http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/plea-issued-ban-cosmetics-animal-testing/5/185992
Twenty eight cosmetics companies from across New Zealand, including major brands such as LUSH, the Body Shop and Kiwi favourites Antipodes, Oasis Beauty and Sorbet, have issued a plea to Prime Minster John Key to ban animal testing for cosmetics in New Zealand.
In a joint open letter, the companies urge the Government to introduce a national test ban as part of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) review. The companies, all of which operate entirely without testing on animals, are supporting the Be Cruelty-Free New Zealand campaign led by SAFE and Humane Society International.
In the letter the companies say, "We are part of a thriving, innovative and successful New Zealand cosmetics industry that operates entirely without animal testing. Banning animal testing of cosmetics would be good for our industry, and good for consumers and animals alike."
Twenty eight cosmetics companies from across New Zealand, including major brands such as LUSH, the Body Shop and Kiwi favourites Antipodes, Oasis Beauty and Sorbet, have issued a plea to Prime Minster John Key to ban animal testing for cosmetics in New Zealand.
In a joint open letter, the companies urge the Government to introduce a national test ban as part of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) review. The companies, all of which operate entirely without testing on animals, are supporting the Be Cruelty-Free New Zealand campaign led by SAFE and Humane Society International.
In the letter the companies say, "We are part of a thriving, innovative and successful New Zealand cosmetics industry that operates entirely without animal testing. Banning animal testing of cosmetics would be good for our industry, and good for consumers and animals alike."
