Earlier this week brought good news from the Australian Senate for animals involved in cosmetics testing. On 27 November 2014, the Senate has passed a cross-party motion in support of ending animal testing for cosmetics: http://www.humaneresearch.org.au/interview/australian-senate-motion-against-cosmetics-animal-testing-welcomed-by-becrueltyfree-campaigners

Earlier this year, the Panel made verbal and written submissions to the national ALP Cosmetics & Animal Testing Policy Consultation, in support of a national ban. You can read the Consultation’s Final Report here, which concluded that there is ‘broad support’ for a ban across Australia: http://www.alp.org.au/cosmeticstesting

The Panel congratulates the work of ‘Be Cruelty-Free Australia’ for contributing to this development. To learn more about how you can assist their campaign, visit: http://www.humaneresearch.org.au/campaigns/choosingcrueltyfree