Act Now to Stop Cruel Cosmetics Tests on Animals in the U.S.
Action Alert from All-Creatures.org

FROM

[Ed. Note: And take action here - Oppose the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act]

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
February 2014

ACTION

Please take a moment to let decisionmakers know that no cosmetics product or ingredient justifies inflicting suffering on animals and that America must never allow cruel product tests on animals.

STOP The Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act (SCPCPA), H.R. 1385.

Although the U.S. does not require tests on animals for cosmetics, some environmental and industry groups and decisionmakers in the U.S. have been working to change that by pushing for regulations that would result in an increase in cruel tests on animals.

Sign an online petition

AND...

Write to Illinois Representative Jan Schakowsky who is the sponsor of H.R. 1385 and tell her to withdraw this legislation immediately before it goes any further:

Postal mail:

In Chicago
5533 Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640

In Evanston
820 Davis Street, Suite 105
Evanston, IL 60201

In Glenview
1852 Johns Drive
Glenview, IL 60025

In Washington, D.C.
2367 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Telephone:

Chicago - (773) 506-7100
Evanston - (847) 328-3409
Glenview - (847) 328-3409
Washington DC - (202) 225-2111

Fax:
Chicago - (773) 506-9202
Glenview - (847) 328-3425
Washington DC - (202) 226-6890  

Find and contact your U.S. Senators
http://www.senate.gov/

Find and contact your U.S. Representative
http://www.house.gov/

INFORMATION / TALKING POINTS

In 2013, we celebrated a historic milestone in the fight to end animal testing when the final provisions of the European Union's marketing ban on cosmetics tested on animals went into effect. We cheered as Israel enacted a similar ban and were thrilled when PETA India's work to persuade India to end tests on animals for cosmetics was successful.

But as we've celebrated this wonderful international progress in the fight to eliminate cruel product tests on animals, we've also been keeping a watchful eye on proposed changes to cosmetics regulations in the U.S. Instead of keeping pace with the international community, the U.S. is at risk of backsliding into requiring archaic product testing methods in which animals are poisoned and killed for cosmetics. Although the U.S. does not require tests on animals for cosmetics, some environmental and industry groups and decisionmakers in the U.S. have been working to change that by pushing for regulations that would result in an increase in cruel tests on animals.

We need your help to urge the cosmetics industry, federal regulators, and Congress to put a stop to this. Americans should have the same level of cutting–edge science used in the EU, Israel, and India to evaluate the safety of our cosmetics products, and we also deserve to have our laws reflect our ethical stance that animals should never be forced to suffer and die in cosmetics tests.

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Thank you for everything you do for animals!

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