ENFIELD is the first council in the country to use only "cruelty-free" cleaning products.

The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), which campaigns to end animal experiments, voiced delight at the decision, made at last night's council meeting.

Councillor Christopher Cole introduced the motion in support of the BUAV's "Clean Up Cruelty" campaign, which seeks to end cruel animal testing for household products and their ingredients.

Enfield is now the first council in the UK whose cleaning contractors can only use BUAV-approved products.

BUAV chief executive Michelle Thew said: “The BUAV congratulates Enfield Council and its residents in taking this important stance.

"We urge other councils throughout the UK to adopt a similar position, and support our campaign to end the cruelty and suffering inflicted on animals to test cleaning products."

The BUAV campaign received success in Parliament recently, when all major parties pledged to put a ban on animal testing for household products in their manifestos for the next election.

In 1997 the Government decided to stop granting licences for cosmetics tests on animals, but there is no such prohibition for household products.

The BUAV’s Humane "Cosmetics Standard" and "Household Products Standard" are recognisable by the Leaping Bunny logo, an internationally recognised and patented cruelty-free certification.

For a list of BUAV-approved products, visit Go Cruelty Free.

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hmmm There was a petition a while back asking for the goverment to make it compulsary to state on products if they HAVE been tested on animals, rather than the pat on the back statement 'not tested on animals'.... they refused, of course.....wonder why

^^ yeah we'll just have to do our research - PETA's website helps

lo'real is one of the biggest animal testing companies - mars, miss sporty and so on

this is good news - i want this to happen everywhere - at least in the UK
i wish there was more i could do!

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That's interesting. It would certainly have a salutory effect on my buying habits if a product said "Tested on Kittens".

^^^ rats, mice , dogs and hampsters are their faves oh and rabbits
theres some truly disgusting piccys

i think it should happen for vegetarian food too, coz sometimes it never even states its vegetarian or not!

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Naturewatch produce a fab booklet telling you whats safe to use and whats not. many products and companies that say they do not test on animals are lying. The finished product might not have been tested but the ingrediants probably have been. My policy is if the company doesnt have a fixed cut of date (meaning that ingrediants and products have not been tested after this) then I will not buy.

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