By Alexandra Isham, Alliance Intern from Ohio State University ’25
Many animals in the US suffer through painful experiments for cosmetics, such as lipstick, shampoo, deodorant and other products. Animal testing is a cruel and unbearable process for these innocent beings as they are injected with harmful chemicals without any form of pain relief, causing immense suffering and usually leading to their death. Safer alternatives do exist, including the use of existing ingredients and non-animal tests which are faster, cheaper and more reliable in predicting product safety.
The Humane Cosmetics Act (H.R. 5399) has been introduced to put this brutality to an end by banning animal testing for all cosmetic products that are made or sold in the US. There is precedent at the state level as Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington signed legislation (H.B. 1097) prohibiting the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics in the state. Please join the Alliance in signing the Humane Society of the US letter to Congress calling for passage of the Humane Cosmetics Act which will stop the inhumane testing on rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and rats.