Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Approves Bill Banning Cosmetic Testing on Live Vertebrates
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has approved the Senate’s substitute text for a bill that would ban the testing of cosmetics, personal hygiene products, and perfumes on live vertebrates. The initiative has been promoted by the animal welfare organizations Te Protejo and Humane World for Animals; the latter has produced a stop-motion animated short film called Save Ralph, exploring the harm done to a rabbit through animal testing. The film has been viewed more than 150 million times, helping the organizations gain over 1.6 million signatures on a petition to end animal testing. The proposal modifies Law 11.794/08 to include personal hygiene products, cosmetics, and perfumes, clarifying that data from animal testing may not be used to authorize the marketing of these products or their ingredients. …