they do lots of lethal dose testing.. seeing how much product it takes to kill etc nasty nasty stuff, I used to think people who want to "Stick it to the man" like these companies were strange but i totally get it these days
and all these companies (unilever, j&j etc) all say they are developing animal free testing but it's al a load of crap, so many companies have no issues or problem of animal free testing, so there's no excuse for them
OMG I can't believe it! I've been ignorant of this (shame on me )
I just got on their site and gave them a piece or two of my mind...
& can't believe they go on about how considerate of children they are in their advertising! I asked them how they think children would feel if they knew what this company does to animals, and why don't they be honest about that etc
Posted on my FB & will spread the word.
Unbelievable!
Unilever is committing to no animal testing for our tea
Unilever is committing to no animal testing for our tea and tea-based beverages, with immediate effect.
Alternative approaches to animal testing
Given the leadership role our tea category takes in the area of environmental sustainability and the ethical sourcing of tea, Unilever is committing to no animal testing for our tea and tea-based beverages, with immediate effect.
Unilever remains committed to its ambition of eliminating animal testing by investing in alternative methods.
Where legal or regulatory requirements call for testing on animals to demonstrate the safety of Unilever’s tea-based beverages or ingredients, Unilever seeks to minimise the testing required and the number of animals involved, and the testing is provided by third parties.
Unilever has made a substantial investment in new non-animal approaches to research and testing including, since 2004, an annual investment of €3m on non-animal approaches for assuring consumer safety. Our research has made good progress in developing new approaches and we work continually with international research and policy groups to share our experience.
So note they are still covering their ass with the overseas animal testing blurb.
I have just emailed them to let them know that I am avoiding all of their products. And once a quarter I will send copies of all my receipts from purchasing the cruelty free alternatives to their products. It's the only way these mungers change - hit them at the hip pocket.
It's my personal opinion that no product can be vegan when owned by a company such as Unilever. The ingredients may be vegan but giving money to a company that performs horrific experiments on animals (particularly when there are so many alternatives) is unvegan!
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