Using animals for testing often occurs for the cosmetic industry. Literature review on
articles about cosmetic animal testing show the cosmetic industry is based on making money and
therefore using animal testing in the cosmetic industry can emit economical benefits. If industries
use testing they can prove a product does not harm eyes and skin. They can test for overall
toxicity and mutagenic effects. If the product is testing as completely safe, consumers can be
willing to purchase them, and increase the profit for cosmetic industry. Cosmetics must undergo
testing before they can be sold therefore many companies use animals for testing and can then
sell their products. Cosmetic animal testing enables companies to maintain a competitive edge
over other companies since consumers put pressure on companies to offer safe products
(ClearLead, n.d.).
Economic benefits also exist for medical industries that gain money from testing on
animals since the testing proves their product works. Medical discoveries are extremely
important and testing on animals is way more inexpensive and economical then testing on
humans. Testing on humans is not only expensive but time-consuming. There is great economic
interest in preservation of animal testing (Anderegg et al., 2006).