Any form of animal cruelty, can’t be justified, I can not buy your products! Patty Halas

MONICA

Hi Kelly,

Thank you so much for your comment. It’s amazing to see such passionate feelings about this issue and I think it’s great that you are really empowering yourself with education about this issue. I agree – it would be great to see companies leaving China for more than just animal rights issues.

Thanks for all your GREAT work.

I decided to look into vegan skincare and cosmetic about a week ago when I stumbled upon Paula’s Choice product reviews. That was eye opening in and of itself. Then add my desire for vegan, cruelty free products (leaving out organic, fair trade, natural, environmentally conscious) and my my my my my it’s become a f/t process. It’s sad, and very disheartening to learn how rare these products are — especially if I want to set the stipulation that the full company lineup meet my specific criteria.

I can only imagine the insane animal testing environment going on in China; when factoring in China’s human rights issues, it’s maddening to think of the true animal testing environment which may exist — the sheer volume of products and mass testing necessary is frightful. I am very glad to learn from your posts that some very large companies are working to encourage China to reconsider their horrible stance regarding animal testing.

Companies seemed to make quite a profit prior to the China market being opened. I’d like more companies to take the position of bypassing the lure of money and skip selling in China purely for ethical reasons. I’m fairly sure many people (consumers) who seek vegan, vegetarian, cruelty free product lines would go out of their way to support a company, and sing their praises, if they opted out of China — I would. Matter of fact, a product label: not sold in China Would be helpful.

Thank,
Kelly

Hi Kelly,

Since there is no regulation of these terms, it can be very tricky. I’ve reached out to the brand again just to check in. I’m surprised that they have never updated their FAQ to reflect the changes they told me they were making. Since testing that is done as required by law is done by a 3rd party, many brands still state that they are cruelty free or that they do not test on animals. It’s very frustrating as a consumer.

FAQ
9. Are boscia products tested on animals?
We do not conduct any testing of ingredients or products on animals. In addition, our products do not contain any animal ingredients.
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Shopping has become so difficult.
So many companies want to sell in China, and or are owned by parent company with different philosophy (for me ie: MAC). I want to support companies doing the vegan way — all the way — vegan, cruelty free, and organic — full product line: skin care and makeup.

Why does China require animal testing of consumer goods? I have become aware of other companies changing their policies just to sell in their market. …and just WHY is it necessary there?! Ugh.

Boscia’s faq page has the original question & answer, which should be changed to reflect their true situation.

Sad. Sad.