Until 2017, NARS — the legendary French makeup and skincare brand — had been committed to creating cruelty-free makeup. But when they decided to enter the Chinese market, their morals took a back seat to their bottom line.Chinese law requires brands to test their products on animals in order to sell them.When they made the announcement via Instagram, many of their customers expressed disbelief and anger. After all,Regardless of how you feel, NARS' entrance into the Chinese market means it has a large and prominent platform that can reach hundreds of millions of people. Even though they have capitulated to Chinese law in order to sell their products,Every June, one of the most horrific examples of animal abuses takes place in the city of Yulin, China. TheDog meat consumers believe that the meat tastes better when dogs have more adrenaline in their blood — so dog butchers will often torture dogs to death in order to increase their adrenaline flow. Dogs are beaten, burned alive with blowtorches, or tossed into boiling pots of water.The festival has become an embarrassment for the Chinese government due to international outcry and it has shrunk in size because of it, but they still allow it to continue. Only more international and local protests will make this annual event disappear.Photo credit: Wild Animal Awareness / Facebook