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 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
 Historic 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
 Animal
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
 GLOBAL
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
 Cruel 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
 HERBAL 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
 Uncaged 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
 Cosmopolitan 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
 FACEBOOK 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
 Sheffield 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
 MP 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
 York 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
 Uncaged 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
 Hurtful 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
 Cruelty 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
 Herbal 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
 New 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
 Hurtful
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
 West
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
 HORRIFIC
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
 Survey
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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