Cosmetic Animal Testing Statistics 2018

Alarmingly the statistics also revealed that 2167 animals were used in 2018 for cosmetics testing in korea despite the cosmetics act reform bill which came into effect to limit animal use in 2017.

Cosmetic definition literature. These statistics do not include all animals as most mice rats and fish are not covered by the animal welfare act though they are still covered by other regulations that protect animal welfare. A longer term approach is to develop non animal tests that provide a broader range of human safety informationincluding information about cancer and. Millions of animals are used and killed in the name of progress every year.

The legislation will enter into force in october 2019. The humane cosmetics act if enacted would end cosmetics testing on animals in the us. In thailand the ministry of public health has agreed to look at ending cosmetics animal testing while in taiwan the parliament recently voted to end testing.

Almost 1 million animals are held captive in laboratories or used in experiments excluding rats mice birds reptiles amphibians and agricultural animals used in agricultural experiments plus an estimated 100 million mice and rats. South korea one of asias largest cosmetics producers is working towards a partial ban on animal testing of cosmetics by 2018. United states 2017 12.

In 2018 us government statistics put the number of laboratory animals used in research at 780070 an increase of 57 from 2017. 39 million animals used in experiments. As for the animal testing that results in death statistics from 2018 worldwide reveal that 75000 animals are killed yearly by just one single animal testing company.

By prohibiting the use of animals to test cosmetics and banning the import of animal tested cosmetics. And the law doesnt require the use of valid alternatives to animals even if they are available. Cruelty free international has published the most up to date accurate and comprehensive estimate of the number of animals used in scientific experiments worldwide ten years after our previous widely cited 2005 estimate.

Europe the worlds largest cosmetic market israel and india have already banned animal testing for cosmetics and the sale or import of newly animal tested beauty products. Animals such as rats dogs cats rabbits hamsters guinea pigs monkey and birds are all used in biology lessons medical training and experimentation for testings. More than 100 million animals are used in experimentation and tested each year.

Statistics for animal experimentation and testing. Even animals that are protected under the awa can be abused and tortured.