4 Reasons You Should Never Buy Mink Eyelashes
Even though mink eyelashes are sold in the make-up aisle, the fur industry can’t conceal the cruelty involved in producing them. Animals are subjected to a lifetime of violence and neglect and, ultimately, a terrifying death for these products, no matter the price tag. Here are four reasons why you should never buy them:
Purveyors of fur stolen from minks for use in false eyelashes slap familiar labels on their products, like “ethically sourced”, “free-range”, and “cruelty-free”. But just like with meat, those labels serve only one purpose: to deceive consumers.Minks can’t be “free-range”. They’re solitary, territorial animals who become aggressive when they feel threatened, and they would fight if confined to a small area together. Instead, they’re kept separate in cramped wire cages on fur farms, where they are denied the opportunity to bathe, swim, burrow, or do anything else that’s natural and important to them and are often deprived of even basic necessities such as food, water, and veterinary care.
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Following a campaign by PETA and other animal-protection groups, including a petition signed by more than 100,000 members of the public, which triggered a parliamentary debate on the issue of animal-fur sales in Britain, the UK is closer than ever to becoming a fur-free zone. Now, please join us in calling on the government to follow through with meaningful steps towards introducing a ban.
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