Good News From New Zealand – Ban on Animal Testing for Cosmetics a Step Closer!
Animals in New Zealand will never have chemicals dripped into their eyes or forced down their throats for the sake of mascara or shampoo.
Readers’ Tips for Ethical Beauty
Earlier this month, as part of a competition to win some ethical shampoo, we asked you for your cruelty-free beauty tips – and were totally overwhelmed by the response!
Dave Navarro Rocks the Cruelty-Free Look
Appearing naked, with bleeding eyes, musician Dave Navarro’s new PETA ad is pretty dark, even for someone known for his edgy sense of style.
Cosmetics: Is Change Finally Coming?
Rumours suggest that the 2013 EU sales ban on animal-tested cosmetics could be weakened or delayed.
China Poised to Accept First-Ever Non-Animal Test Method for Cosmetics
Sherry Photography Creative Commons | Sharon Wesilds | Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)Chinese officials are in the final stages of approving the use of the country’s very first non-animal test method for cosmetics ingredients, thanks to guidance from scientists funded by PETA US. The 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Assay, which tests chemicals for […]
Sexiest Vegetarian Bathes in ‘Blood’ to Protest Deadly Cosmetics Tests on Animals
The European Commission – under pressure from the cosmetics industry – is considering postponing the 2013 deadline for banning the sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals.
Pamela Anderson to European Commission: Don’t Turn Back the Clock
Pamela Anderson has written to European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy John Dalli urging him to honour the 2013 deadline for banning the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.
Enough ‘True Blood’ for Cosmetics Testing
True Blood star Kristin Bauer has written to the European Commission pleading that it preserves the date of 2013 for banning the sale of animal-tested cosmetics in the EU.
Rip Van Winkle Writes EU Cosmetics Report
Last week, a report was published examining whether certain non-animal toxicity tests would be fully developed in time to replace animal tests in 2013.