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Friday, 16 October 2009
Cosmetics firm Lush will “pay for its politics” by alienating thousands of customers with its decision to fund the Hunt Saboteurs’ Association (HSA) with proceeds from a “fox bubble bar” product. 
The Hunt Saboteurs Association is an animal rights group which advocates direct action and illegal methods to disrupt hunting activities.  In Ireland it has an affiliated organisation, Hunt Saboteurs Ireland, which is being promoted in literature being handed out from Lush shops.

Countryside Alliance Ireland Chief Executive, Lyall Plant, said: 
 


“We are aware that Lush supports animal rights charities, and I am sure they are upset that the Hunting Act in England and Wales has failed. Whilst we support the view that everyone has their right to an opinion, there are groups who legally oppose hunting, and the HSA is not one of them.”

“This is also a very strange commercial decision.  Hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated their support for hunting and the rural way of life and many of them would previously have been Lush customers.  On the other hand the number of people supporting an organisation like the HSA is tiny and, let’s be honest, hunt sabs are not the biggest consumers of soap.  It is entirely up to Lush who they want to support, but they will pay for their politics by alienating thousands of reasonable customers.” 

 

 

If you wish to contact your local Lush shop to offer your opinion they are located at:  

BELFAST            17 CASTLE LANE, BELFAST BT1 5DA
                             Tel No: 02890 438672
 

DUBLIN              116 GRAFTON STREET, DUBLIN 2
                             Tel No: 00353 16770392
 

DUBLIN              33 HENRY STREET, DUBLIN 1
                             Tel No: 00353 18735735
 

CORK                 96 OLIVER PLUNKETT STREET, CORK

                             Tel No: 00353 214905850

 
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