P&G is a multi-billion dollar corporation that, despite the development of more advanced methodologies continues to blind, poison and kill animals unnecessarily to test deodorants, laundry detergents and other products. More than 500 other companies, including Estee Lauder, Amway, Revlon and The Body Shop, manufacture and develop safe products without animal testing.

1.  Buy only cruelty-free products. Get in the habit of checking the backs of product labels to find out what company makes the product you are buying and look for statements that the product was not tested on animals. Buy products only from companies on PETA's cruelty-free list.

2.  Become a P&G Coordinator today! Start by joining the P&G boycott. Refuse to buy P&G products. Help spread the word to others. Circulate educational brochures, available through IDA, to your family, friends, co-workers and others in your community. View the latest brochures and bumper stickers here. Contact IDA for copies to distribute.

3.  Write letters to the editors of your local newspapers and weekly newspapers. Find a listing of all U.S. newspapers at: www.usnpl.com. Make sure to let us know if your letter gets printed. Below is a sample, though using your own words is strongly encouraged. For tips on effective letter-writing, visit: http://www.idausa.org/ir/activist/makenews.html#10.

Dear Editor:

It is appalling that Procter & Gamble, which makes world-famous brands like Tide, Bounce, Mr. Clean, Olay, Crest, Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Pringles, and Iams/Eukanuba, among many others, continues to test on animals in the development of its products.

These experiments are cruel, unnecessary, and happening right now in the U.S. But we can all make a difference – and feel better about ourselves – simply by refusing to buy P&G products and switching to cruelty-free brands. I urge everyone  to make this decision today – it's not as hard as you might think. The Web site www.pandgkills.com contains information and product lists.

More information about Procter & Gamble's practices and the Global Boycott Campaign is available from In Defense of Animals, 3010 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901, Tel.: 415-388-9641, or visit the Web sites at www.pandgkills.com and www.idausa.org 

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

4.  Please write to Procter & Gamble CEO, A.G. Lafley, and let him know that until P&G ends all testing, you will boycott their products. Below is a sample, though using your own words is strongly encouraged.

A.G. Lafley
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Procter & Gamble
1 Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202
1-800-543-1745
513-983-9369 (fax)
www.PG.com

Use P&G's online comment form.

Dear Mr Lafley:

I am horrified to learn that Procter & Gamble continues to test on and kill animals in the development of cosmetic, household cleaning, and pet food products and ingredients.

 

I will no longer buy any P&G products until the company permanently ceases testing on animals. I will be urging my friends, family, and colleagues to also boycott P&G products. 

Since 1999, several countries around the world, including the UK, have banned animal testing for cosmetics. The European Union also voted for the ban, which included the sale of animal-tested products within its borders.

Polls show that the vast majority of the public is strongly against animal testing for cosmetic, household products, and pet foods, and that hundreds of companies do not engage in animal testing, yet make perfectly good, safe products.

I urge P&G to establish a firm non-animal testing policy for these products and ingredients. Surely, with all the recent advances in non-animal technology, P&G should be able to eliminate animal tests in the near future.  It is high time that P&G  fulfill its stated desire to eliminate animal testing for non-drug products and ingredients. Until then I will continue to boycott P&G products and encourage others to do the same.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

5.  Encourage students to ask their school cafeterias to no longer sell Procter & Gamble products, such as Pringles or Sunny Delight, and to use only cruelty-free cleaning products. Creating a petition for students to sign is a great approach.

6.  Call and write any companies that currently test products on animals. Let them know you will not purchase their products until they adopt corporate policies against animal testing. Most companies have toll-free 800 numbers that you can call at the company’s expense!

7.  Write to your congressional representatives and ask them to support any legislation that would discourage companies from using animals for safety tests or that calls for alternatives to animal testing. Visit our online action center to look up your representatives at http://ga0.org/indefenseofanimals/home.html.