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Twiggy has become the 'face of Olay'TWIGGY & OLAY

As you may have read in the media Twiggy has this week signed up as ‘the face’ of Procter & Gamble’s (P&G’s) Olay brand. You may also be aware that in recent years Twiggy has endorsed various animal protection campaigns including Uncaged’s boycott of Herbal Essences (also a P&G brand). Uncaged have written to Twiggy to explain the hypocrisy involved in simultaneously promoting our boycott of P&G and becoming the new face of Olay... read on.
03.07.09

Cats are subjected to horrific experiments involving interference with the brainHistoric 1.5 million-strong petition calls for road map to end animal experiments

At 12.30pm on Thursday 2nd July 2009 Uncaged will submit a historic 1.5 million strong petition to 10 Downing Street calling on the UK Government to work in Europe to develop a ‘road map’ to make animal experimentation history. The huge total of signatures - understood to comprise the largest animal protection petition in British history - is the culmination of 15 years of epic effort covering hundreds of towns and cities across the UK... more...
26.06.09

Use your european vote for animalsAnimal Protection and the European Parliament Elections

The recent votes on a new EU law on animal experiments have provided the ultimate test of MEPs' and the parties' commitment to animal protection. All voters in Great Britain will have the chance to cast a vote for a party in elections to the European Parliament on June 4. Please use this wisely to give animals a better chance in the next five years, and show MEPs that there is a political cost to condemning animals to pain, suffering and distress. Read Dr Dan Lyons' analysis here.
27.05.09

P&G use this barbaric and unnecessary blood sampling methodGLOBAL BOYCOTT P&G DAY - MAY 16TH 2009

Please unite with fellow activists for our thirteenth Global Boycott P&G Day on Uncaged has uncovered more scientific papers describing how Procter & Gamble's 'Herbal Essences' brand is tested on animals. The paper, published in the journal Birth Defects Research, describes how scientists from Procter & Gamble (P&G) killed 128 animals in a repeat test of chemical ingredients found in Herbal Essences. Click here to find out more.
14.05.09

Rabbits are still being used in skin irritancy tests for cosmeticsCruel Cosmetics? Concern over loopholes in European ban

March 11th 2009 should mark a momentous day in the history of the anti-vivisection movement, but legal loopholes and Government indifference threaten to perpetuate the most gratuitous and extreme forms of animal cruelty. After a decades-long fight, two key Europe-wide measures to tackle animal testing are due to come into force as part of the EU's 'Cosmetics Directive', including a ban on animal testing of cosmetics ingredients. Click here to read on.
10.03.09

P&G test on animalsHERBAL ESSENCES' FALSE ALIBI REVEALED

One of the most revealing aspects of Herbal Essences' behaviour is their lack of openness and honesty about their animal testing. They know that most people are disgusted by gratuitous cruelty to animals. But instead of changing their ways, Herbal Essences try to mislead consumers. We've now uncovered a glaring example of their deceit.
09.02.09

IARD in EnfieldUncaged leads global push for animal rights

The annual International Animal Rights Day (IARD) - 10th December - aims to remember the animal victims of human tyranny and call for the recognition of our Universal Declaration of Animal Rights (UDAR). IARD 2008 - the 11th organised by Uncaged - has been an astounding success with around a hundred different events taking place right across the globe. Click here to find out more.
27.01.09

CensorshipCosmopolitan ignore animal testing

In a recent survey, 67% of women said they “would switch from using a particular line of cosmetic or toiletry products if I found out that they had been tested on animals”.... However, factors such as poor product labelling and corporate control of the media mean that many people are unaware of which products are tested on animals, and end up paying for animal cruelty. Click here to read on.
08.12.08

The word on the streetFACEBOOK REVOLT: HERBAL ESSENCES' REPUTATION IN TATTERS

Compassionate consumers have been spreading the word about Herbal Essences' cruel animal tests - on Herbal Essences' own facebook page! Until all the interactive features were mysteriously removed, visitors to the page could read on the wall and discussion board about the experiments, see photos of the reality of animal testing, and find out more about the Hurtful Essences campaign. Click here to read on.
26.11.08

Outside the recruitment fairSheffield students target P&G at graduate fair

Last week, students at the Sheffield Universities Careers Fair confronted Procter & Gamble about their animal testing. Members of Sheffield Animal Friends (SAF) unfurled a banner in front of the company's stall, reading 'Procter & Gamble poison animals'. They also gave out leaflets to students, informing them about the cruelty behind P&G's corporate facade. Click here to read on.
11.11.08

Dave the rat in SheffieldMP SLAMS HERBAL ESSENCES OVER 'MISLEADING' CLAIMS

Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock is urging consumers to boycott Herbal Essences, following Uncaged's exposure of the cruel animal experiments performed for the shampoo. In Parliament and on his website, he has attacked animal testing for cosmetics as 'morally unacceptable', and has accused Herbal Essences of peddling half-truths about their experiments. Click here to read on.
27.10.08

Hurtful Essences in YorkYork enthusiastic in dumping 'Hurtful Essences'

The revelation that 'Hurtful Essences' poison and kill pregnant animals and their unborn babies continues to inspire widespread revulsion at the brand, firing optimism that pressure will force them to stop animal testing. Last week, we stepped up our relentless campaign against Herbal Essences' animal testing with two more successful events in Sheffield and, for the first time, in the historic city of York.
14.10.08

Hurtful Essences in EdinburghUncaged take the high road!

Last week the 'Boycott Herbal Essences' tour reached Scotland, bringing the message of cruelty-free shopping to four new cities. Meanwhile, the news of Herbal Essences' cruel animal testing is spreading fast online through video, email, blogs and social networking sites. Click here to find out more about this important campaign.
08.10.08

Max Newton in the Robin Hood MarathonHurtful Essences Campaign Hits the North!

The Hurtful Essences tour recently headed north to the Midlands and North of England, including the launch of a huge new Boycott Herbal Essences push in Sheffield. Meanwhile, a big congratulations to Uncaged Campaigns Coordinator Max Newton, who has successfully completed the Nottingham marathon in 2 hours 58 minutes and is set to raise over £2400 for the campaign.
25.09.08

Maisie, one of the dogs condemned to suffer in Iams experimentsCruelty Connections: The Kennel Club and Herbal Essences

"Having campaigned against animal abuse for 15 years, I thought I was beyond being shocked. The creation and maintenance of pure-bred animals has always struck me as bizarre and exploitative practice... last night’s BBC documentary about dog breeders and the Kennel Club showed that a culture that treats animals as mere objects inevitably leads to incredible, sadistic cruelty." Read on.
21.08.08

Unequivocal public criticism of Herbal EssencesHerbal Essences mislead MPs over animal testing

It has come to our attention that Marina Barker, UK External Relations Director for Herbal Essences' manufacturers Procter & Gamble, has written to MPs in relation to our Early Day Motion 1279 which praises the boycott and is entitled ‘Animal Testing of Cosmetics’. Click here to find out what is really going on.
15.08.08

The Labour Government's betrayal of voters and animals continues unabatedNew figures show official indifference to animal test cruelty

The annual Home Office statistics for vivisection have revealed an appalling rise in animal experimentation during 2007. It is the sixth yearly increase in succession and the highest figures since 1991. In 2007, 3,201,581 million experiments took place in British labs, an increase of 189,500 (6%) on 2006.
05.08.08

Angela Roberts with one of our campaign ratsHurtful Essences Campaign Hits East Anglia

Last week we had more success as we took the 'Boycott Herbal Essences' campaign to East Anglia's major towns, where several hundred more people pledged to join the Boycott of Herbal Essences. We were also supported by Cllr Adrian Ramsay of the Green Party. Click here for the latest news and photos.
31.07.08

The Hurtful Essences campaign in CardiffWest says 'No!' to Hurtful Essences

Once again, we've enjoyed an immense public response to our 'Boycott Herbal Essences' campaign in South Wales and South West England last week. We've reached thousands of people in the major city centres, giving them the information they need to ensure they're not paying for Herbal Essences' cruel and unnecessary animal testing.
21.07.08

The Hurtful Essences campaignHORRIFIC ANIMAL TESTING BY HERBAL ESSENCES EXPOSED

Uncaged has launched a massive new consumer boycott of Herbal Essences. Herbal Essences is a well-known hair care brand owned by notorious animal testers Procter and Gamble. We have unearthed documentary evidence of cruel and unnecessary animal testing carried out for Herbal Essences, including the force-feeding of one of their chemical ingredients to scores of pregnant rats.
15.07.08

Boycott Herbal EssencesSurvey shows consumers misled over animal testing

New research suggests many beauty companies are sitting on a ticking time bomb of consumer boycotts and falling sales if their secret animal testing of products is made public. Uncaged is bringing caged rats to London's Oxford Street to raise awareness of this research and highlight new animal testing evidence. Read our press release.
02.07.08

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