Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt–Don’t Delay Ban On Animal Tested Cosmetics
Written by Vegetarian Star on January 19th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Charitable Causes And Campaigns, Cosmetics And Beauty Products, Female Singers.
Former Pussycat Dolls member Kimberly Wyatt has joined a group of celebrities and cosmetics companies that do not test on animals in a campaign with the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) to end the sale of cosmetics in the European Union that have been tested on animals.
In 2003, the European Union passed a ban on using animals to test cosmetics that began in 2009. A complete ban of the sales of these animal-tested cosmetics is set for 2013, but some officials would like to extend that deadline.
Wyatt also has her own make-up range that is not tested on animals.
“My make-up range BM Beauty is approved free from animal testing by BUAV proving that there is no need to test beauty products on animals. Don’t delay the ban on selling cruel beauty products in the EU any longer. Say NO to Cruel Cosmetics.”
More on the campaign and petition not to delay the ban can be found on No Cruel Cosmetics.
Several alternatives to animal testing exist for cosmetics which are said to be more reliable and less expensive than animal models.
Cell and skin tissues, corneas from eye banks and computer and mathematical models can predict toxicity and reactions based on information already known from human genes.
Another option is to use materials that have already proven safe versus introducing new chemicals into formulas for beauty products.
Photo: Joel Telling/Creative Commons
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