Colgate-Palmolive Company has decided to declare a
moratorium on using
animals to test their personal care products. This moratorium is to
start
immediately. Colgate claims that almost 100% of their testing involves
using
available data and alternatives that don't include animals.
PeTA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
has been working with
Colgate for almost 2 years to achieve this moratorium, and applauds this
step
forward. This only includes Colgate's personal care products and there
are
other products they continue to test, but it is certainly a giant step
in the right
direction. This is a good time to congratulate Colgate on their
decision, and to
reinforce the need to find alternative testing for all of their
products. Colgate
can be contacted by writing to the following address:
Reuben Mark - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Colgate-Palmolive Company
300 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
or e-mailed at the following website:
Colgate-Palmolive: Comments
http://www.colgate.com/contact.html
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