You must enable cookies for this web site to function properly. Let's make cosmetic testing on animals a thing of the past! Let's make cosmetic testing on animals a thing of the past! Name of Bill: Crulty Free Cosmetics Act Bill Number: HB 495 It is 2024. The time to move past archaic animal testing for products like shampoo and mascara is long past due. Cosmetics testing causes unnecessary pain and harm to animals, and alternative testing methods exist that are often cheaper and more accurate predictors for how cosmetics and their ingredients will affect humans. This reality has led 11 states to enact laws to end the sale of cosmetics that were produced using animal testing. In Ohio, HB 495 would ban, with some exceptions, the sale of cosmetics that have been developed using animal testing. Banning the sale of animal-tested cosmetics is a big step towards reducing the suffering of animals in laboratories because the effect would expand beyond Ohio. As more states take up similar legislation, manufacturers around the country will be forced to re-examine their animal testing practices if they want to stay relevant in the marketplace. Calls to Action: Please contact your state representative and urge them to support this bill. Spread the word! Share this page with your social network. Recipients Your State Representative or Representatives Contact *Required fields * Title: Mr. Ms. Mrs. Miss Dr. * First Name: * Last Name: * Your Email: * Address 1: Address 2: * City: * State / Province: Choose a State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY AS FM GU MH MP PR PW VI * ZIP / Postal Code: * Phone Number: Remember me. What's this? If you take action and have not already registered, you will receive periodic updates and communications from National Anti-Vivisection Society. Message Please support HB 495, to prohibit the sale of cosmetics tested on animals Dear [Decision Maker], I am writing as your constituent to ask for your support of HB 495 to end the sale of cosmetics that are developed using animal testing. Safe and reliable non-animal safety tests have existed for years, and hundreds of brands already sell cosmetics that are cruelty free.If you are worried that this legislation is anti-business, I assure you it isn't. The Federal Humane Cosmetics Act, which was re-introduced in Congress with the similar purpose of ending animal testing for cosmetics, is supported by the Personal Care Products Council, a trade organization representing 90% of the U.S. cosmetics industry. The federal bill has also been endorsed by more than 350 individual companies, including Unilever and Proctor & Gamble.Another important point for consideration is that the cosmetics industry already relies heavily on more predictive, non-animal testing methods to evaluate product safety, demonstrating that an end to the use of animals will not negatively impact human health. Banning the sale of animal-tested products is important because the positive effect will be felt across the entire cosmetics industry. It will lead to long overdue changes regarding manufacturing and development using cruel and unnecessary practices.Please support HB 495 to bring cosmetic safety testing into the 21st century. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely,[Your Name] [Your Address] [City, State ZIP]
