There is some ambiguitiy about the companies who test on animals and those that do not test on animals. How do you choose which companies are criticised for testing on animals?
We use 2 key resources for animal testing criticisms: • PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), a US animal rights organisation, have a ‘Companies that Do’ and “Companies that Dont’ list found here search.caringconsumer.com • Uncaged Campaign, a UK based anti-vivisection (anti-animal testing) not-for-profit organisation has a guide to companies involved in animal testing here: www.uncaged.co.uk/animaltesting.htm There are some inconsistencies between these sources, and this is partly due to the line drawn for animal testing. More specifically, Beiersdorf, Colgate and PZ Cussons are listed as ‘companies that test on animals themselves or pay researchers to carry out animal tests on their behalf’ by Uncaged, yet PETA don’t mention them at all. We have given these companies criticisms for animal testing. Some other companies are included on PETA’s cruelty free shopping list, while Uncaged list them as companies who claim their products are ‘not tested on animals’ yet still sou
