Bausch & lomb

Bausch & Lomb requires animal testing as part of its product development and regulatory compliance for its contact lenses, lens care solutions, and ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. The company’s supplier code of conduct states that testing facilities must maintain standards of animal care “as mandated by law and in accordance with international guidelines,” indicating its ongoing reliance on animal-based safety data to bring products to market. This places the company within the medical and consumer health sectors where animal testing remains a standard, if contested, practice.

Historically, Bausch & Lomb operated Charles River Laboratories, a major global supplier of purpose-bred animals for research, until its sale in 1999. While the company no longer owns this animal breeding business, its current operations continue to depend on animal testing conducted by third-party facilities to satisfy regulatory requirements in various global markets. The scale of this activity is inherent to its industry, though specific data on the number of animals affected is not publicly detailed in the available evidence.