Many animals are killed each day because of companies still performing barbaric tests on them. Fortunately, there are many organizations that have discontinued the practice of testing on animals and are now using modern science to test their products,...after all,...testing on animals does not teach us anything except that it is an inhumane act. Thankfully, the list of "Cruelty Free" companies gets bigger all the time thanks to consumers like you and I who choose to buy items that are not tested on animals. Surprisingly, many of the places we shop at today are "Cruelty Free" companies. Here are just a few of the many that are my favorites and also the brands that I think are well known to most consumers,...

Avon-www.avon.com
Aveda-ww.aveda.com
Bath & Body Works-www.bathandbodyworks.com
The Body Shop-www.thebodyshop.com
Burts Bees-www.burtsbees.com
Calgon-www.takemeaway.com
Crabtree & Evelyn-www.crabtree-evelyn.com
Estee Lauder-www.esteelauder.com
Kenra-www.kenra.com
LaMer-www.cremedelamer.com
Liz Claiborne Cosmetics-www.lizclaiborne.com
M.A.C. Cosmetics-www.maccosmetics.com
Mary Kay-www.marykay.com
Method Products-www.methodhome.com
OPI Products-www.opi.com
Paul Mitchell-www.paulmitchell.com
Petguard-www.petguard.com
Physicians Formula-www.physiciansformula.com
Revlon-www.revlon.com
Rusk-www.rusk1.com
Smashbox Cosmetics-www.smashbox.com
Toms of Maine-www.tomsofmaine.com
Urban Decay-www.urbandecay.com
Victoria's secret-www.victoriassecret.com
Wet N' Wild-www.wnwbeauty.com

Here is the complete List of companies that have signed the Peta statement of assurance.  Please visit Peta site at www.peta.org or the Peta Caring Consumer page at www.caringconsumer.com for more information on how to live cruelty free.