Taiwan Bans Animal Testing

In a rising global movement, Taiwan passed legislation to end cosmetics animal testing. The bill, proposed by Legislators Wang YuMin and Zhuang Rui Xiong, amends Taiwan’s Control for Cosmetic Hygiene Act and bans cosmetic animal testing for both finished products and cosmetic ingredients. The legislation will go into effect on 2019.
 
The #BeCrueltyFree Taiwan campaign, led by the Taiwan SPCA and Humane Society International, has been underway for two years. #BeCrueltyFree worked closely with Legislator Wang YuMin and gathered support from well-known Taiwanese celebrities and animal lovers Aya, Junior and Lisa Wang, according to SPCA.


 
This passing of legislation joins The European Union, Norway, Israel, India, New Zealand, South Korea, Turkey and several states in Brazil, have enacted full or partial bans on animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients. Similar legislation is currently pending in the US, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Argentina and more.