Pam Anderson tells Dalli not to set clock back on animal-tested cosmetics

PETA supporter Pamela Anderson asks Commissioner John Dalli not to delay legislation on banning sale of cosmetics tested on animals.

Baywatch star and former Playboy playmate Pamela Anderson has sent out a quick letter to European Commissioner for health and consumer rights John Dalli, calling on him not to delay the end to cosmetics tested on animals.

The busty blonde dispatched the letter just before she was about to start on the new edition of the UK Big Brother, in which she is starring.

“Dear Mr. Dalli, Greetings from London. I was tempted to write ‘Hello Dalli’ or ‘Dear John’ in the hope of eliciting a smile, but I wouldn’t want a casual tone to detract from the serious matter I’m writing to you about,” Anderson, 44, wrote.

Anderson said she was distressed to hear from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals( that the European Commission is considering delaying the 2013 deadline to end the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.

“I hope it’s just a nasty rumour, but if there’s any truth to it, please do right by the European citizens who overwhelmingly support the ban – as well as the thousands of animals affected – by honoring the original deadline,” Anderson wrote.

 ”I love cosmetics, but there’s no reason for animals to suffer for lip gloss and eye-liner; those cruel tests are from another era. Today, there are effective and 100 percent humane non-animal testing methods. We also already know thousands of ingredients that have a long history of safe use. Hundreds of manufacturers have already been using them for years! Please, don’t turn back the clock.”

Anderson told Dalli that the European legislation would be a huge step forward and sets an example for countries around the world to eliminate animal testing for cosmetics.

“Please ensure that the ban moves forward without delay.”

Anderson also told Dalli she can be reached via PETA’s Yvonne Taylor. But will the Commissioner get in touch with the blonde bombshell for a tête-à-tête on cosmetics?

The Cosmetics Directive foresees a regulatory framework with the aim of phasing out animal testing. The testing ban on finished cosmetic products has been in force since 2004, while the marketing ban has been in force since 2009 for all human health effects.

Some exception are currently allowed for products to be checked for their toxicity on their effect on fertility, but animal testing will be allowed to continue until 2013.

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