Virginia Becomes Fourth US State to Ban Cosmetic Animal Testing
Virginia is now the fourth US state to ban cosmetic animal testing after Governor Ralph Northam recently signed the Virginia Humane Cosmetics Act [VHCA] into law. The legislation was drafted by state Senator Jennifer Boysko and Delegate Kaye Kory, authoring the policy that aims to ban the testing of new cosmetics and the sale of animal-tested cosmetics by January 1st of next year. Virginia joins California, Nevada, and Illinois in banning animal cruelty in cosmetic production.
“This fantastic news illustrates a growing momentum in efforts to end unnecessary testing on animals in the United States and around the world for products like shampoos, mascara, and lipstick,” president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund Sara Amundson said. “Consumers are scanning labels and demanding products free of animal testing, cosmetics companies are listening to them and changing their practices and lawmakers are solidi