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How to Find Products Not Tested on Animals

Tuesday December 16, 2008
What does it really mean when a product says "not tested on animals" and how can you find products that haven't been tested by poisoning or torturing animals for the sake of cosmetics, household products, and other consumer items? Learn more about the controversial topic of animal testing, and a shopping guide that can help you find products to fit your ethics.

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Comments

May 3, 2007 at 12:00 pm
(1) Louna Reania says:

You ask people if they would like to be tested on and change places with animals and see how they like it.

August 21, 2007 at 9:10 pm
(2) Katie Hays says:

Do not test on animails its crule and
very bad it kills animals and I think
we need to put a stop to it write your reson why it is wrong please.
If we want to put a stop to it we need
to say it Thank you Katie Hays.

August 21, 2007 at 9:18 pm
(3) nicole bunch says:

i think katie is right but i also think that if you animal test you then you should go to jail or be tested on your self it is wrrong and we need to do evry thing we can to stop it before they hurt anymore small poor inesent animals PLEASE HELP US OR THE WORLD WILL NEVER BE AT PEACE AS LONG AS IM AROUND thank you STOP ANIMAL TESTING FOREVER!

August 21, 2007 at 9:25 pm
(4) Josh Mitchels says:

Stop animail abuce its really mean i am only 5 years old and i no that its wrong and mean my best friend (a stray dog i met) was caught and tested on it killed him i am really sad i cry my self to sleep its so sad i think about how they killed him and burnt him with the shampoo that wasnt ready they should of used a plant or something not that dog!!PLEASE PLEASE STOP ABUCE FOR THAT POOR DOG in memories of Buddy and all the other animals that get tested on and killed STOP TESTING ON ANIMALS PLEASE by Josh

August 21, 2007 at 9:36 pm
(5) hanna banna says:

buddy camper fried fluffy buttions mesha gord tash sam max poobear and chichi:DEAD why be cause a man decided to start to be crule and to start TESTING ON ANIMALS because they are smaller then him he thougt it was all right so im here now to try and stop it to stop testing to stop hurting and to stop abusing or at least try animal testing is wrong on so many leaves 1 leave you kill an animal for hail 2 leave its wrong but people dont care thank you and remember stop testing on animals you animal love hanna banna

August 21, 2007 at 9:41 pm
(6) May belle says:

A-animails are liveing things too.
N-No one should have the right to test.
I-I love animals why not you?
M-my best friend is a animal.
A-animails should live.
L-LEAVE THEM ALONE!
S-Some of us care!

September 1, 2008 at 8:10 pm
(7) Andrea says:

If anyone thinks that scientists have two choices: animal testing or human testing. I’m telling you straight that you are completely wrong. Look it up.

November 18, 2008 at 1:09 pm
(8) jolynn says:

should not test animals because if people try harder they could and i know they can from all the technolegy we have i know they can make a machine that could test the chemicals itself without hurting anyone even though animals cant talk to us and how much it hurts knowing that their mom or dad or brother sister might die they have feelings to and they think like us i just really think many people should think about that i love animals

January 6, 2009 at 3:11 am
(9) hunner says:

stop animal testing!
its wrong!

GO VEGAN OR FLEXITARIAN!

March 23, 2009 at 7:51 pm
(10) Diana says:

check out this poem at this website!!!http://allpoetry.com/poem/3622238

it is a poem that mede me cry!!
i jhate all companies that test on animals…
i am only 14 but i still understand about animal testing and want to stop it!!!!
xxo
D.

April 23, 2009 at 12:36 pm
(11) keely cooke says:

I know that animals do not deserve to be tested! even if it is a mouse, i mean what if it was your cat or dog that was suffering?

think about it…
GO VEGETARIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

October 22, 2009 at 7:46 am
(12) Alex31 says:

Like it or not-this is how it is. ,

October 23, 2009 at 6:45 am
(13) Pol55 says:

But then I finally decided to go for it. ,

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