If you define crying as expressing emotion, such as grief or joy, then the answer is yes. Animals do create tears, but only to lubricate their eyes, says Bryan Amaral, senior curator of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Animals do feel emotions, too, but in nature it’s often to their advantage to mask them.

What happens to the animals when an experiment ends? The majority of the animals used in experiments are euthanized (killed) during or after the experiment. There are no accurate statistics available on exactly how many animals are euthanized in laboratories every year.

All procedures, even those classified as “mild,” have the potential to cause the animals physical as well as psychological distress and suffering. Often the procedures can cause a great deal of suffering. Most animals are killed at the end of an experiment, but some may be re-used in subsequent experiments.

Thankfully, the development of alternative methods is growing. Due to innovations in science, animal tests are being replaced in areas such as toxicity testing, neuroscience and drug development. Test results on animals can be easily compared to earlier tests on animals to give confidence to scientists.

All Garnier products, all over the world are officially approved by Cruelty Free International under the Leaping Bunny programme.

Compassion for living beings is at the core of our brand, which is why NYX Professional Makeup is certified by PETA as cruelty-free. This means we do not test our products or ingredients on animals, nor do we ask anyone to test on our behalf.

L’Oréal does not test any of its products or any of its ingredients on animals and has been at the forefront of alternative methods for over 30 years. L’Oréal has developed a very rigorous safety evaluation procedure of its products, backed by Research.

Is all Urban Decay makeup vegan? No, but our products are 100% cruelty-free, and we never test on animals.

Victoria’s Secret is against animal testing, and no branded products, formulations or ingredients are tested on animals. To be clear, as of April 2021, all personal care products that we sell in China are made in China to avoid animal testing.

Avon never tests products on animals. Under no circumstances does Avon conduct animal testing on any of its ingredients and products and Avon does not require that suppliers of ingredients and products produced for Avon conduct animal testing on our behalf.

Are Simple products tested on animals? Simple is kind to skin and to animals too. We do not test our products on animals.