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Points You May Wish to Include in Letters to the
EWG and Its Partners in the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
• I was shocked to learn that your organization is a
driving force behind a new campaign that will result in the
suffering and deaths of many animals in cruel cosmetics testing.
• Poisoning animals in chemical toxicity tests is a
useless, violent, and unethical practice. No animal should
have to suffer for yet another shade of lipstick, nail polish,
or mascara.
• No animal test method in use today has ever been properly
scientifically validated to determine its reliability and
relevance to humans. Therefore, the results of animal tests
are always subject to interpretation and manipulation, much
to the detriment of human health and environmental protection.
• Despite killing hundreds of thousands of animals in
cruel poisoning tests, the U.S. government has a poor track
record on banning toxic chemicals. There is no excuse for
poisoning animals in order to gather data that are clearly
not being used to protect the environment or the safety of
the public.
• It is appalling that an “environmental”
organization would not only support massive animal testing,
but also ask that companies conduct animal tests that are
completely irrelevant to protecting humans.
• The goal of protecting the public and the environment
from hazardous chemicals and the goal of protecting animals
from suffering and death in laboratories are not mutually
exclusive.
• Non-animal test methods are not only more humane,
they are also generally more rapid and economical, often producing
results that are more reliable and relevant to humans than
the results of tests on animals.
• Please confirm in writing that your organization will
no longer support animal testing so that I can once again
feel confident in supporting the organization.
Please be sure to include your full name and mailing or e-mail
address in your letter, and send a copy of any response you
receive to:
Research & Investigations Department
PETA
501 Front St.
Norfolk, VA 23510
info@peta.org
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