5 Companies That Still Test on Animals in 2022

3. Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world. In 2005, PETA submitted a solution to replace five crude and cruel animal tests with non-animal methods which was opposed by Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), In 2012, PETA had a resolution calling on Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) to share with the public how it was ensuring proper animal care in-house, and the company ended up asking the SEC to exclude this resolution, which resulted in PETA filing a lawsuit with the SEC finding in favor of the company. While the pharmaceutical giant has a carefully worded pro-animal policy, it has been founded in violation of the Animal Welfare Act multiple times, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission website.