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P&G and HSUS Create Partnership
Joint Declaration by the Humane Society of the United States® and the Procter & Gamble Company on the Elimination of Animal Use for Consumer Product Safety Evaluation
The Humane Society of the United States and P&G have established a strategic partnership committed to the elimination of animal use for consumer product safety evaluation that at the same time ensures marketed products continue to be safe for both the consumer and the environment. Both organizations have a long history of commitment to alternatives development and we believe that by working together we can enhance the likelihood of achieving our common objective of making animal testing for consumer products unnecessary.
We will combine resources and jointly undertake to:
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Collaborate with groups working to promote, develop and raise awareness of alternatives methods that will help us meet our common goal; |
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Promote and expedite the development, validation and regulatory acceptance of nonanimal test methods; |
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Work with regulatory authorities around the world to challenge and eliminate any technically unjustified regulatory requirements relating to animal testing (such as those requiring finished product testing); |
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Engage governments and encourage them to provide sufficient financial support to fund the research necessary to meet the considerable scientific challenges that remain. |
Examples of previous cooperation and joint activities
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HSUS and P&G are cooperating on the establishment of a Web site that will track progress toward the goal of eliminating the use of animals in safety testing of consumer products and by extension contribute to efforts in other sectors. |
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P&G and HSUS jointly provided travel bursaries to encourage students and scientists from around the globe to attend the 5th World Congress (August 2005) on Alternatives & Animal Use in the Life Sciences in Berlin. |
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The Humane Society International™ (the international arm of HSUS), in conjunction with EUROTOX, supported the establishment of the 2005 P&G European Animal Welfare and Alternatives Awards. |
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P&G was the recipient of the 2001 Humane Award for Corporate Champions in recognition of its longstanding financial and scientific commitment to advancing alternatives to animal testing and its instrumental support in the passage and strengthening of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM). |
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A leading scientist at Procter & Gamble (Dr. Katherine Stitzel) was awarded the HSUS Russell and Burch Award in 1999 in recognition of outstanding contributions toward the advancement of alternative methods. |
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HSUS and P&G were both part of a coalition of animal welfare organisations and companies that cooperated to press for a 1999 U.S. Congressional bill to establish the ICCVAM as a permanent standing committee. The ICCVAM reviews alternative methods for assessing risk and makes recommendations of acceptance to federal agencies. It is the only vehicle in the United States for creating a process for acceptance of alternatives to animal tests across the agencies. |
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HSUS and P&G were both part of a coalition that jointly promoted and sponsored the establishment in 1997 of the "Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web" portal (AltWeb) that serves as a comprehensive, globally accessible central resource for scientists, educators, veterinarians and individuals throughout the world to obtain information on alternative methods. |
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HSUS and P&G scientists have served concurrently on the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (ACATM). |
About the Humane Society of the United States
The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal protection organisation representing more than 9 million members and constituents. The non-profit organisation is a mainstream voice for animals, with active programs in companion animals and equine protection, disaster preparedness and response, wildlife and habitat protection, animals in research and farm animal welfare. The HSUS protects all animals through education, investigation, litigation, legislation, advocacy and field work. The group is based in Washington, DC and has numerous field representatives across the United States.
Please visit http://www.hsus.org for the latest information about The HSUS and its activities.
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