As a society, we have become more conscious of animal welfare, whether it’s cracking down on dog fighting and puppy mills or improving conditions for creatures in circuses and zoos. New York has a ...

Humans have been using animals to test pharmaceuticals and cosmetics since 1937, when a chemical reaction caused by an untested liquid antibiotic marketed toward pediatric patients caused the death of ...

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rob Portman (R-OH), and Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), are leading an effort to reintroduce the Humane Cosmetics Act. The ...

While the use of animals to test the safety of cosmetic products in the U.S. is legal, a number of states have brought in laws to ban the practice. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notes that ...

PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are moving to take cosmetics developed with animal testing off the market. Without discussion the Senate on Monday gave preliminary approval to legislation that would make ...

Many products that Americans use every day — from makeup to sunscreens — are tested on animals for safety. But experts say the safety data can be gathered using more modern methods that don’t involve ...

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Millions of animals each year are killed in U.S. laboratories as part of medical training and chemical, food, drug and cosmetic testing, according to the non-profit animal rights organization People ...

During an interview with a cosmetic chemist, I was shocked when they told me that "cruelty-free is just a marketing tactic; animal testing does not exist in the industry anymore." They did cite ...