Avon, Estee Lauder, Mary Kay Resume Testing Cosmetics on Animals
- by: Kirsten McGregor
- recipient: Avon, Estee Lauder, Mary Kay
As American firms jostle for a piece of China’s $15-billion-and-growing cosmetics market, Avon,Mary Kay, and Esteé Lauder (see all brands listed below) have quietly turned their backs on 20 years of “no animal testing”policies, according to People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals, which until recently counted all three among the largest mainstream names on its cruelty-free list. Although animal testing of cosmetics is neither required nor banned under U.S. law, the Chinese government continues to require skin- and eye-irritation tests before certain products can be marketed in the country.
Please take a moment to let Avon, Mary Kay, and Estee Lauder know that you are disappointed in their backsliding and that you will no longer buy the companies' products as long as they are tested on animals.
Please sign the petition and send polite comments to:
Ms. Sherilyn McCoy
CEO, Avon
Sherilyn.McCoy@avon.com
David Holl
CEO, Mary Kay Corporation
david.holl@mkcorp.com
Fabrizio Freda
CEO, Estee Lauder
ffreda@estee.com
Dear Sherilyn McCoy, David Holl and Fabizio Freda,
Your companies -- Avon, Estée Lauder, and Mary Kay -- have regressed a generation. In hopes of tapping into China's cosmetics market your products are once again being dripped into rabbits’ eyes and smeared onto animals’ abraded skin. We are disappointed by your backsliding and we will no longer purchase your products as long as they are tested on animals.
We urge you to use alternatives to animal experimentation and further your support of The Institute for In Vitro Sciences. We applaud the assemblege of an international consortium to represent companies in countries that require animal testing to train scientists in the use of non-animal test methods.
By failing to inform your customers of this change in stance, you are guilty of misleading the consumers that purchase your products. Until a animal tests are banned we pledge to no longer purchase your products. There are more than 1,000 companies which are unequivocally cruelty-free, we hope you join them.
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