08.12.19
Illinois has become the third state to enact a marketing ban preventing companies from selling cosmetics that have been tested on animals. Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed into law a bill that prohibits the sale of cosmetics like shampoos, lipsticks and deodorants in Illinois, unless they are cruelty free. Illinois joins California and Nevada, which have passed similar laws. Starting January 1, 2020, all cosmetics on store shelves in these three states will be free of animal-tested cosmetics, according to proponents..
Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States commented, “As we continue to expand our global #BeCrueltyFree campaign, we are thrilled to see the momentum building in the United States. This is one of the world’s largest cosmetics markets and reforms here have the potential to spare the lives of tens of thousands of animals used in these tests worldwide each year, including mice, rabbits, rats and guinea pigs. In traditional tests, substances are forced down the animals’ throats, dripped into their eyes, or smeared onto their skin, and they are left to suffer for days or weeks without pain relief. There is no need for this.”
Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States commented, “As we continue to expand our global #BeCrueltyFree campaign, we are thrilled to see the momentum building in the United States. This is one of the world’s largest cosmetics markets and reforms here have the potential to spare the lives of tens of thousands of animals used in these tests worldwide each year, including mice, rabbits, rats and guinea pigs. In traditional tests, substances are forced down the animals’ throats, dripped into their eyes, or smeared onto their skin, and they are left to suffer for days or weeks without pain relief. There is no need for this.”
