... use animals, “crueltyfree” can also mean:the final product was not tested on animals, but the ingredients wereindividually tested on animals. the manufacturer did not test the cosmetic on animals, ... the safety of products was on animals. However, dur-ing the 1980s, many alternative safety tests were developed that didnot use animals, reducing the number of animals used for cosmetictesting ... which is one of the reasons that 90% of all animals used in U.S.research today are rats and mice.GENETICALLY MODIFIED ANIMALS Genetically modified animals (sometimes called trans-genics) are...