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This 10 page paper discusses the ethics involved in cosmetics companies using animals to test their products. This paper examines this issue in light of the seven characteristics of good corporate governance as established by the King Report in 2002. The way forward is also discussed in light of the ideal characteristics. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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between businesses is essential to the health and well-being of many aspects of that global environment. Therefore, applying ethical standards to corporate practices is imperative if that global environment
is to continue to thrive. Ethical Issue of Corporate Governance Animal experimentation as ordained acceptable by cosmetics companies is clearly a
violation of ethical standards (Animal Experimentation, 1998). Cosmetics companies have long supported this practice in order to develop new products, better understand the impact of specific components, test the
safety of chemicals, etc. (Animal Experimentation, 1998). The industry of animal experimentation is a huge one, with science experiments being performed primarily on rats and mice, but also the
occasional rabbit and/or monkey (Animal Experimentation, 1998). Such experimentation runs the gamut from simply administering a benign substance to check for allergic reactions to cloning, as was the case
with Dolly the sheep (Animal Experimentation, 1998). However, animal testing is not without its limitations (Animal Experimentation, 1998). For instance,
in the UK animal testing is regulated by an act that serves to control experiments that "may have the effect of causing pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm" (Animal Experimentation,
1998). Furthermore, experiments must be performed in a laboratory and under specific conditions that are detailed by the Home Office to illustrate that certain minimal standards have been met
(Animal Experimentation, 1998). In this way, some regulation does exist, but this does not negate the ethical and moral aversion that many have to the practice entirely, contending that
such experimentation is a reprehensible act (Animal Experimentation, 1998). The question therefore is whether or not the suffering of animals used
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