Mimi wrote:
Yes, of course - and if you look at even the most bog-standard, everyday products now when you wandered through Boots, almost all will have displayed that they are not tested on animals, and as Mr Chris says, almost all ingredients have already been tested on animals - such as the chemicals listed in that random shampoo I linked to - chemicals in use since 1920, will have at one point been dropped into Flopsie's eyes.
Saying that you are animal friendly doesn't mark you out as unique, anymore - it is becoming industry standard. Some companies just like to use it as a mantra more than others.
True. It's just always been massively hypocritical from the Body Shop, as they criticise, say, L'Oréal on the one hand for using products tested on animals (and L'Oréal haven't tested finished products on animals since some time in the 80s. But of course all their ingredients still will have been) and then do exactly the same thing themselves (i.e. use ingredients tested on animals).
And then Roddick sold out to L'Oréal
as well, to make matters worse.
Small disclosure - I used to work as an inhouse lawyer at L'Oréal. Fun times.