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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

3298.0. "Toy testing on animals?" by WOODRO::RUSSO () Thu Feb 01 1990 11:10

        My husband and I have started to try and only buy products that
    are not tested on animals.  I have a few questions for those of
    you that have been doing this for a while.  I have the PETA list
    and also a booklet called Shopping For A Better World.  I live in
    Chelmsford,Ma. and wonder if there are any stores in the area that
    specialize in the sort of thing.
        When I got hte lists, I was surprised that toy companies test
    their toys on animals.  How do they test their toys on animals?
    
    
    				Mary

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3298.1		NRADM::ROBINSON	oh, okay, ONE more cat...	`Thu Feb 01 1990 13:40`	7
	the only thing I can think of is to see if it's toxic if the consumer (ie a child) should happen to eat it or parts of it... Sherry
3298.2		CIRCUS::KOLLING	Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.	`Thu Feb 01 1990 17:30`	4
	A lot of health food stores carry cosmetics and various household things like cleaners, detergents, etc. that haven't been tested on animals. The labels usually note this, or you might ask the manager.
3298.3		CRUISE::NDC	DTN: 297-2313	`Mon Feb 05 1990 07:55`	7
	re: toy testing on animals - some of the things they do are things like shooting the animals if various parts with the pellets or dart things that come with toy guns. Pretty stupid and cruel if you ask me. Like, we can't figure out that if a kid shoots himself in the eye with something its going to hurt him. sigh..... N
3298.4		WR2FOR::HARPHAM_LY		`Mon Feb 05 1990 16:20`	7
	Apparantly TONKA has routinely tested its toy products on animals as well, but I believe I read recently (you'll want to verify this) that they have stopped. Lynn