If you believe that animals have rights, today is a day to celebrate. After scathing reports that Unilever, owner of Lipton and PG Tips teas, conducted torturous experiments on animals, the company says it will stop testing its teas on animals.
According to PETA, Lipton had been conducting tests on animals in order to make health claims about their tea products. Rabbits were forced to consume high-cholesterol diets to harden their arteries, and then given tea to reduce the lesions that had formed.
Once the experiments were over, the rabbits were decapitated.
But animal testing at Unilever isn’t completely over. The company admits on its website that some animal tests are still performed by the company when “it is necessary to meet its health, safety and environmental obligations or it is demanded by government regulators or other official bodies.” The question then must be — who is obligating or demanding these tests?
More details at the Huffington Post.
PS: I looked for a photo to illustrate the horrors of animal testing, but the images are far too disturbing to spring on you without warning. Click here if you wish to see some horrifying examples.
The kitties thank you!
