What's the point of trying to avoid brands tested on animals?

Question

I've tried all my life to avoid all products who's origin stems from a company that tests on animals and I've come to the conclusion that I'd have to live in a cave, eat moss and drink rainwater to achieve this.

I get to thinking, what's the point of trying when virtually everyone else goes out and buys these products anyway?

So do you avoid buying products tested on animals? Do you even bother looking?

Answer 1

By purchasing products that test on animals you are supporting a company that has a practice against you beliefs. You may not be changing the way they do business alone, but there are many people that avoid companies that test as well. If everyone just threw up their hands and said "forget it", a lot more money would go to these companies.

I have been told a lot of times by people that what I do will not change the world, people still eat meat or support companies that test on animals. My thought is always the same, I think of quote from a song, which goes "It's not the world that I am changing, what I do is so this world will know that it will not change me." I think this says a lot, basically what I do(even if it is small), is not to change the world, but rather to make sure that I do not change who I am.

Answer 2

That is a common argument against vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, and one that I used to think was quite valid. But, when you get down to it, the objection does not get to the heart of the matter. There is only one way to be a vegetarian or vegan: because you're doing it for you, for your understanding of ethics, for your hope to be as perfect a citizen (of the world) as possible. Frankly, it doesn't matter what other people are doing, and whether or not your lifestyle will change much, if anything at all. It only matters that you know that you're doing the right thing, and that, potentially, you're a beacon of light for others to live an ethical life.

And so, it's true that vegetarians and vegans are a small proportion of the population, and so their lifestyle probably has minimal effect in macro terms. But, that's the thing about us -- we all came to this decision on our own, and we hope that others will do the same. In the meantime, we're happy knowing that we're living an ethical life, a more perfect human existence, and what could be more natural for us than to become fully human?

I will also add that, in my case, I also feel closer to God, and, from my perspective, a relationship with God is an individual matter.

Answer 3

I never buy products tested on animals. If other people want to go out and buy them then they can go ahead and do so, but I won't support that mentality by giving my money to people who make animals suffer just for profit. People say the same thing about vegetarians not making a difference but as more people turn veg, the less demand there is for meat so it is slowly but surely helping. I decide myself what I consider as right or wrong and then try to adhere to these principles in my day to day life. If everyone around me had slaves which they beat everyday I wouldn't think I may as well do the same thing because my conscience wouldn't allow it so likewise, I won't join everyone else in buying products born out of cruelty. There are plenty of companies which reject animal testing and I'd prefere to support these people by buying products from them. I don't live in a cave, not many vegans do and we seem to do fine without buying animal tested products.

Answer 4

Yes , I do look at the labels.

I can't remember who said it but someone once stated that a journey began with a single step.

All it takes is for one person to start a movement by not purchasing products tested on animals or one company not to test its products on animals and soon people will get the message - "We Do Not Approve of Your Methods - STOP TESTING ON ANIMALS -NOW !!!!".

Answer 5

While veg*ans may be a small portion of the population, many more people don't think it's necessary to test cosmetics and cleansers on animals and may look for cruelty-free options. Many omnivores are also looking for less cruelly produced animal products to show their disapproval of conventional factory farming.

It's called voting with our dollars, and if enough people protest, a company just might change its practices. And there are plenty of companies who don't use animal testing.

Answer 6

I do know what you mean, even when a product says it isn't tested on animals it doesn't mean that it hasn't been. I am not fanatical about because as you say it would involve living in a cave eating lettuce that you have grown yourself.
You can never be free from animal cruelty and remain in the real world. However far removed you make your life from it it will touch you somewhere along the line.

Answer 7

I look at all the products I buy. I do all I can to avoid products tested on animals because if you think all the tourture those animals had to be put through for that item it's not worth it.

Answer 8

Well, obviously you can't avoid all products like that, or you'd be living in a cave, like you said.

But, if you have a choice, then why not pick the one that wasn't tested on animals?

Answer 9

Atrophy: i won't be able to even think of what a tragic and harsh person you're. You sound like the variety of depressing guy or woman. you're able to be, to brush aside yet another living being the way you purely did on your idiotic reaction there. it fairly is been shown that animal finding out does not inevitably income the human race one hundred% of the time, you won't be able to learn an animal's DNA to that of a human. whether it have been the comparable, who precisely are you to demoralize or shrink the life and life of yet another respiration, living being?? with the aid of fact an animal won't be able to communicate employing words of the English language?? in case you step on a canine's tail it yelps in soreness. in case you're taking a duckling far flung from its mom, that mom feels suffering and could seek for her toddler, purely as any good human mom might. instruct your self slightly extra in the previous making such disgusting ignorant comments. as far with the aid of fact the Up & Up variety from aim finding out on animals, i actually replaced into purely attempting to make your ideas up the comparable element and that's how I chanced in this posting. i'm advantageous in the event that they do or do no longer yet for destiny reference, you could flow on PETA's web site and that they have lists of companies that do no longer try on animals and companies that do try on animals. you additionally can seek for a particular product and that they are going to provide you companies that carry that product yet do no longer try on animals.

Answer 10

YES. u should be bothered. way back in the day everything was tested on animals. people said NO. from there companies have changed and will continue to change. only if people care.