By Jasmin Malik Chua, Source: Ecouterre

More than 50 animal-rights campaigners, wearing bunny ears and carrying life-size rabbit cut-outs, took to the streets of Dailan, China, on Monday to celebrate the removal of a controversial animal-test mandate for certain types of cosmetics. Effective immediately, the China Food and Drug Administration will no longer require skin- and eye-irritation tests on so-called “ordinary” cosmetics, which include perfumes, shampoos, and makeup, that are produced and sold in the country. Although the new rule doesn’t cover imported or special-use products such as hair dyes, deodorants, sunscreens, and skin-whiteners, the move is still an “important first step,” says Peter Li, China policy adviser at Humane Society International, a co-sponsor of the Dailan event.

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