She hopes the eye-catching commercial will convince Europe Union
(E.U.) lawmakers to press ahead with their pledge to ban the sale
of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals.
The grisly photo shows blonde Wyatt staring into the camera
alongside a mirror image of herself with 'weeping' red and orange
sores on her lips, cheek, eyelid and forehead, above the slogan,
"Animal-Tested Cosmetics: The Ugly Side of Beauty. Don't Postpone
the EU Ban."
Bosses at PETA launched their campaign amid fears E.U. politicians
will delay their 2013 deadline for introducing the ban.
Kimberly Wyatt says, "It makes me ill to think that rabbits and
other animals are still being force-fed toxic chemicals for the
sake of lipstick and shampoo. This ban has been coming for 10 years
- the European Commission shouldn't let this cruelty continue for
even one year more."