Lush - shocking window display

Have you seen the pictures of Lush's shocking store window? 

The other day in their Regent Street store in London they subjected a 24 year old woman to the brutal animal testing practices that go on in labs. 
Jacqueline Traide was subjected to various proceedures such as having her skin smeared in different lotions, she was restrained with her mouth clamped open, injected into her arms in the 10 hour re-enactment showcasing what animals are going through in testing labs. 

Demonstrating how animals have cosmetics dropped into the animals eyes

 I think this "live" window will definitely make people really think about their beauty products and what the animals have to go through before they reach the shop floor.  It is quite an eye opener actually seeing some of the practices being done.
You would think in this day and age we wouldn't need to test cosmetics on animals, but unfortunately it still happens. Lush is helping a Humane Society International campaign to put an end to cosmetic testing on animals. 
Lush being a 100% cruelty free shop - which actually makes me think i should possibly buy more from their instead of other highstreet brands so that i know that my money has not bought anything that has come from animal cruelty in a lab. 

 

Pretty shocking demonstration.

This window is certainly most shocking and thought provoking. I think it has definately opened my eyes, as i always thought that animal testing for cosmetics had been banned in this country now so have been buying all my beauty products completely unaware of the cruelty that may have happened for me to have the latest mascara or concealer. I guess we would just all rather ignore where our products come from since we don't have to see the animals put through the tests, yet when it is shown on display like this, it really makes you consider your choices when buying the latest beauty must have. 


Lush Campaign manager Tamsin Omond had said :

'The ironic thing is that if it was a beagle in the window and we were doing all these things to it, we’d have the police and RSPCA here in minutes.

But somewhere in the world, this kind of thing is happening to an animal every few seconds on average.

The difference is, it’s normally hidden. We need to remind people it is still going on.'
Scientists have long used laboratory animals for medical and drug testing and continue to do so.

'But although animal testing for cosmetics was banned in the EU three years ago, it is still legal in Britain to sell products animal-tested in other parts of the world, including the USA and Canada. In China, such testing is a legal requirement.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134555/Lush-animal-testing-protest-Woman-subjected-experiments-horrified-shoppers.html#ixzz1t5LjMewx

I have to admit, i was completely unaware of the last point about it still being legal for companies to sell products in this country that are animal tested in other parts of the world.

List of Cruelty Free Shops & Brands  - I thought i would link to this so you can see which shops / brands are completely cruelty free and which brands to avoid if you are wishing to buy cosmetic products which are sourced from no animal testing. 

Has this shop window opened your eyes?  Will you think twice when buying your next beauty products? 


xoxo