83% of women in the UK would be in favor of a Europe-wide ban on the sale of cosmetics and make-up that are tested on animals.

Press Releases

For Immediate Release: 12/05/08

"Leaping Bunny" joins cosmetics industry conference

For Immediate Release: 02/04/08

Government told to stop licensing household product animal tests

For Immediate Release: 19/03/08

Marks & Spencer extends it's cruelty free range to household products

For Immediate Release: 23/05/07

Marks & Spencer go cruelty free with the BUAV

Marks & Spencer has been approved as an animal-testing free cosmetics and toiletries retailer under the BUAV’s internationally recognised Humane Cosmetics Standard (HCS).

For Immediate Release: 15/03/07

New Chief Executive Plans to Expose High Street 'Cruelty Footprint'

Leading cosmetics and household product brands will soon have their 'cruelty-footprint' exposed under a new drive to hold the UK high-street to account on animal testing.

For Immediate Release: 15/11/06

High Street Joins Fight to Stop EU Forcing Lipstick Tests on Animals

Marks & Spencer, Boots and The Body Shop join MPs to try to stop a new EU law from forcing animal-tests for every lipstick, mascara and shampoo sold in Europe

British high street giants Marks and Spencer, Boots and Body Shop have joined almost 100 MPs and over 20 other cosmetic retailers to back the BUAV’s campaign to stop the EU from bringing back cosmetics tests on animals in a new law on chemicals.