Happy Bunnies All Over Europe

The European Union banned the sale of new cosmetic products containing ingredients tested on animals with immediate effect yesterday.  While the rabbits, mice or guinea pigs used in testing will now be spared, consumers are unlikely to notice immediate changes because products containing ingredients that were tested on animals before the ban can remain on the shelves.

So sweet, you couldn't imagine her tortured horribly by a bad scientist (No not the girl stupid, the rabbit)

At the moment, neither the US nor Asian markets have similar bans in place. While the US Food and Drug Administration prohibits the sale of unsafe cosmetics, it does not require that animal tests be conducted to show that the cosmetics are safe.  The phasing out of animal testing over the years in Europe has resulted in a dramatic drop in such activity among US cosmetic and personal care product manufacturers looking to sell overseas.

Say hello to the nice man, he won't drip chemicals into your eyes

Cosmetics Europe, a trade body representing the EU’s 71 billion euro (US$93 billion) cosmetics industry, said that the ban “acts as a brake on innovation.”  Come on guys, this is not life and death stuff, how much innovation do you need in lippy?

Don't get me wrong.  I'm all in favour of cruelty to animals (Male and some female human animals that is).  It is just that sweet - if somewhat brainless bunnies - should not be tortured so that somewhat less sweet - but equally brainless humans - can have a new lipstick.

More cruelty to human animals!

Guys when you found this page, did you expect this kind of bunny?

Well I wouldn't want to disappoint my regular "readership" - (in quotes guys because I know you only look at the pictures so I don't know why I'm writing this) - so here are some of the kinds of bunny ears you love.

BTW.  Did you have to go into work today like me, or were a lucky git allowed to work at home because of the weather?  If you are a woman you probably got quite a bit of work done....

.... with a few well deserved breaks of course

But if you are a guy you were glued to your PC all day (watching porn that is, so much easier out of the office).