Protect Animals And Support Brazil’s Ban On Torture For Cosmetics
Final signature count: 2,752
2,752 signatures toward our 30,000 goal
Sponsor: The Animal Rescue Site
Sign now to help slam the cage doors shut on cosmetic cruelty and show every South American leader that bleeding rabbits are no longer the price of lipstick.
Under cosmetics testing conditions, rabbits blink through disorienting pain as chemicals scar delicate corneas; mice gasp after lethal doses meant to predict human safety. Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies voted to end this cruelty for good, outlawing live-animal tests for every perfume, shampoo, and lipstick sold nationwide1. The bill now awaits only the president’s signature, a final stroke that will erase a century-old practice and ignite a new era of humane science.
The science already surpasses the suffering
Human-cell skin models, 3-D bioprinted tissue, and advanced computer toxicology flag irritants with up to 95 percent accuracy—far beyond the hit-or-miss record of Draize and LD50 assays2. Leading regulators in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia have validated these tools, yet several multinationals still bankroll rabbit and guinea-pig labs to keep access to lucrative markets3.
Each year roughly half a million animals pay the price for outdated safety checks that fail consumers as much as they fail the animals4.
Profits cling to cruelty, but consumers hold the leverage
L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, and Neutrogena still sell “special-use” products in countries that demand animal data, while ad campaigns tout “commitment to end testing.” Their loophole exploits vague labels that promise kindness yet mask offshore experimentation3. When shoppers reject that duplicity, boardrooms pivot faster than any law.
South America stands at a crossroads
Chile and Colombia passed bans, but enforcement gaps let companies shift trials across borders. Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, and Paraguay debate similar bills.
A united front will slam the door on “laboratory tourism,” protect regional wildlife, and free innovators to capture a booming US $24 billion cruelty-free beauty market3. Harmonised rules will also simplify export to the European Union, Canada, and India, where animal-tested cosmetics already face outright bans.
A moral mandate with economic upside
Public surveys across the continent put support for cruelty-free laws above 80 percent. Investors flock to biotech start-ups that build the next generation of in-vitro assays. By shifting from cages to cell culture, laboratories cut costs, accelerate time to market, and avoid scandals that tank share prices. Compassion aligns with the bottom line.
Your voice can tip the balance
Lawmakers track public sentiment. Our petition urges:
President Lula and Brazil’s science ministry to sign and enforce the ban without loopholes. Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, and Paraguay to adopt and strengthen parallel laws. National regulators to fast-track alternative methods and block false “cruelty-free” labels.Every signature tells leaders that blind rabbits and burned mice no longer fit our vision of progress. Add your name now and push South America to end cosmetics cruelty once and for all.
