Shop with Compassion

No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.
—Mary Wollstonecraft

As the movement to protect animals grows in size and influence, it has become easier than ever to avoid the use of animals in laboratories every time you open your wallet. Today hundreds of companies conduct no animal testing, dozens more include no animal ingredients, and many make their policies clear on their labels with phrases like "no animal testing," "cruelty free," or "tested by stylists, not on animals." Drugstores and supermarkets are putting more of these items on their shelves. Every time you purchase an animal friendly product, you support animal friendly companies. What could be easier?

The Humane Society of the United States has helped launch the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC), a group of U.S.-based animal protection organizations that urges companies to adopt a no-animal-testing policy (its Corporate Standard of Compassion for Animals) and encourages consumers to purchase products not tested on animals. In 1998, CCIC unveiled its internationally recognized logo for products that have not been tested on animals at any stage of development. For further information on this project, including a list of companies that have committed to this standard, call 1-888-546-CCIC. We can also send you Product Testing: It's in Your Hands, our brochure on the CCIC project.