Do you purchase products that were tested on animals?

Question

Why or why not?

Answer 1

never thought to check if it was tested on animals..and if it was how are the testing? if the product was lipstick..do they apply it directly on the ..goats..lips? =P

Answer 2

I'm not sure how to know for sure if a product has been tested on an animal. It's usually not the first thing I think of when making a purchase. But I would prefer not to buy an animal tested product.

Answer 3

I look at it this way- if it was not previously tested on animals, it is currently being tested on humans- my wife, mother, daughter...

There are a lot of chemicals in our lives today, and hundreds of millions of possible chemical reactions between them. It is thought that some of these may be responsible for the uprise in asthma, allergies, etc.

Products that have been well-tested before hand are far less likely to cause problems than those that were not well tested, or that were only tested via computer or cultures.

Most animal testing is not inhumane. The images we see of blinded animals are the worse situations because the norm- cage after cage of normal-looking animals- would not incite the emotions desired by the animal rights people.

So- would I prefer that some animals be tested upon to better ensure my wife's and children's health?

Absolutely!

It would be great if they could accomplish this without animals or humans, and I suspect that sheer economics will get us to that point sometimes soon- but I don't see that we are there quite yet.

Answer 4

I don't. I rep for a company called Arbonne and we do no animal testing whatsoever. We use voluntary human subjects only.

Also, it is important to note that most people know that hypoallergenic means that a product has been tested for adverse reactions. What they don't know is that in order to use the term hypoallergenic, a company only needs a success rate of 60%! That means that the products can still adversely affect 40% of it's users. Arbonne has implemented a standard success rate of 100%. If even one person (no animal testing!) has an adverse reaction, then they take it back to the drawing board!

Arbonne is guaranteed pure, safe and beneficial!

Answer 5

I always try to research the products I buy & make every attempt to avoid the ones that used animals for testing. This means that I don't change my choices as often as I might like to, but I don't want to be a part of the system of animal testing. The animals were not placed on this planet for me to exploit, but to live with as co-inhabit the earth with.

This doesn't mean that I'm adverse to some things that others would find beyond their comfort zone either, such as hunting. If it's to feed my family, then yes....I'll hunt & I'll use every available scrap to make clothing, blankets, etc... from any animal I've killed. However, please note: This is theory and conjecture on my part because I do not hunt either. Not anymore & not since I was fairly young and living in remote wilderness area.

What about you?

Answer 6

These days its not politically correct for companies to test on animals,many companies are no longer doing that.The popularity for products not tested on animals,has prompted companies to follow suit.There is no reason to purchase products tested on animals when so many products are available that are not.I try to avoid animal tested products whenever I can,I only purchase products that have the least amount of chemical synthetics,the less synthetics we use the better for our skin,the environment and the less neccessary animal testing becomes...I encourage everyone to make healthier less toxic choices for everyones sake,the people and animals.

Answer 7

Oh hell yes. I make sure I only use products tested on animals. Just the thought of a rabbit somewhere being forcibly restrained, shaved, having products put on it's skin, and in it's eyes, while it screams in agony, to no avail. That's what I look for in products.

Answer 8

Yes. I do sometimes. I don't really care if they were tested on animals or not. For me, animals where put on this earth to serve us, so as long as we can maintain a healthy balance, replacing what we take from nature, fine by me... Just my honest opinion which might be very unpopular, I know.

Answer 9

Personal products, I try to avoid if they're tested on animals. But when it comes to medication, you can't really avoid it. At least as long as some of the policies are still in place.

Answer 10

I have no problem with animal testing. Frankly, I would prefer to find out if the stuff I use around the house is toxic by testing it in a lab on actual biological organism rather than finding out after my my family has suffered irreversible damage.

As for medical animal testing, a comedian I once saw said: "Hey, if electrocuting a couple of monkeys is going to keep me from dying of cancer some day all I have to say is red is positive and black is negative..."