There are a lot of hot-button questions when it comes to the ethics of scientific research, but the perennial issue of animal testing seems to incite fever-pitched anger on both side of the debate.

Testing products on animals became an industry standard in the cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries nearly a century ago. Since that time, it has become clear that these tests cause ...

During an interview with a cosmetic chemist, I was shocked when they told me that "cruelty-free is just a marketing tactic; animal testing does not exist in the industry anymore." They did cite ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Canada has moved to ban the testing of cosmetics on animals, joining a number of other countries and American states to outlaw the ...

While the use of animals to test the safety of cosmetic products in the U.S. is legal, a number of states have brought in laws to ban the practice. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notes that ...

Many products that Americans use every day — from makeup to sunscreens — are tested on animals for safety. But experts say the safety data can be gathered using more modern methods that don’t involve ...

PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are moving to take cosmetics developed with animal testing off the market. Without discussion the Senate on Monday gave preliminary approval to legislation that would make ...

Millions of animals each year are killed in U.S. laboratories as part of medical training and chemical, food, drug and cosmetic testing, according to the non-profit animal rights organization People ...

(CNN) — Canada has moved to ban the testing of cosmetics on animals, joining a number of other countries and American states to outlaw the practice. (CNN) — Canada has moved to ban the testing of ...