(COSMETIC ANIMAL TESTING) In response to heavy campaigning from animal rights groups and the Green Party to end animal testing for cosmetics, New Zealand is now the latest country to ban the cruel practice.
Greens MP Mojo Mathers, who worked toward passing the ban, said it would not have been possible without public pressure from individuals such as Miss Universe NZ, who rallied alongside animal groups to stop the use of animals in cosmetic testing.
Without these efforts, animal testing would not have become a “very important issue for New Zealanders,” according to Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy, who was responsible for adding the ban to the Animal Welfare Bill.
However, because New Zealand produces only about 10 percent of cosmetic products sold in their country, activists currently have a new plan in motion to lobby for a ban on the import of cosmetics tested on animals internationally.
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