WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A Wauwatosa girl who has been advocating for animals is now taking her efforts to the state Capitol.

Fourteen-year-old Abby Wurzburger helped introduce a proposal on Tuesday that would ban cosmetic animal testing in Wisconsin.

Abby said she researched laws in other states and worked with lawmakers to help draft the proposal.

She hopes Wisconsin will soon join other states that have already outlawed the practice.

Abby joined State Representative Robyn Vining in Madison to unveil the Wisconsin Humane Cosmetics Act.

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The bill would ban the manufacture, import, sale and testing of cosmetics on animals in the state.

Wurzburger says the issue is simple -- cosmetic animal testing shouldn’t happen.

“Many animals are being used in painful cosmetic experiments in Wisconsin and this needs to be stopped,” Wurzburger said. “Although the total number of animals and testing facilities are not disclosed to the public, this doesn’t stop the fact that any amount of unnecessary testing is too much,” she said.

Currently, 12 states already ban cosmetic animal testing. Abby hopes Wisconsin will soon become the thirteenth.

She said, “Animals don’t deserve this and they're depending on us to be their voice.”