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Diamond Mitchell Annual Project


 * How has the animal rights movement influenced businesses? ****Are you familiar with the Thalidomide case? The Thalidomide case is a pill used for morning sickness for pregnant woman and was tested on animals. They thought it was safe for humans until their babies came out with deformities. So, this proves that animal testing is very dangerous. The animal rights movement has influenced businesses for three reasons. First, is because people don't want animal testing products. Second, people are realizing they don't need products that are tested on animals. Finally, companies are trying to be more sensitive.**

My first reason is because people don't want to use animal tested products. I say this because in the article it states that five women lied to Americans about products being "cruelty free" then, went to china and were selling the same products but said they were tested on animals. So, they had to lie so that they could get more people to buy their products. Another reason I say this is because an UBC animal activist group in Canada advocate for more transparency in the animal testing that is currently practiced. Finally, the last article I found states that we don't need to take risks of animals just so that lipstick and eye shadow can be made for humans to use especially when the non-animal methods are unnecessary.

My second reason that I think that the animals rights movement has influenced businesses is because people are realizing that they don't need products that are tested on animals. In the article I read it tells me that animal testing is not always going to work according to plan. Helen argues that humans and animals aren't that alike because sometimes when you think that everything is safe you have to re-think what you did. When they made the [|Thalidomide]pill to cure morning sickness but when they tested it on the animals, the animals had no effect to the pill so they thought it was safe. Also, the [|Opren] and the Clioquinol, Diethlystillbestrol (DES), Vioxx, and some other test that were banned because they were not successful. 85% of the drugs that reach clinical trial fail to attain general distribution.

My last reason is that companies are trying to be more sensitive to animal testing. I say this because the article I read states that the animal activists groups has put a major impact on companies that have tested on animals. [|Avon]was the first company to stop testing on animals.The animals were used for cosmetic testing in the past but a lot of alternatives are being found, now. Also, they have companies that don't even test on animals. For example,[| PETAS] caring consumer project was founded to help consumers choose products that don't contribute to animal suffering. The models Josie Maran and Christine Brinkley and the designer Stella McCartney are along with the people who have started [|cosmetic] lines developed without animal testing.

In conclusion. I think that animal testing is very bad idea. When you pick up a bottle of your favorite shampoo, just look at the side of the bottle and think about how many animals died to get you this product. You really don't need these products but you just think that you need it so that you can feel more beautiful about yourself.   