Any Vegans/Veggies...about Melaleuca

jennifergarceau

Does anyone know anything about this company? I was assured before I bought from them that they do not test on animals. I find out now that they are on pretty much every "do-test" list. I called the company and they said they could send me a letter, and from what I hear this letter states that they do not test on animals except for the fact that they test the dog products on them since they are designed for them.

Any info that anyone might know would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

xDeannaGarciax

One of my mom's friends growing up use to sell for the company and swore by there products. As far as testing on animals I'm not sure, but considering the kind of person my mom's friend was...she was also our neighbor and owned a ranch next door to our ranch, she wouldn't have used these products and even sold for the company had they of been tested on animals.I too have used their products and LOVE them I've grown up using Melaleuca and their just good quality productsa all around. If you don't mind my asking are you thinking of buying from them or selling for them? Or both?

tammyhoff2004

I've worked for them over a year and I've never known them to test on animals. Every thing that they sell or make is pure and chemical free. I never was much of an organic person but after being with this business for a year, I think totally different on things. What's the "do test" list that your talking about? I've never heard of that. Hope this helps!

jennifergarceau

They are on these websites for companies that do test on animals:

http://search.caringconsumer.com/

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/

jennifergarceau

I also found this on google for the company:

We removed Melaleuca from our list of companies that do not test on animals after learning that it commissioned two animal tests that were not required by law.

In 1996, during the course of litigation with a competing company, Melaleuca commissioned a lethal-dose test on the competitor's product. The test resulted in the agonizing deaths of 10 rats. In 1997, we learned that Melaleuca had commissioned experiments on dogs for its nutritional product Provex CV.

It seems that every consumer we speak to has heard a different story from Melaleuca about its removal from our "don't test" list. One common accusation is that we removed the company from the list for washing its employees' companion animals with dog shampoo. This is not accurate. Using animals in laboratory settings to test products for safety and trying out a product that has already been proved safe through non-animal testing methods on one's companion animal are two entirely different situations. We would not take issue with the latter scenario, which does not involve harming animals.

It is important to note that Melaleuca used animals for tests while it was included on PETA's cruelty-free list—after signing our statement of assurance, which indicates that the company will never test on animals, in 1993. Obviously, Melaleuca is willing to make exceptions to its "no animal testing" policy whenever it deems it necessary.

A March 2003 Melaleuca statement titled "Our Position: Firm but Not Extreme" says, "Melaleuca has long taken the position that we will not test our personal care or household products on animals. We feel that is the proper position to take, and you will find us adhering to this policy without hesitation. We feel, however, that there are extremes to every argument. We do not adhere to the extremes. … Nor do we take the position that all scientific use of animals needs to be stopped."

In a March 2003 letter, Melaleuca freeely admits that it commissioned laboratory tests in which rats and dogs were used, stating, "The rats died a horrible death. … Prior to performing human studies to prove Provex CV's effectiveness, Melaleuca commissioned that the product be tested on dogs first. … In our quest to save life, we refuse to tell PETA that we will never again test our cardiovascular products on animals."