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Season’s Greetings from the Lush Prize Team
We’ve had some good progress for animals this year with the banning of cosmetics testing on animals in Europe and the announcement that mandatory animal testing is to be phased out in China. Of course the highlight for all of us here was the Lush Prize awards ceremony where we were able to to join […]
China to phase out mandatory cosmetics animal testing
This is a good month for animal welfare. Firstly, China’s Food & Drug Administration has announced that from June 2014, China plans to remove its mandatory animal test requirements for domestically manufactured cosmetic products. For the first time ever, Chinese companies producing ‘non-special use cosmetics’ such as shampoo or perfume will have the option to […]
Watch beagles take their first steps to freedom
This incredibly moving video was made by just one of the wonderful organisations short-listed for this year’s Lush Prize. The Beagle Freedom Project is a mission to rescue beagles used in animal experimentation in research laboratories and give them a chance at life in a loving forever home. Beagles are a popular breed for lab […]
Lush Prize conference and awards ceremony 2013
The 2013 Prize Awards 2013 took place on November 13th at Kings Place in London. Here is the full list of winners and a photo gallery and video of the event. There were two parts to the awards day itself: Afternoon Conference – “21st Century Compassion” 2.00 pm to 5.30pm The afternoon conference was open to […]
Interview with Lush Prize trophy creator Nichola Theakston
Nichola Theakston is the artist behind our new striking Lush Prize trophies (pictured below). Since studying fine art at university and completing an MA in ceramics, Nichola has been sculpting animals alongside raising a family. Below Jenny Nelson interviews the artist about her work. Which piece are you most proud of? The body of […]
Lush Prize 2013 short list announced
The Lush Prize for outstanding contributions to replacing animal testing today announced its short list for the 2013 awards. All of the short-listed projects have contributed to advancing animal-free safety testing, through scientific research, training, lobbying or public awareness in 2012. Winners will be announced at the Lush Prize Awards which are scheduled to take […]
Lush Prize at EUSAAT 2013
This week the Lush Prize is being represented at the annual congress of EUSAAT, the European Society for Alternatives to Animal Testing. EUSAAT promotes the dissemination and validation of alternative methods to animal testing and promotion of research in the field of the 3Rs (refine, reduce, replace). Of course the Lush Prize is here to […]
YOUR CHANCE TO JUDGE THE LUSH PRIZE 2013
This year’s Lush Prize will be judged on 20th September in London by a panel of independent science and animal welfare experts from within industry and Animal Welfare NGOs. We also know that there is a huge body of opinion against animal testing amongst ordinary people – and no one feels more strongly or wants […]
Nominations for Lush Prize 2013 now closed
Nominations for the 2013 Lush Prize have now closed. We received over 100 nominations with some fantastic projects to choose from in all five categories. The Lush Prize team here in Manchester will be busy in the coming weeks compiling a short list of projects in each category to go forward to the judges. The […]
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