., Tommy
Hilfiger)
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L'Oreal
(Biothern, Cacharel, Garnier,
Giorgio Armani, Lancôme,
Maybelline, Raulph Lauren fragrances, Redken,
SoftSheen)
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Pfizer
(Chapstick)
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Schering-Plough
(Coppertone)
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Dial
Corporation (Dial
soap, Purex,
Renzuit, Right Guard, Soft & Dri,
Soft Scrub
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S.C.
Johnson (Drano, Fantastik, Glade, Nature's Source, Off,
Pledge, Oust, Scrubbing Bubbles, Shout, Windex)
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Elizabeth
Arden
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MARY KAY
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WALGREENS
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You can go to Peta's Beauty Without Bunnies section to find companies that do not test or use animal products. You can also contact the company by email if they use animal derived ingredients in their products or if they test on animals. Remember to read labels, ingredients, and be critical of the companies you are supporting. If a company is testing on animals or using animal derived ingredients, then they are supporting an industry of animal abuse. Not only are animals exploited in testing the products and the ingredients, but the workers who make the products, and those who buy the products.
Please visit ADAPTT (Animals Deserve Absolute Protection Today and Tomorrow) http://www.adaptt.org/index.html
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