This picture examines the cosmetics industry. In the background are the headquarters of Proctor and Gamble, a multinational company in control of many popular cosmetics brands such as Pantene and Gillette. On the building is a photo of a rabbit taking part in a Draize eye test. This involves rubbing cosmetics in the rabbits eyes for 14 days and then killing them. Also in the image are some mice bred with no hair to make cosmetic product testing easier, a slurry pit from a rabbit factory farm and a bag full of dead guinea pigs.
Why Boycott Procter & Gamble?
P&G are the world’s largest consumer products company, with an annual turnover of over $68 billion. Their international headquarters is in the US city of Cincinnati.
Traditionally known for their soaps and detergents, P&G now produce a massive range of products in hair care, cosmetics, perfumes, personal hygiene, laundry care, snack food, paper and feminine hygiene, and even pet food. P&G’s brands include Ariel, Daz, Fairy, Max Factor, Olay, Pantene Pro-V, Herbal Essences, and Head and Shoulders.
P&G admit that guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, ferrets, rats and mice are among the animals used in their ‘product safety research’, as well as cats and dogs in pet food experiments. Investigations continue to reveal disturbing examples of P&G’s ongoing involvement in painful and lethal animal tests.
Procter & Gamble exist for one reason, and one reason only - to make as much money as possible. P&G test on animals because of their desire to get new chemical ingredients on to the market. This allows them to claim that their new hair dye, skin cream or washing powder etc. is ‘new, improved’, in the hope of increasing sales. But with many companies producing similar consumer products without carrying out animal tests, it shows that P&G’s cruelty is motivated by greed.
A list of Proctor and Gamble products here: http://www.uncaged.co.uk/pgproducts.htm
Laboratory Cruelty you were not Supposed to See
In obtaining vital photographic evidence of the cruelty of vivisection - Brian Gunn has penetrated the veil of secrecy which shrouds laboratory animal testing research.
During the course of his undercover work he has both been threatened and badly beaten up. His thought-provoking photographs and investigative reports have won many awards.
Brian Gunn's pictures are extensively used on TV and in newspapers, films and magazine throughout the world.
See some of Brian's pictures here: http://www.animalexperimentspictures.com/index.php
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