AUGUSTA The Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business unanimously passed last week LD 1551, An Act To Ban the Sale of Cosmetics That Have Been Tested on Animals.
LD 1551, introduced by Representative Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, prohibits manufacturers from selling or offering to sell cosmetics in Maine that are developed or manufactured using animal testing.
According to the Humane Society of the United States, advocates have been working to address cosmetic testing on animals since the late 1970s, a news release stated.
The European Union began the global trend toward eliminating animal testing in 2013, creating the world’s largest cruelty-free cosmetics marketplace, per the release.
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Critics question a proposed ‘right to food’ amendment
Maine lawmakers are weighing arguments about a resolution that would add a right to food to the state constitution.
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During a hearing this week in Augusta, critics lambasted a proposed amendment that would add a “right to food” provision to the state constitution.
The Maine Veterinary Medical Association said the “overly broad” measure would open the door “to all manner of animal abuse and neglect in the name of food.”
It is so vague, the association said, that if it is adopted “one is left to wonder” about questions like, “Does this mean I can keep a cow in my Portland apartment? Can I slaughter pigs in my front yard?”
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