Animals used for clothing, or used in laboratory product tests, suffer immensely with little protection from cruelty. Buying animal-free clothing (clothing without fur, leather, suede or wool) and beauty products not tested on animals are two great ways to stick up for animals.

Where To Buy Cruelty-Free Clothing and Beauty Products
Cruelty-free products are everywhere; they can be found at your local shoe store, mall, drug store and department store. For example, if you're looking for non-leather dress shoes you can find them at Payless or similar shoe stores, and companies like New Balance, Asics and many others have leather-free sneakers that can be found in any sneaker store (just look for shoes and sneakers with tags stating "All man-made materials"). If you're looking for cruelty-free beauty products, stores like Bath and Body Works, The Body Shop, MAC and LUSH carry many animal-free beauty products and do not conduct animal testing. Cruelty-free personal care products (like deodorant, toothpaste, etc.) can be found in any drug store - just check out the Caring Consumer guide to see which popular companies do and don't test on animals.

Sample List of Companies with Fur- and Leather-Free Products

Cruelty-Free Personal Care/Beauty Product Companies

Popular Cruelty-Free Stores Online
While you don't need to go to any of these websites to find cruelty-free products, we include them here for your added shopping convenience.
Zappos Shoes (extensive selection of vegan shoes and sneakers)
Alternative Outfitters (clothing)
Pangea Vegan Products (clothing, food, personal care)
Vegan Essentials (clothing, food, personal care)
Ragazzi Vegan (shoes)
Moo Shoes (shoes)
Vegan Chic (shoes, bags and accessories)