Animal Testing And Cosmetics

EDM number 639 in 1989-90, proposed by James Wallace on 01/03/1990.

That this House is appalled that consideration is being given to the introduction of a European Council directive which would make animal testing mandatory for both new and existing cosmetics; congratulates The Body Shop on providing an excellent range of products without recourse to abuse of animals; notes the overwhelming public support for cruelty-free products and opposition to unnecessary animal testing as evidenced by the hundreds of thousands of people who have signed a petition to that effect; and calls on the European Community to use the opportunity afforded by the draft Directive to ban all animal testing in respect of cosmetics within the shortest time possible.

This motion has been signed by a total of 35 MPs.