I write:
Dear Aveda,
I have been using your shampoo body bar for a few weeks now, and have found it to be excellent. It leaves me feeling soothed and refreshed, and makes me want to bathe every day. But the real reason I’m writing is because I noticed that your products are not “animal tested.”
While the only product of yours that I currently use is the shampoo body bar, I have tested it on my dog, Ramses, and it works just fine. If you would like to send me some other products to test on him, I’d be happy to do it and let you know the results.
Sincerely,
David M. Cilluffo
Erie, PA
PS–you can remove the “not tested on animals” thing now, at least for the body bar.

They reply:
Dear David,
Thank you for visiting the Aveda Web site. We appreciate you contacting us and taking the time to share your comments about the Aveda Shampoo Body Bar and animal testing. Comments from our customers are of great value and a vital source of feedback. I have entered your comments into our Customer Comments Report which is reviewed by the entire company.
While we appreciate your offer, Aveda products are manufactured and intended for human use only and we cannot recommend the continued use of the Shampoo Body Bar or any other Aveda products on your dog. Therefore, I am not able to send you sample products.
Aveda continues to uphold its mission as a company caring for the world we live in, from the products we make, to the ways we give back to society. Aveda products are primarily plant-derived–and in some cases 100 percent pure–and, we are striving to attain a product line made of sustainable, all natural ingredients.
Through its mission of helping to create a sustainable society, Aveda is committed to policies and practices that are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, and humane. Aveda has a long-term commitment to efforts assuring the respect and protection of all animals, from endangered species to companion animals.
Aveda has been a consistent and substantial supporter of groups committed to biodiversity, habitat protection, animal rights, humane treatment of animals, alternatives to animal testing, organic farming, and sustainable agriculture.
Aveda is opposed to product safety using animals and has not conducted or endorsed animal testing since its inception in 1978. Accordingly, Aveda has established a state-of-the-art, non-animal and human clinically safety testing program, using a wide range of sophisticated technologies and widely recognized testing procedures.
As part of its efforts to stop product safety testing on animals, Aveda also is attempting to change the practices and policies of its large and diverse number of suppliers. Aveda’s policy is to request a signed affidavit from our suppliers that they have not conducted animal testing on our ingredients within the last five years. If such an affidavit is not received, Aveda will seek alternative suppliers that do follow policy.
Aveda is committed to producing the highest quality plant-based products possible in order to:
*stop the suffering of animals *decrease dependency on possibly hazardous petrochemicals *protect our environment *assure safe working conditions for all employee; and *assure safe, beneficial products for our customer.
Thank you for your interest in Aveda. Please do not hesitate to contact us again if you have further inquiries.
For a greener planet,
Shelly Sprain
Aveda Customer Relations