Many people believe this battle was won years ago, but they are wrong. Although, thanks to protests like yours here today, several hundreds of companies no longer test in old-fashioned, crude ways, on animals, some still do. PETA has video footage of a kitten sitting quietly, her body shaking with convulsions, after being doused with a chemical; a rabbit whose tender skin has been eaten away by a corrosive material; rats and mice twitching in painful death throes after huge amounts of soaps were forced into their stomachs; and a dog cowering in her small cage after being poisoned.

If we are to achieve a total end to the use of animals in product tests, we must continue our protests and ask people to only buy from companies that do not torture and kill animals.

Dozens of non-animal tests have been developed that are cheaper, faster and more accurate than the barbaric animal tests, yet there are still industry holdouts, including Proctor & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, and a few other giants who are cruel beyond words.

We must fight these cruel industries with our purses and wallets and with demonstrations like this one, which awaken other people to the animals' torture.

Each of you here today is a star to the animals. Your brave, wonderful work will reach far and wide, and inspire others to speak out, too and to buy only from kind companies. When someone asks you, "What did you do, in your lifetime, to help animals," you will be able to answer them joyfully and without a second thought, "I worked to stop their pain!"

Thank you all very much. Good luck in your work!