The EU banned cosmetic experiments in 2013. New Zealand has now joined the list of countries outside the EU which ban such experiments. See:
http://www.theplaidzebra.com/new-zealand...00000-fine
It is also good to read that some NZ parliamentarians recognise that animals are "sentient" creatures equally capable of fear and suffering, just as we humans are. There is a glimpse of the debate here:
https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-...rd-reading
Even China is moving in that direction (at last!). See http://www.peta.org/blog/china-approve-f...etics-test
http://www.theplaidzebra.com/new-zealand...00000-fine
It is also good to read that some NZ parliamentarians recognise that animals are "sentient" creatures equally capable of fear and suffering, just as we humans are. There is a glimpse of the debate here:
https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-...rd-reading
Even China is moving in that direction (at last!). See http://www.peta.org/blog/china-approve-f...etics-test
