What's the point of trying to avoid brands tested on animals?!
I get to thinking, what's the point of trying when virtually everyone else goes out and buys these products anyway?
So do you avoid buying products tested on animals? Do you even bother looking?
Answers: I've tried all my life to avoid all products who's origin stems from a company that tests on animals and I've come to the conclusion that I'd have to live in a cave, eat moss and drink rainwater to achieve this.
I get to thinking, what's the point of trying when virtually everyone else goes out and buys these products anyway?
So do you avoid buying products tested on animals? Do you even bother looking?
By purchasing products that test on animals you are supporting a company that has a practice against you beliefs. You may not be changing the way they do business alone, but there are many people that avoid companies that test as well. If everyone just threw up their hands and said "forget it", a lot more money would go to these companies.
I have been told a lot of times by people that what I do will not change the world, people still eat meat or support companies that test on animals. My thought is always the same, I think of quote from a song, which goes "It's not the world that I am changing, what I do is so this world will know that it will not change me." I think this says a lot, basically what I do(even if it is small), is not to change the world, but rather to make sure that I do not change who I am.
It makes a statement that you disagree with animal testing
Its all about caring..
Yes I do
I try at all costs to avoid them.I found out that Iams doe's animal experiments took my dog off there food & now got her on one that is safe.If we keep boycotting them more & more people will join.
never hurts to try. your heart is in the right place. many companies have revised their testing proceedures because of people such as yourself.
because it shows that u r not happy about wut they r doing to the animals and if everybody stopped buying this peron's product because they tested it on animals first then theyw ont make any money so stop performing animal testing... and anyway even if the product is not harmul 2 the animal duz not mean that it will not b harmful 2 us.. we r very different from animals in lots of ways... duz this answer ur question? sorry if it doesnt!
I never buy products tested on animals. If other people want to go out and buy them then they can go ahead and do so, but I won't support that mentality by giving my money to people who make animals suffer just for profit. People say the same thing about vegetarians not making a difference but as more people turn veg, the less demand there is for meat so it is slowly but surely helping. I decide myself what I consider as right or wrong and then try to adhere to these principles in my day to day life. If everyone around me had slaves which they beat everyday I wouldn't think I may as well do the same thing because my conscience wouldn't allow it so likewise, I won't join everyone else in buying products born out of cruelty. There are plenty of companies which reject animal testing and I'd prefere to support these people by buying products from them. I don't live in a cave, not many vegans do and we seem to do fine without buying animal tested products.
I look at all the products I buy. I do all I can to avoid products tested on animals because if you think all the tourture those animals had to be put through for that item it's not worth it.
YES. u should be bothered. way back in the day everything was tested on animals. people said NO. from there companies have changed and will continue to change. only if people care.
<I get to thinking, what's the point of trying when virtually everyone else goes out and buys these products anyway?>
That is a common argument against vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, and one that I used to think was quite valid. But, when you get down to it, the objection does not get to the heart of the matter. There is only one way to be a vegetarian or vegan: because you're doing it for you, for your understanding of ethics, for your hope to be as perfect a citizen (of the world) as possible. Frankly, it doesn't matter what other people are doing, and whether or not your lifestyle will change much, if anything at all. It only matters that you know that you're doing the right thing, and that, potentially, you're a beacon of light for others to live an ethical life.
And so, it's true that vegetarians and vegans are a small proportion of the population, and so their lifestyle probably has minimal effect in macro terms. But, that's the thing about us -- we all came to this decision on our own, and we hope that others will do the same. In the meantime, we're happy knowing that we're living an ethical life, a more perfect human existence, and what could be more natural for us than to become fully human?
I will also add that, in my case, I also feel closer to God, and, from my perspective, a relationship with God is an individual matter.
Yes , I do look at the labels.
I can't remember who said it but someone once stated that a journey began with a single step.
All it takes is for one person to start a movement by not purchasing products tested on animals or one company not to test its products on animals and soon people will get the message - "We Do Not Approve of Your Methods - STOP TESTING ON ANIMALS -NOW !!!!".
I do know what you mean, even when a product says it isn't tested on animals it doesn't mean that it hasn't been. I am not fanatical about because as you say it would involve living in a cave eating lettuce that you have grown yourself.
You can never be free from animal cruelty and remain in the real world. However far removed you make your life from it it will touch you somewhere along the line.
While veg*ans may be a small portion of the population, many more people don't think it's necessary to test cosmetics and cleansers on animals and may look for cruelty-free options. Many omnivores are also looking for less cruelly produced animal products to show their disapproval of conventional factory farming.
It's called voting with our dollars, and if enough people protest, a company just might change its practices. And there are plenty of companies who don't use animal testing.
Well, obviously you can't avoid all products like that, or you'd be living in a cave, like you said.
But, if you have a choice, then why not pick the one that wasn't tested on animals?
Yes. It's part of veganism. If you don't care, then don't bother. But I do, and so I will continue to do the best I can.
it makes a statement that you care and that you have principles
i won't buy anything that has been tested on animals. there are plenty of products easily available that are not tested and i have never had a problem finding them.
It depend what they test on animals though? If its like shampoo or somthing then i cant see the harm in that because they wont put nasty chemicals in shampoo and i cant see how it harms the animals if its cleaning them.I dont agree withe testing drugs and other horrible things on animals though thats just wrong animals should be shown the same respect as humans to a certain extent.