Chris Car

Montreal: Today is the first day of fall - not officially maybe, but for me. The sunlight changed completely - everything appears in high contrast now. I like it. This is Indian Summer, the first time live, at least for me.

Europe: the government of Europe will release a law somewhere in 2009 that says that testing on animals for cosmetics, soaps, etc. will be forbidden. I wonder how big companies like L’Oreal manage to do that, since it is not forbidden in most (or all) countries of the world. Just to give you an idea of what we speak here: L’Oreal stated that they “need” around 30,000 (!) rabbits each year for testing purposes. Critics say that the number might be higher. What the f****??? It’s JUST L’Oreal, how many companies exist who do testing on animals? Thinking of all the rabbits, mice and other animals used for testing makes me sad. At least there are some companies which say they don’t test on animals (Body Shop chain, Weleda are the only ones which I know from m-c). I am not only about giving up using Niveau products, but I am also on the way to become a vegetarian… (thanks to m-c again).