in other words, is the "tested on animals" industry too vast and consumer popular for the cruelty free industry to make a sizable impact and eventually become equal to or possible superior to the companies that do test on animals and maybe those companies would become cruelty free and stop testing on animals? this goes for the cosmetic industry, personal care industry, household product industry, etc.
thanks in advance 
It can seem like a daunting battle but every little bit does make a difference. And either directly or indirectly, the choices we make influence and impact the choices others make as well.
Over the last 25 years, I have watched vegetarian/vegan options grow exponentially (Garden Burgers haven’t been around forever ) as have the products that proudly display the cruelty free logo. None of this would have happened if we had given up many years ago and funded the cruelty.
The thought of the EU banning animal testing for cosmetics (let alone there being an EU) was unheard of. And now it exists…Stick with it and in another 25 years, you’ll be writing a post to someone about how far you’ve seen things come
July 28th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Great question for consideration.
I believe the biggest hurdle to what you and I would both like to see is cost. Organic and cruelty-free farms are generally small endeavors. Because they cannot produce the volume that the bigger commercial farms do, they have to charge a higher price for their products. It’s the only way they can survive. In order to bring the price down, the volume has to grow: more people have to buy the products. It takes commitment to pay more for something than one has to. But what you and I also know is that the consume is actually getting something for this additional cost: greater nutritional value and fewer toxic ingredients (such as growth hormones and antibiotics). If this were fully understood, I believe that there would be more consumers willing to fork out the extra cash. The only thing that can help to drive this in the right direction is education.
If your question causes thought and/or discussion on this matter, it has helped. The small things do add up.
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July 28th, 2010 at 11:23 pm
It can seem like a daunting battle but every little bit does make a difference. And either directly or indirectly, the choices we make influence and impact the choices others make as well.
Over the last 25 years, I have watched vegetarian/vegan options grow exponentially (Garden Burgers haven’t been around forever
) as have the products that proudly display the cruelty free logo. None of this would have happened if we had given up many years ago and funded the cruelty.
The thought of the EU banning animal testing for cosmetics (let alone there being an EU) was unheard of. And now it exists…Stick with it and in another 25 years, you’ll be writing a post to someone about how far you’ve seen things come
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July 28th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Since no company in any industry has yet developed a single 100% "cruelty free" product, I doubt it.
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July 29th, 2010 at 12:14 am
The answer is no and i am very happy for this.
More people every day chose to go cruelty free and use products from certified companies that do not do animal testing or buy materials from companies that do so.
We, the consumers ,are realizing the power we have in our hands: our voice and
of course our money.
Did you see how many companies are certified from the leaping bunny.org the last 3 years?
Their marketing advisers do understand the turn of the consumers to a "clean" cruelty free way of life and they want to take part of this growing market area.
L’oreal bought the Body shop for example…
Our cruelty free consumers page on facebook was reported lots of times…Why is that?
Scared? Who knows.
Yes our consuming choices can and do make the difference.
Happy cruelty free shopping and trust no other than this list:
http://www.leapingbunny.org/shopping.php
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