Alicia Silverstone has written an open letter to the European Commission urging them to uphold a proposed ban against cosmetic testing on animals.
The vegan Clueless actress has pleaded with legislative officials to stand by their promises to put an end to the age-long practice.
The ban was passed in 2003 and is set to take effect in 2013, but officials at the Commission's Joint Research Centre recently warned alternative testing methods might not be in place by the deadline - prompting Silverstone to take action.
In the letter, she writes, "This ban was put in place to advance and modernize cosmetic testing and keeping it in place is crucial. We need modern cosmetics and chemical test methods that can assess how products will affect the human body.
"Testing these products on animals is inherently cruel - and it's not a good predictor of how it will affect humans.
"The impending ban has motivated cosmetics companies in the EU, the US, and around the globe to invest in high-tech alternatives to animal tests.
"Significant progress has already been made... but if you allow this deadline to slip away, cosmetics companies will be less motivated to invest in new test methods."
Silverstone isn't the only actress backing the cause - True Blood star Kristin Bauer wrote a letter to European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy John Dalli earlier this month (Aug11).
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