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São Paulo goes cruelty-free
This month the São Paulo Parliament has implemented a ban on animal testing for cosmetics. Cruelty Free International representative in Brazil, Frank Alarcón said: ‘We are delighted.. This is the first such ban in Latin America, and follows similar bans in the European Union and India as the wave of ethical […]
Climbing Kilimanjaro for animal liberation
Ana Wolf co-director of an “Ultra Marathon” called ‘the Vegan Power 50K’ is appealing for donations towards a fund to help end lab tests on animals. On 15th January, after five days of hiking uphill, passing through five different climate zones, on five hours sleep, the 42-year-old will be in Tanzania to start her push […]
What did Lewis Carroll have to say about vivisection?
At the Lush Prize awards day in November we remembered the stirring words of Lewis Carroll. Here is an extract from his 1875 essay titled Some Popular Fallacies About Vivisection. And when that day shall come.. what potent spell have you in store to win exemption from the common doom? Will you represent to that […]
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 […]
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