When taking the whole picture into account, the belief that animals should never be tested on for cosmetic use is the most supported viewpoint. As science constantly advances, so do the alternative methods that may replace animal testing. While animal testing for medicines that directly relate to life-or-death situations may be easier to support, testing for superficial needs is not worth the torture and cruelty done to animals. True understanding of what testing goes into products shows the often overlooked injustices plaguing animals; blissful ignorance results in the distress of millions of living, breathing, creatures. It is not ethically correct to test cosmetics on animals.
Alternative methods to testing on animals exist and are accurate. With the advancement
Some may say that animals are already being killed for consumption and other purposes so it is ok for them to be tested in cosmetics. The evidence has told that millions of animals are killed for cosmetics alone. These deaths should be prevented without this testing. There needs to be a line drawn somewhere for this problem to be made better. Even though testing could create "new" and "exciting" product, is it not worth the pain and eventual death caused to so many animals. Many others believe that testing on animals is the most correct way to determine that a product is safe for human use. Alternative methods have been found to be more effective at determining if products are safe for humans. Many for the use of animal testing believe that humans should be able to use animals for whatever purposes they deem necessary; animals are just for the enjoyment and purposes for man. All living things have purpose and should be treated humanely. The Humane society adds to this debate saying “Pain relief is rarely provided and the animals used are always killed at the end of each test” (Cosmetics). This pain is not humane to cause living