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South Korea to Increase Investments in Non-Animal Testing Methods for Cosmetics

South Korea to Increase Investments in Non-Animal Testing Methods for Cosmetics

Starting in January of 2015, South Korea has been making steps towards reducing animal testing. While some outlets have promoted the changes made during 2015 as a ban on animal testing, calling it a ban isn’t completely accurate. To help enable more steps in the right direction, Congresswoman Moon Jeong-Lim has been pushing for the country to create their own labs that focus on alternative methods of testing. Continue reading South Korea to Increase Investments in …

South Korea Makes Additional Progress Towards a Cosmetic Animal Testing Ban

South Korea Makes Additional Progress Towards a Cosmetic Animal Testing Ban

While there have been many small updates about South Korea in the past, this week a great step towards a ban on cosmetic animal testing in South Korea was taken. A law was passed that will help reduce animal testing for cosmetics in South Korea! This is not a full ban on animal testing for cosmetics but is a great step in the right direction. It will help to reduce the amount of cosmetics animal testing being …

South Korea Animal Testing - Steps Taken to Reduce Testing, but Not All Testing is Banned

South Korea Animal Testing – Steps Taken to Reduce Testing, but Not All Testing is Banned

Recently South Korea launched a bill that would reduce animal testing. While this reduction is worth celebrating, it is being called a ban on animal testing. The truth is that it is not a ban on animal testing. A lot of animal testing will still occur in South Korea and should not be compared to other bans that have been put in place elsewhere in the world. The bill in South Korea would only ban …

#BeCrueltyFree Campaign Works to End Cosmetics Animal Testing in South Korea

#BeCrueltyFree Campaign Works to End Cosmetics Animal Testing in South Korea

Earlier, Logical Harmony brought you an update about the South Korea Animal Testing Bill Still in Progress. There has been a lot of online press that makes it sound as if this ban on animal testing is farther along in the approval process than it really is. Logical Harmony has been working closely with Humane Society International to make sure you get the truth about the situation about animal testing in South Korea. Currently, animal testing …

South Korea Animal Testing Bill Still in Progress

South Korea Animal Testing Bill Still in Progress

Working towards an animal testing ban in South Korea has been a huge focus for Humane Society International (HSI) this year. They are currently in South Korea to speak to policy makers about the proposed draft bill and encourage them to make the best decisions for animals. This press release was very important for me to share because I have been seeing a lot of reports stating that a ban has been approved and a …

South Korea Animal Testing Ban News May Have Been Premature

South Korea Animal Testing Ban News May Have Been Premature

Last week the cruelty free blogging world was buzzing about a potential ban on animal testing in South Korea. What many blogs were posting was that animal testing on finished products was going to be banned. I did a lot of digging and could not find conclusive documentation to show that this was the case. In fact, very few reputable organizations were reporting that South Korea had changed their animal testing stance, much less implemented …