We Must Eliminate Animal Testing for Cosmetics Essay -- Argumentative

We Must Eliminate Animal Testing for Cosmetics       Jane goes to work everyday at an animal-testing lab. She pours liquids used in eyeliner into the eyes of numerous albino rabbits. The rabbits' eyes are held open with clips so that for the 72 hour test period, the rabbits can't even blink. The rabbits' bodies are in a box so that only their head protrudes. Jane watches the rabbits and records how the rabbits’ eyes react. She observes as the rabbits’ eyes bleed intensely. Some eyes become extremely deteriorated, and some rabbits even become blind due to the toxicity of the liquid being tested. As she walks down the line writing down what each rabbit's reaction is, Jane notices many rabbits have broken their own necks trying to escape the horrendous pain ("Product..."). Animal testing has long played a part in the science of testing, and it still plays a very important role in the medical world. Testing on animals in order to create a cure for AIDS is one thing, but testing on animals for human vanity is another. Animal testing is used to test the safety of a product. It has kept some very unsafe substances out of the cosmetic world. However, in this day in age, animal testing is not the only way to test the safety of a product. Animal testing in cosmetics has decreased over the years. However, it is still used by many companies in America. Animal testing is not only cruel, but it is also unnecessary in today’s advanced scientific world. There are over a thousand ingredients that are used in cosmetics that are already proven to be safe for human use. These ingredients can be mixed and matched creating new and unique products. Many people argue that this is not suitable for the demanding market. The craving for "new" and "im... ...at.htm>.    "Does FDA Require Animal Testing." Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition. 3 May 1999. 5 Dec. 2002. <http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/qa-cos4.html>. Hunter, Breatrice Trum. "New Alternatives in Safety Testing." Consumers’ Research Magazine. May 2000: p26+    "Our Values-the Issue." The Body Shop. 2002. 5 Dec. 2002. <http://www.thebodyshop.com.au/ourvalues.cfm?valueID=1>. Palazzolo, Rose. "The Fur and the Fury." ABCNEWS.com. 12 Apr. 200. 5 Dec. 2002. <http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/ cosmetictesting0000412.html>.    "Product Testing: Toxic & Tragic". Peta. Dec. 8 2002. <http://www.peta.org/mc/facts/fsae4.html>.    "What are some common alternatives to the use of animals in medical and aesthetic product testing?" Voice for the Voiceless. 2001. Dec 9 2002. <http://members.shaw.ca/voiceforthevoiceless/ani_test.htm>.