Answer to Question 30

30, Are there any organization that has succeeded in insisting its opinion to companies?

A NPO, Animal Rights Center has succeeded in insisting not to use animals for experimentations. I'm going to give some examples.

(1) Kao

Kao is known as the products such as shampoos, detergents or diapers. Animal Rights Center has asked Kao to disestablish  animal experimentation.

"As for cosmetics and quasi drugs, we haven't done any animal experimentation from March, 2015. "

However, in China, every import goods has to be ensured by animal experimentation and Kao export its products to China. So it has not fully abolished anima experimentation.

(2) ROHTO

ROHTO is famous for its products such as skincare products, eye care products and internal remedy.

In 2015, CFB asked ROHTO to talk about its necessity of animal experimentation but ROHTO refuged. Then CFB sent a question paper and ROHTO replied that it continued to experiment animals if it's needed.

Animal Rights Center asked to collect signatures on its internet page and finally, ROHTO announced that it won't do animal experimentation anymore from January, 2016.

(3) Fuji Film

Fuji Film is known as one of the famous camera brands. These days, they produces skin care products and precision mechanical equipment.

Animal Rights Center asked Fuji Film if it experimented animals for their products and it replied that they didn’t use animal experimentation for its cosmetic products and both finished products and raw materials of quasi drugs. Also, it didn’t carry out animal experimentation on its basic researches.

However, the same as Kao, Fuji Film exports its products to China so it tests animals exceptionally.

Citation

Good News 花王も化粧品の動物実験を廃止!原料ガイドラインへの追加も前向き | NPO法人アニマルライツセンター　毛皮、動物実験、動物虐待、工場畜産、犬猫殺処分などをなくしエシカルな社会へ. (n.d.). Retrieved July 20, 2016, from http://www.arcj.org/animals/animaltesting/00/id=608

Victory! ロート製薬、化粧品の動物実験を廃止！ | NPO法人アニマルライツセンター　毛皮、動物実験、動物虐待、工場畜産、犬猫殺処分などをなくしエシカルな社会へ. (n.d.). Retrieved July 20, 2016, from http://www.arcj.org/animals/animaltesting/00/id=832

フジフイルム、化粧品の動物実験を廃止＆原料調達も明確に！ | NPO法人アニマルライツセンター　毛皮、動物実験、動物虐待、工場畜産、犬猫殺処分などをなくしエシカルな社会へ. (n.d.). Retrieved July 20, 2016, from http://www.arcj.org/animals/animaltesting/00/id=920