Quantcast Vegetarian StarPaul McCartney Backs “Be Cruelty Free” Cosmetics Testing Ban

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney has backed a campaign by the Humane Society International to end animal testing for cosmetic products.

The HSI’s Be Cruelty-Free campaign calls for an end to cosmetics testing all over the world, something that has already taken place in Europe, with new laws set to be in effect in 2013 that will ban the sales of newly animal-tested cosmetics.

“The ugly truth about testing beauty products on animals is that it causes them unimaginable pain and suffering. If every cosmetic tested on rabbits or mice had a photo on the packaging showing these animals with weeping swollen eyes and inflamed skin, I believe everyone would leave cruelty on the shelf and go for the cruelty-free option instead,” Sir Paul said.

“So, let’s stand up for those defenceless animals by supporting the Be Cruelty-Free global campaign to end animal testing of cosmetics worldwide. Go online, sign the Be Cruelty-Free pledge today and help HSI and The Humane Society of the United States achieve a world where no animal has to suffer and die for the sake of cosmetics.”

Not only to products tested on animals hurt the animal, they may also bring unforeseen harm to humans. Results yielded in animal laboratories do not always guarantee safety when applied to human skin. Better ways to test cosmetics include using already existing chemical data, computer models, skin samples and mathematical formulas and predictions.

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One Response to “Paul McCartney Backs “Be Cruelty Free” Cosmetics Testing Ban”

  1. Brien Comerford Says:

    Let’s face it. Noboby, in the music industry has done more to support the ethical and humane treatment of animals than Paul McCartney has for the last forty years. MACCA’S music’s Patriarch Saint for animals.