conscious consumer. The Body Shop id against animal testing but their new parent company is one of the biggest animal testing offenders. How does that work?
2006-06-23 17:22:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
oops, that id should be an is. I hate typos!
2006-06-23 17:23:43 · update #1
It's very sweet that you want to boycott based on your morals, but it doesn't make much since. Every ingredient used in hygiene products will be or has already been tested on animals, it is against the law not to. So a company that "does not test on animals" just has someone else do the testing, or only uses ingredients tested by their competitors.
2006-06-23 19:50:29 · answer #1 · answered by Matthew D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi urbanbliss,
I'm a Body Shop at Home Consultant who can relate with your concerns. Our founder, Anita Roddick is very passionate about our core values and would never sell to a company who does animal testing. L'Oreal actaully stopped animal testing in 1989 or around there. Feel free to research L'Oreals webiste or www.thebodyshop.com and go to the International website. The sale of The Body Shop was throughly thought out and L'Oreal bought us because they want to be more like us in the way of changing their product manufacturing practices. They are actually in the process of creating skin-like cells to test on and again, have not tested on animals for several years, as they did long ago. I would like to talk to you more about this merger and also encourage you to check out The Body Shop International website for more edjucated and up to date information.
All the best,
letspamperyou@yahoo.com
2006-06-29 06:34:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say boycott, and write some angry letters. If you continue buying, even if the Body Shop isn't testing on animals, L'Oreal will be making the money. There are tons of other good places to shop that don't test.
2006-06-23 17:29:43 · answer #3 · answered by Annie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't attempt on animals, yet as they do no longer favor to inform the Vegan Society (or anybody else for that matter) even if their products are animal-derived or no longer, it really is in all probability that they do use animal-derived substances in a minimum of a few of their products. Their refusal to be upfront about their substances also signifies that they are no longer as moral or animal-pleasant as their PR branch would like you to imagine they're.
2016-11-15 04:48:39 · answer #4 · answered by poissant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for the information!
Are you sure that L'Oreal still tests on animals? I thought most of the major cosmetic companies had been persuaded to change due to pressure from PETA. But I'm not sure.
2006-06-23 17:28:49 · answer #5 · answered by jamie5987 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Recently, two pioneering makers of cruelty-free products—The Body Shop and Tom's of Maine—were acquired by large multinational companies—L'Oréal and Colgate, respectively...both companies have pledged to keep their strong policies against testing on animals."
So I wouldn't worry!
2006-06-23 17:28:08 · answer #6 · answered by prkswllflwr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the heck is animal teating?
2006-06-30 07:53:25 · answer #7 · answered by Think First 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
l'oreal purchased the body shop? really? i didn't know that...
2006-06-23 17:27:26 · answer #8 · answered by anak sendu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When did this happen? It just comes to show you that everybody has a price. How very sad.
2006-06-23 17:31:17 · answer #9 · answered by vim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋