Contents What products are considered cosmetics? Is animal testing legally required for cosmetics sold in the United States? Where is animal testing mandatory? Can legislation help end animal testing for cosmetics? Why do some companies still use animal testing? What cosmetics tests are performed on...

What is a Class B dealer? Where do Class B dealers get dogs and cats? How many Class B dealers are in business and where are they located? How many dogs and cats are sold by Class B dealers? Are Class B dealers regulated effectively? What are the animal welfare problems with Class B dealers? Why do...

For decades, animal welfare advocates have been working to end the testing of makeup and personal care products on animals. See how far we've come and how you can help support the Be Cruelty-Free campaign , our global effort to end cosmetic cruelty. 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2000-2012 |...

In the late 1960s, a shy teenager in Georgia read an article in her local newspaper about animals being used in laboratory testing. She was outraged. She imagined the agony these animals must have endured and was moved to write a letter to the paper. “I remember it was sort of a rebuttal to what had...