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The Body Shop Supports an End to the Forced Swim Test

The Body Shop Supports an End to the Forced Swim Test

We're excited to announce that the Body Shop is supporting our campaign to ban the Forced Swim Test in NZ!

July 15, 2019

We're excited to announce that the Body Shop is supporting the NZAVS and SAFE campaign to ban the Forced Swim Test in NZ!

The Body Shop now has copies of our petition in all 25 of its stores across the country. When we asked why they wanted to help, Barrie Thomas, the Managing Director of the Body Shop New Zealand said:

"The Body Shop has always been, and will always be, Forever Against Animal Testing. And against all forms of cruelty to animals. The Forced Swim Test that is being conducted in New Zealand Universities is invalid, cruel and inhumane. Supporting this campaign is in line with our values as a business, and hence why we are showing our support by having the petition in our retail stores".

Make sure you pop into your local Body Shop store and show them some support. With their help, we will now be able to reach many more Kiwis and put even more pressure on the NZ Government to end the use of this cruel and invalid animal test!

Why Expose Otago University?

Learn more about why we are exposing animal experiments that have taken place at the University of Otago.

Otago Exposed References

Access the references for the animal experiments we exposed during our special 12 Days of Christmas Otago exposé.

Day 1 - Otago Exposed

Baby rats were force fed alcohol in a cruel experiment at Otago Uni.

Day 2 - Otago Exposed

Rats brains were damaged and pierced with electrodes.

Day 3 - Otago Exposed

Living bees were sliced open and electrocuted.

Day 4 - Otago Exposed

Rats were subject to loud noises and electrocuted.

Day 5 - Otago Exposed

Guinea pigs were forced to swim in the notorious Morris water maze test.

Day 6 - Otago Exposed

Mother rats were given injections to try and hinder the brain development of their babies, who were then experimented on.

Day 7 - Otago Exposed

Young mice were forced to experience chronic stress for two weeks.

Day 8 -Otago Exposed

Rabbits had holes drilled into their jaws.

Day 9 - Otago Exposed

Guinea pigs had their heads drilled into and were given hypothermia.

Day 10 - Otago Exposed

Rats had their legs surgically damaged and were forced to walk on a rotating drum.

Day 11 - Otago Exposed

Sheep had around 30% of their blood drained from their bodies.

Day 12 - Update

What we have achieved together and our next steps!

With your help we can end animal experimentation in Aotearoa.

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