Today, protesting dogs took to the streets in support of and Cruelty Free International’s campaign, Forever Against Animal Testing, to ban animal testing in cosmetics globally. The world’s first animal protest took place outside the United Nation headquarters in New York.
Participating dogs took to the streets with protest signs, bandanas and miniature banners in show of their support.
The campaign seeks to challenge the United Nations to end the practice that harms up to 500,000 animals in cruel tests every year. The protest aimed to highlight the shocking fact that 80% of countries worldwide still have no laws banning cosmetic animal tests.
Once the petition reaches eight million signatures, The Body Shop and Cruelty Free International will present it to the United Nations, calling for an international convention to ban animal testing on cosmetics to protect millions of animals around the world. Last week, the organisations met with UN officials to progress discussions on the topic.
Having gathered 4.1 million signatures in the last six months, the petition is now the biggest ever against animal testing in cosmetics. The Body Shop and Cruelty Free International are inviting all companies that are against cosmetic animal testing to pledge support for the campaign, and is supplying assets to help other companies and their employees get involved.
What can you do?
Support the campaign by signing the global petition online – it only takes three seconds!
