Question: Do you believe in animal testing???

Kate Salmon answered on 11 Mar 2014:

Hi @ponies- this is tricky because I don’t know too much about animal testing. I do know that a lot of our drugs and cosmetics (like lipstick and shower gel) get tested on animals before they go out on market. We can’t really do much about the drug companies testing drugs on animals because they need to check the drug is safe before giving it to humans but I do know that you can buy shower gel and makeup from shops like Body Shop and Lush which aren’t tested on animals. I think if you can avoid testing on animals, then that would be the best option but for things like drugs, it is difficult. Hope that answers your question!