Columbia Looks to End Animal Testing for Cosmetics

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The Colombian Senate voted almost unanimously this week to enact a ban on animal testing for cosmetics. This would prohibit the testing of cosmetics on animals as well as their ingredients produced in Colombia. The bill will now move to the house for final drafting before hopefully being signed by the President effectively ending cosmetics animal testing by 2024.

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Nearly 40 countries have enacted some kind of ban on cosmetics testing on animals with the United Kingdom being the first to enact a similar ban. These bans on cosmetics testing on animals are widely supported by the public as it is viewed as outdated and cruel. 

Animals used for cosmetics testing are subjected to repeated skin irritation tests, forced to inhale fumes or products looking for damage to organs, and suffer untreated skin lesions and painful rashes. The animals are then discarded like trash, killed when they are no longer of use. It's a despicable process that exploits animals for human's gain.

Cosmetics testing on animals is as unnecessary as can be imagined. Cosmetics are NOT NECESSARY products. There is no cosmetic that is going to cure cancer or Alzheimer's,  cosmetics won't solve world hunger or overfishing, there is simply no justification for continuing to use animals for these cruel tests. These poor animals live in laboratories, stuffed into cages as they await the next tests administered to them, scared and emotionally worn down. All of this to determine if a new skin cream causes skin irritation. It's ridiculous.

What's especially sickening about cosmetics testing is that the animals are discarded like trash at the end of their repeated abuse. Not to mention that many a scientist has spoken out against animal testing for its lack of accuracy in determining results in humans. While animals can be inflicted with similar diseases and ailments, humans and animals simply don't react to products or treatments the same ways. Are humans and rabbits truly that similar that we can guarantee that a skin cream won't cause a rash on us because a rabbit didn't suffer any ill effects? It's an abuse of power and blatant exploitation of animals.

It's time to end cosmetics testing across the globe. Animals are not ours to test on and abuse repeatedly for some stupid lipstick or mascara. Enough is enough, ban cosmetics testing on animals period.

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