Lipton Is Experimenting On Animals

[beforewisdom]

Lipton Is Experimenting On Animals

by beforewisdom » Dec 21st, '10, 19:24

Here's a little surprise about a seemingly innocent product, your everyday cup of tea: some of the world's biggest tea manufacturers engage in some pretty cruel animal testing. According to PETA, Lipton has been testing tea on animals so that it can make health claims about its products, despite that such tests are not sufficient to meet regulation standards for proving a product's health claims.

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[SlientSipper]

Re: Lipton Is Experimenting On Animals

by SlientSipper » Dec 23rd, '10, 19:08

First off Lipton's is already a crime against humanity.Furthermore PETA is a hypocrite organization. Its almost like the its like the con man crying foul about a crook.

[bearsbearsbears]

Re: Lipton Is Experimenting On Animals

by bearsbearsbears » Dec 23rd, '10, 19:10

First off Lipton's is already a crime against humanity.Furthermore PETA is a hypocrite organization. Its almost like the its like the con man crying foul about a crook.

I wish TC had a "like" button!

[Dresden]

Re: Lipton Is Experimenting On Animals

by Dresden » Dec 24th, '10, 08:57

First off Lipton's is already a crime against humanity.Furthermore PETA is a hypocrite organization. Its almost like the its like the con man crying foul about a crook.

[beforewisdom]

Re: Lipton Is Experimenting On Animals

by beforewisdom » Dec 24th, '10, 14:07

I don't like some of the things PETA does, but I don't see that organization as the issue, that being that a company is doing horrible things to animals to test a product that has been used for thousands of years.

[beforewisdom]

Re: Lipton Is Experimenting On Animals

by beforewisdom » Feb 7th, '11, 14:34

Lipton Zero, PETA 1
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/0 ... 18225.html

[ABx]

Re: Lipton Is Experimenting On Animals

by ABx » Feb 10th, '11, 02:43

I don't like some of the things PETA does, but I don't see that organization as the issue, that being that a company is doing horrible things to animals to test a product that has been used for thousands of years.

The point is that you can't really trust any of their claims. Don't forget that their definition of cruelty includes keeping pets. It's very possible (and in my mind likely) that they were grossly exaggerating.

Granted, I can't say that I like the idea of Lipton doing research for the purpose of making health claims. I'd much rather that they just give money to independent researchers that are researching tea.

[IPT]

Re: Lipton Is Experimenting On Animals

by IPT » Feb 10th, '11, 05:29

I'd much rather that they just give money to independent researchers that are researching tea.

Absolutely!

It'd help everyone, not just them, but of course, that's probably why they don't do it.