Animal Testing

         One of the largest contributions we can make as animal lovers is to purchase cruelty-free bathing products and cosmetics. According to dosomething.org - "Over 100 million animals are burned, crippled, poisoned and abused in U.S. labs every year."Sadly, the law states that products must be tested on animals before they are tested on humans. The animals that are most commonly tested on are mice, rats, cats, bunnies, guinea pigs and monkeys. Often, chemicals are rubbed on their bear skin and sprayed into their eyes to measure irritation levels, which can be incredibly painful.

            The leaping bunny program is designed to inform consumers which products are not tested on animals. The symbol is posted on bottles of shampoo/soap and cosmetics to convey their animal friendly production. Many companies have made the pledge to be cruelty-free and proudly post the leaping bunny symbol on their products. As an animal lover it is important to support companies that support animals! Look for this symbol next time your shopping for bath products and cosmetics!

This is a list of companies that I have found that support the leaping bunny program:

Alba Botanicals
Aveda
ACURE
Afterglow Cosmetics
Alba Botanica
Alex and Ani
Aroma Crystal Therapy
Aroma Naturals Bath & Body Works
Burt’s Bees
Booda Organics
Botanical Skin Works
Botanicals for Hope Bronzo Sensualé
California Baby
Desert Essence
Dr. Bronner’s cleanser.
Earth Mama Angel Baby
Eucerin
Gabriel Cosmetics
Herbal Essences
Intelligent Nutrients
JASON
FíOR
Kiss My Face
Nature’s Gate
Organix-South, Inc.
Paul Mitchell
The Body Shop
Tom’s of Maine
Urban Decay
Walkers Natural Body Care
Warm Earth Cosmetics
Welcome Home
Well In Hand
WellSpring Naturals
Wholefood Farmacy
Whole Spectrum
Wholly HempYes to Carrots
YarokZosimos Botanicals
ZuZu Luxe

The full list of companies can be seen on http://leapingbunny.org/images/cciclist.pdf