Does Penguin Random House test on animals?

Unconfirmed — Penguin Random House holds no third-party cruelty-free certification on the products we track, and we have not found a published animal-testing policy we can verify.

Animal testing rarely happens at the brand's own bench. The questions that decide the answer are whether suppliers test, whether the parent company tests, and whether the brand sells through channels that can require post-market testing.

The evidence behind the answer

Cruelty-freeunverified

No third-party cruelty-free certification found on the products we track.

Sells in mainland Chinaunverified

We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.

Scored with our public methodology.

More on Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House: frequently asked

Does Penguin Random House test on animals?+

Unconfirmed — Penguin Random House holds no third-party cruelty-free certification on the products we track, and we have not found a published animal-testing policy we can verify.

Penguin Random House: Cruelty-free?+

No third-party cruelty-free certification found on the products we track.

Penguin Random House: Vegan options?+

We have not verified certified vegan formulations for this brand.

Penguin Random House: Sells in mainland China?+

We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.

Penguin Random House: Third-party certified?+

We record 3 distinct certifications across this brand's products.

What is Penguin Random House's ethics score?+

Penguin Random House averages 82/100 across 1 product we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.