Major political parties commit to end testing for household products
The Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green parties have pledged to include a ban on the testing of household products on animals in their manifestos for the next election.
The announcements were made at a BUAV Parliamentary Reception in Westminster on Tuesday 2 June.
The announcements follow the Clean Up Cruelty campaign lead by the BUAV . The campaign aims to eliminate the cruel and unnecessary use of animals in the testing of ingredients for household products such as washing-up liquid, bathroom cleaner, floor polish and air fresheners.
In 1997 the UK government made a small amendment to policy which instantly saved thousands of animals from suffering in needless cosmetics testing. The Clean up Cruelty campaign aims to do the same for household products.
To read the press release and the statements made by individual parties, please click here.
