Cosmetic Animal Testing

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Cosmetic Animal Testing

English 112
April 2, 1999 Page 1
Cosmetic Testing on Animals
When most people go to the store to purchase cosmetics and household cleaners they usually
don’t put too much thought into it. Most people do not realize that 14 million animals die and
suffer each year for these products that are almost meaningless to humans. (Shah, abstract)
Cosmetic animal testing is a very big problem that gets greatly overlooked. It is a problem that
has lasted for centuries. As a matter of fact, according to the All for Animals Newsletter, animal
testing on cosmetics goes way back to the seventeenth century when animals were believed to
feel no pain. After it was proven that they could feel pain the testing stopped for a while.
However, it began again in 1933 when a woman died from a mascara. After that incident the
Food and Drug Administration passed an act for animal testing on cosmetics.(Issue 1) However,
that act is no longer in effect, but companies continue to test on animals.
There are several different types of tests used on animals each day. The two most common
ones are the Draize Test and the LD50. The Draize test is an eye test named after a man by the
name of John Draize. This test involves dropping a substance into an animal’s eye and watching
the results.(All for Animals Newsletter, Issue 1) This test is usually preformed on albino rabbits,
and it is done by clipping their eyes back. The painful results of this test include swelling of the
eyelids, inflammation of the iris, ulceration, bleeding, blindness, and death resulting from broken
necks.(the animal breaks their neck in an attempt to get free). The LD50 or Lethal Dose 50 is
preformed by force-feeding a substance to a group of animals until fifty percent of them dies.
Substances may also be pumped into the animals stomach, injected under the skin, into a vein, or
into the lining of the abdomen. This test, as well as the Draize test, is preformed without
administering no kind of painkillers.(Shah, abstract) Many health professionals agree that these
tests are crude and imprecise. (Shah, abstract) However, many scientist agree that these tests are
vital in obtaining scientific test results that are reliable and accurate.(Health safety alliance,
abstract)
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No matter what any scientist says about cosmetic animal testing, there are reliable
alternatives. As a matter of fact, some scientist have actually said that these alternatives are
faster, cheaper, and provide better info...

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