In this article we are going to list the 5 companies that still test on animals in 2022. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list please take a look at the 15 companies that still test on animals in 2022.
5. L’Oreal
While L’Oreal claims that it does not test on animals worldwide since 1989, the company also claims “When a supplier proposes us an ingredient, we ask to examine its safety dossier. If the dossier contains data generated by means of animal testing before March 2013, L’Oréal can retain the ingredient. If the data was generated after March 2013 and was for a cosmetics application, L’Oréal cannot retain the ingredient. If the data was generated after March 2013 but was for a usage other than cosmetics, then L’Oréal can retain the ingredient.” This means that if testing was done for non-cosmetic reasons or before 2013, the company can use animal tested products. Further, the company also sells cosmetics in China, which requires animal testing by law.
4. Jimmy Choo
Jimmy Choo may have stopped the use of fur and introduced vegan shoe lines, but it is still considered among the companies which 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.
2. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
LVMH, one of the biggest luxury groups in the world, continues to sell fur products despite the widespread abuse documented in the fur industry, which the company directly benefits from.
1. Neuralink
Topping the list of the 15 companies that still test on animals in 2022, is Elon Musk’s Neuralink. Elon Musk likes to maraud as the savior of humanity and his latest attempt is a company which is involved in “developing ultra high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers”, according to the company website. The company has hired several high-profile neuroscientists, with the company’s tech being conducted on monkeys and pigs in addition to other animals. Allegations of abuse in the name of animal testing started plaguing the company from early 2022, and in December, reports indicated that the company is under investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture. Considering how many companies still engage in animal testing, the fact that Neuralink is under government investigation does not bode well for the company.
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