Every year, more than 100 million animals die in the United States; the cause of these deaths, animal testing. This injustice to animals involves testing products such as drugs or makeup on poor imprisoned animals who do not have the ability to stand up for their own rights like most of us do. Animals used for testing are given products that can cause burns, poisoning or death. These animals are forced to live in confined spaces where they wait for the next horrible experience. They are tortured beyond belief as they are sometimes even cut open while alive (called vivisection), either with expired painkillers or even without them. These animals used to test products typically include mice, rats, rabbits, monkeys, hamsters, guinea pigs, dogs and cats. These animals are required to test new products before selling them to humans, and while there are many valid substitutes on which to test products, the law does not require us to do so. What's even more horrifying is that no animal testing is illegal and therefore these "tests" can be completely irrelevant to human health, and no matter how painful the test may be or cruel to animals, it is completely legal. Some companies that test their products on animals include Almay, Johnson & Johnson, Clearasil, Axe, Lancôme (owned by L'Oréal), and Pantene (owned by Procter & Gamble). The European Union (made up of 28 European countries) and India have both banned animal testing in their countries. The European Union said animal testing was unnecessary, which was proven by the Food and Drug Administration, which proved that 92% of all products that reacted positively in animals were harmful or ineffective in humans. man, because we are two completely different species! Keep in mind, however, that these 92% are among the few medications that are proven to be effective or even safe for animals. Additionally, many people might worry that we need to test new products on humans rather than animals. The fact is, we already do it. Given the unreliability of animal testing, at some point someone will have to be responsible for testing the drug in question. There are many activists across the world, of all different races and ethnicities, fighting for people's rights. animals. Popular animal activists include P!nk, Ellen DeGeneres, Ke$ha, Alicia Keys, Angelina Jolie and many more..