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the safety of cosmetics and household products. Nearly every major brand of cosmetic and household product, such as toothpaste, lipstick, dishwashing liquid, and furniture polish, are tested on animals such as rabbits and dogs. Additionally, every time a company changes its ingredients or advertises a "new" or "improved" product, the substance is then retested.
"Two of the most common methods of testing are the Draize Eye Irritancy Test and the Lethal Dose 50 (or D 50) test. The Draize test is used to test substances that might get into the human eye. During this test, a certain amount of a concentrated solution is placed into the eyes of conscious albino rabbits. Their eyes are held open with clips, and many rabbits break their necks or backs as they struggle to escape. The damage to the rabbits' eyes is then recorded at intervals over a period of several days. Reactions to the irritants include swelling of the eyelid, inflammation of the iris, ulceration, bleeding and blindness. They usually receive no anesthesia or pain relieving drugs during the tests.
"The LD 50 test measures the amount of a toxic substance that will, in a single dose, kill half of the animals in a test group. Again, no painkillers are administered. During this test, the experimental substance is forced into the animals' throats or pumped into their stomachs by tube sometimes causing death by stomach rupture or from the sheer bulk of the chemical dosage. Substances are also injected under the skin, into a vein or into the lining of the abdomen. They are also often applied to the eyes, rectum, or vagina or forcibly inhaled through a gas mask."
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A study of 17000 men and women conducted showed that in USA and Finland highest deaths were due to high consumption of meat products.
As if animals are commodities, hunters kill them for hunting pleasure. Bullfights are regarded as Sport Spectacles in which bulls are injured, hurt and killed in an unequal and unfair encounter with
Ahimsa: The Ultimate Winner ★ (110)
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