If it doesn't say "not tested on animals"...is it tested on animals?

Question

So...where can I get a list of products that do not test on animals. I'm getting a little upset thinking about all the stuff I have at home that was tested on animals.

Answer 1

If they don't say they Don't Test they do.. When a company is all for natural non-invasive products they usually make a big deal out of it.
Burt's Bee, Avalon, Kiss My Face, Aubrey many many more.

http://www.caringconsumer.com/resources_companies.asp

I hope this helps you find things that work for you.
Slainté (to your health)

Answer 2

not always but it is probable, when this is the case and you are dead serious about not using animal tested products then you should contact the supplier to ask, i is now a legal requirement that thwy make it clear to you if you ask

here is a list of companies that test on animals, shafully the list is too long to put in an answer so here is a link http://www.thevegetariansite.com/ethics_test.htm

every product by one of these customers has been tested on animals at some point

Answer 3

Quoted from page link below:

There are no regulations that cover the “cruelty-free” labeling claims. This allows companies to take liberties with their language.

Unfortunately, such liberties may include manipulating consumers into purchasing products with mere final product claims. There are no repercussions for companies that make deceptive “not tested on animals” claims, because they are likely being truthful in the literal sense.

A company itself may very well not test; it may not even commission or contract testing on its behalf. However, ingredient suppliers may engage in testing, and companies may purchase ingredients with a “don’t ask, don’t tell” philosophy. Or testing may occur in a parent company, while the subsidiary company — which labels the product — has not actually done the testing itself.

What all this means is that a statement on packaging may be literally correct — enough so to shield the company from accusations of legal breaches or public relations problems — while also being disingenuous, if not downright deceptive. A company’s “we don’t test on animals” language may be at face value true, but animals are still suffering and dying to make the company’s products!

Answer 4

Unless it specifically says otherwise, it usually meants that the finished product wasn't tested on animals. However, that doesnt' mean the individual ingredients put in to the product weren't tested on animals.

Answer 5

Yeah...if it doesn't specifically say that it was not tested, then there is a chance that it was.
:-(
I know, it IS disgusting to think about all the stuff that doesn't say that. Can you imagine them testing bleach on an animal? (for example)

Oh! And I caution you to watch out for places like the Bath and Body Works...their products say "Finished product not tested on animals". My question to them is...what about all the trial runs?! They're trying to be clever with their wording. Keep an eye out for that as well.

~Peace love & light~

Answer 6

Not necessarily. There is no law requiring it to be labeled like that so it's purpose is marketing.

You can get a head start if these things bother you. Sell your car because the emissions are polluting the air and water. Stop using the toilet because your expelled medications are polluting the water. Grow all of your own food because non-organically grown food uses pesticides to kill pests and all food is delivered by machines whose fuel usage pollutes the air and water...etc.....

Do vegans do these things or would that just be too inconvenient?

Answer 7

if it says not tested on animals then its not. some brands never test on animals but they may be lying. btw due to my bulyying on him, one of my former bullying victim's dad stopped working for animal testing.

Answer 8

I believe, with rare exceptions, that almost everything or it's components, somewhere along the line of thier manufacture has been animal tested in one way or another.

Answer 9

Not necessarily, the company are either not willing to commit themselves, or they dont' know, or they test on animals, or they don't think the animal-frendly market is worth chasing.

You can't guess which it is.

Answer 10

probably.
Just go to Body Shop. They never test on animals.