Title: MAC Is Finally Speaking Out Amid Criticism for Animal Testing | Teen Vogue
Headings: MAC Is Finally Speaking Out Amid Criticism for Animal Testing
MAC Is Finally Speaking Out Amid Criticism for Animal Testing
The Chinese government requires you to get something called a hygiene permit to import your products.
Once a company starts selling in China, all leverage to end animal testing in the country is lost.

Content: MAC would not share with Teen Vogue how lucrative the Chinese market is to their business.) Some major brands that have chosen not to sell in China include The Body Shop and Kat Von D.
Once a company starts selling in China, all leverage to end animal testing in the country is lost. PETA and the Humane Society are supportive of MAC’s work with IIVS (“I applaud MAC for supporting them,” says Guillermo), yet neither group feels MAC needs to sell products to make a difference. Both PETA and the Humane Society have provided financial support with IIVS (e.g. sponsored trainings, research, etc.), but neither made a profit from it, showing there are other ways to put a stop to animal testing in the region. “The most effective thing for a company to do is not sell there,” says Guillermo. “ And that is the message that the Chinese government will hear loud and clear.” While MAC is committed to a future without animal testing, their team acknowledges it will take time. The first non-animal test was just approved last year. It took several years to be approved, and according to Marenus, it isn’t a test widely used by the industry.