The Selling Of The Body Shop Ethics!
I intend to send Dame Anita Roddick a petition that shows just what we think of her selling The Body Shop for greed and profit to the fat-cat French beauty product company L'Oreal, who test their beauty products on animals. I would like her to see the error of this decision to sell away the ethics of The Body Shop for greed and profit.
For many years I have bought my products, like many, from The Body Shop. I did this because of their fight to stop unnecessary animal testing, animal welfare, environmental work and helping those less fortunate. But no longer. I was disgusted at the sell, down the river, of the ethics of The Body Shop and all that it and Anita Roddick, apparently, stood for. I now feel cheated and I feel this for those animals who will be tested on in the future.
Please show your feelings for this disgrace by signing my petition.
Thank you and blessings to you...
Cerridwen G.
Body Shop row over animal testing
Opponents of animal testing for cosmetics said there was "tremendous support" during a protest at the West Sussex headquarters of The Body Shop.
Naturewatch has objected to the £625m sale of the Littlehampton-based business to L'Oreal earlier this year.
It accused the French cosmetics giant of still carrying out animal testing.
L'Oreal said it had not done so since 1989, although it could not guarantee that all ingredients bought from other firms had not been tested on animals.
A spokeswoman said some ingredients still had to be tested under European health and safety rules.
A L'Oreal statement said: "We have not carried out or commissioned tests of products or ingredients on animals since 1989."
Boycott bunny
The first Body Shop opened in Brighton 30 years ago
Naturewatch said it would continue its campaign until L'Oreal stopped using ingredients which had been tested on animals.
Director John Ruane said Monday morning's protest in Littlehampton had "helped get the message across".
"It's been very good with tremendous support from everybody passing, the horns are hooting all over the place and we think it's been successful," said Mr Ruane.
The protest included a "boycott bunny", while one supporter wore a dress made out of Body Shop loyalty cards which Naturewatch said were sent to them by disgruntled customers.
However, L'Oreal insisted that The Body Shop's Against Animal Testing Policy would "continue to be applied rigorously across the product range".
The policy guarantees that no ingredients contained in Body Shop products are tested on animals.
Dame Anita Roddick ~ Former owner of The Body Shop
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Opponents of animal testing for cosmetics said there was "tremendous support" during a protest at the West Sussex headquarters of The Body Shop.
Naturewatch has objected to the £625m sale of the Littlehampton-based business to L'Oreal earlier this year.
It accused the French cosmetics giant of still carrying out animal testing.
L'Oreal said it had not done so since 1989, although it could not guarantee that all ingredients bought from other firms had not been tested on animals.
A spokeswoman said some ingredients still had to be tested under European health and safety rules.
A L'Oreal statement said: "We have not carried out or commissioned tests of products or ingredients on animals since 1989."
Boycott bunny
The first Body Shop opened in Brighton 30 years ago
Naturewatch said it would continue its campaign until L'Oreal stopped using ingredients which had been tested on animals.
Director John Ruane said Monday morning's protest in Littlehampton had "helped get the message across".
"It's been very good with tremendous support from everybody passing, the horns are hooting all over the place and we think it's been successful," said Mr Ruane.
The protest included a "boycott bunny", while one supporter wore a dress made out of Body Shop loyalty cards which Naturewatch said were sent to them by disgruntled customers.
However, L'Oreal insisted that The Body Shop's Against Animal Testing Policy would "continue to be applied rigorously across the product range".
The policy guarantees that no ingredients contained in Body Shop products are tested on animals.
Dame Anita Roddick ~ Former owner of The Body Shop
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