Many organization have become cruelty free, so they want to save animals from irritation of chemical ingredients. While 80% of the world allows cosmetic testing on animals, half of the global cosmetic market is now firmly against testing cosmetics on innocent animals, according to Monica Engebretson from the Huffington Post. Many companies are under the assumption that testing on animals is a fast and reliable way to conduct fast production of goods. Many companies are fighting against the cruel way these animals are treated. Lush Cosmetics launches a campaign, with the Humane Society International this is going to replace animal testing with more modern substitution for REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) testing. These animals could suffer in a multitude of test or ingredients from chemical tests.

Different companies will perform multiple tests and the most common tests are extremely harmful to animals. According to the Oarsman, Not only death occurs to these animals, but many suffer when they are being tested with toxic chemicals for makeup. Most cosmetic users are not aware of what these animals go through for each trial they occur. With knowledge of the pain these animals go through people would see the torture the innocent animals endure. In the infographic from the Humane Society it remarks, “Worldwide, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Mice, and Rats are blinded, poisoned, and killed to test new cosmetic products and their ingredients.” A large amount of companies use cruel ways to thwart the animals lives with cosmetic product testing.

A large number of cosmetic companies use animal testing because it is an easy and known source of success. “Animal testing is very common in the cosmetic industry. Many cosmetic lines like MAC, Covergirl and Maybelline test on animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters, according to peta.org,” says Mireya Curiel from the Oarsman. Many people do not realize the process that everyday products go through to have approved ingredients. Some groups have started petitions to stop organizations from using innocent animals as test subjects.The organization PETA in These Companies Test on Animals, Never Buy their Brands lists many groups such as Avon, Covergirl, Dove, Chapstick, Febreze, Listerine, Vicks, and Windex. With so many everyday products being tested then what companies use the alternatives.

A lot of countries have stopped the use of testing on animals for products. “We've helped to secure full or partial animal testing and/or trade bans in the 28 countries of the European Union, Norway, India, New Zealand and South Korea, and are hard at work in the United States, Canada, Brazil and Latin America, Australia, Taiwan, Japan and elsewhere, campaigning hard for the next wave of legal reforms,” illustrates the Humane Society in their infographic. So many animals have been harmed or killed from harmful chemical ingredient testing. More and more countries are starting to boycott testing and Engebretson of the Huffington Post explains, “The most significant boost to this trend is the closing of the European market to animal tested cosmetics which came into force in March of 2013. An attempt to weaken this ban was thwarted in September 2016 when in response to a legal challenge, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed that cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals outside of the EU after March 2013 cannot be sold. Countries are starting to decline the use of animals for testing. This will help the development of other strategies for testing cosmetics.