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Cruelty free cosmetics should be purchased over regular cosmetics due to the harm that regular cosmetics inflict on innocent animals and the inaccurate results that come from it. There are so many reasons to make the switch to cruelty free products including these few. A cruelty free home is a more eco friendly home. There are over 7,000 safe cosmetic ingredients, so there is no reason to even be testing new ingredients out let alone on innocent animals. Lastly, although humans often benefit from successful animal research, the pain, the suffering, and the deaths of animals are not worth the possible human benefits. Therefore, animals should not be used in research or to test the safety of products. Overall, the act of testing different products on innocent animals is unethical and not necessary. Making the switch to cruelty free products is more eco friendly and keeps toxic chemicals out of your living space. There is no reason to continue testing chemicals/ingredients because there are over 7,000 already proven safe that can be used. Lastly, and most importantly, it is unethical to test potentially harmful products on innocent animals for the benefit of cosmetic companies.

https://www.crueltyfreeinternational.org – This website includes what you can do, what the organization and many others do to fight this issue, why they do it, and who the organization is and what they represent. This link was very useful to my final paper and included many arguments that I included to base my paper around.

I. Thesis : Cruelty free cosmetics should be purchased over regular cosmetics due to the harm that regular cosmetics inflict on innocent animals and the inaccurate results that come from it.

II. Argument 3 : A cruelty free home is a more eco friendly home.

• Counter argument

III. Argument 2 : There are over 7,000 safe cosmetic ingredients, so there is no reason to even be testing new ingredients out let alone on innocent animals.

• Counter Argument

IV. Argument 1 : Although humans often benefit from successful animal research, the pain, the suffering, and the deaths of animals are not worth the possible human benefits. Therefore, animals should not be used in research or to test the safety of products.

V. Conclusion : Overall, the act of testing different products on innocent animals is unethical and not necessary. Making the switch to cruelty free products is more eco friendly and keeps toxic chemicals out of your living space. There is no reason to continue testing chemicals/ingredients because there are over 7,000 already proven safe that can be used. Lastly, and most importantly, it is unethical to test potentially harmful products on innocent animals for the benefit of cosmetic companies.

A cruelty free home is a more eco friendly home.

House cleaning products are also tested on animals. Cruelty free products are not only saving animals, but they are also more friendly to the environment. This essentially means that these products have less toxic and harsh ingredients which is better for your health overall.

Rose, Suzana. “15 Great Reasons To Switch To Cruelty-Free Products Right Now: Cruelty-Free Kitty.” Cruelty, 19 Nov. 2019, www.crueltyfreekitty.com/cruelty-free-101/why-switch-to-cruelty-free/.

There are over 7,000 safe cosmetic ingredients, so there is no reason to even be testing new ingredients out let alone on innocent animals.

This statistic just proves that companies don’t need to test more ingredients on animals. The only companies that choose to test more ingredients on animals do so because they want to come up with new, innovative ingredients to increase their profits.

Rose, Suzana. “15 Great Reasons To Switch To Cruelty-Free Products Right Now: Cruelty-Free Kitty.” Cruelty, 19 Nov. 2019, www.crueltyfreekitty.com/cruelty-free-101/why-switch-to-cruelty-free/.

This source supports my claim that testing on animals should be stopped and how and why we should be doing this. Lonestar College wrote this article and they have a lot of information within this article on their website. I chose this article because it greatly supported my thesis and gave in depth explanations supporting my claim that animal testing is wrong and should be stopped. I am not sure when this article was exactly written, but the information within it is similar to that of my other up to date articles, so I would say that this source is reliable and up to date. I found this source while searching for an argument that supported my thesis.

“Save the Animals: Stop Animal Testing .” Save the Animals: Stop Animal Testing, www.lonestar.edu/stopanimaltesting.htm.

Although humans often benefit from successful animal research, the pain, the suffering, and the deaths of animals are not worth the possible human benefits. Therefore, animals should not be used in research or to test the safety of products.

SOURCE:

http://www.lonestar.edu/stopanimaltesting.htm

What did you learn from Laura Fathauer’s presentation about User-generated content and Mashups that may help you in our class or in your other academic pursuits? Did she challenge your thinking? Did she offer you advice you will use?

Laura Fathauer’s presentation was super interesting and I loved how she connected her discussion and information with murder. This made it a lot more interesting in my opinion, because I feel like a lot of people are interested in that topic and it was cool how she showed us how technology can aid individuals in ultimately looking into murders or even solving them. I loved how she approached giving us the content and advice, reassuring us that these things can be accomplished with technology with patience, no matter how hard it may seem at first. I will definitely use this advice in the future and strive to use these techniques with my use of technology within my academic career.

1. Yes, we sell a multitude of brands at the salon that I own, Aveda, Kevin Murphy, etc.
2. There is no need to test on animals. We have PLENTY of safe ingredients to choose from.
3. Besides the ethical part.. I notice cruelty free tends to have higher ingredient standards. Most products leaning towards being clean, vegan or organic.
4. Too much… that’s another reason why I am vegan. It’s absolutely horrible and heartbreaking to torture an animal for our vanity.
5. I recommend any product with the “leaping bunny”. Ever skin care, Jane Iredale makeup, Aveda and Kevin Murphy to name a few.
6. Yes! These products are available for both men and women, it doesn’t matter your gender there are cruelty free products available for everyone.
7. Replace your current choices as you run out. Purchase what you need, but always look for the leaping bunny.
8. I don’t sugar coat it … it’s disgusting to use animals for our selfish needs. They have no voice, and they should not suffer. They feel pain just like us and people need to remember that.
9. When I learned the truth. Too many times we turn our head as to not see.. pretending we are unclear how our meat, dairy, leather shoes, or even hair and skin products make it to us. 16 years ago my heart was broken when I made myself learn the truth through PETA.
10. PETA or Leaping Bunny

This source covers information about testing products on house animals and the obvious effects. PETA wrote this article, which stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. They are educating us on the lasting effects and wrongness of testing on innocent animals. I chose this source because it is very honest and real, which is needed in an argument. PETA is still up to date to this day, so I would say that the information provided in the article is very relevant and reliable. I found this source online while researching this topic.

“Testing Cosmetics and Household Products on Animals.” PETA, 23 June 2010, www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/cosmetic-household-products-animal-testing/.

This article discusses in detail so many reasons as to why individuals and companies should turn their backs on animal testing. This source is written by Cruelty Free International who leads the largest global campaign dedicated to ending the use of animals to test cosmetics and other consumer products throughout the world. I chose this source because it addresses companies as a whole and presents facts as to why these actions shouldn’t be carried out. This source was published in the last five years, so it is still relevant. I found this source on the internet for another project.

“Ten Reasons Why We Should Turn Our Backs on Animal Testing.” Cruelty Free International, www.crueltyfreeinternational.org/what-we-do/breaking-news/ten-reasons-why-we-should-turn-our-backs-animal-testing.