Victory! India Ends Tests on Animals for Household Products

ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM, 3 Feb 2014

PETA-People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – TRANSCEND Media Service

India has decided to end tests on animals for household products following a campaign by PETA India, with support from PETA and PETA U.K. scientists as well as members of the Indian Parliament.

This decision comes from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) following efforts by PETA India’s science policy adviser, Dr. Chaitanya Koduri, the only representative from an animal-protection group to sit on the BIS committee on household products.

The committee decided to replace a skin sensitization test—which is currently performed by rubbing harsh chemicals into guinea pigs’ shaved skin—with non-animal testing methods, followed by human skin patch tests. This move will end all animal-poisoning tests for cleaners, detergents, and other common household products in India.

The move comes on the heels of India’s decision last year to end tests on animals for cosmetics following a PETA India campaign. India is now the second nation, after Israel, to end tests on animals for both cosmetics and household products.

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