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    Final withdrawal from the UK Market

    As communicated earlier, Gassy Cat has decided to fully cease its operations in the United Kingdom and close its UK entity.

    Over the past months, we have taken steps to wind down our UK activities and communicated arrangements to support customers during this transition. As this process now reaches its final stage, Gassy Cat will no longer be able to supply products to customers in the United Kingdom, including via its European operations. This is due to regulatory and administrative requirements following the closure of the UK company.

    We have greatly valued our presence in the UK and sincerely thank our customers and partners for their trust and support over the years.

    Further practical information will be communicated directly to affected parties where applicable.

    Closure of our UK Company

    With this message we would like to inform that we have made the decision to close our UK company. As a result, our products will no longer be restocked on platforms such as Amazon UK.

    UK customers who wish to restock can contact us for direct orders without customs duties and import charges until 15 September 2025.
    After this date, orders from the UK will be fulfilled via our European company and shipped from Belgium, with shipping costs, customs duties, and import charges applying.

    We remain committed to providing high-quality products and supporting our customers.

    We sincerely thank you for your support and understanding, and we look forward to continuing to serve you through our European operations.

    For any questions or special orders, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly.

    Temporary suspension of US shipments

    Due to recent changes in US import rules, we’re currently unable to ship our products to customers in the United States. These changes have made shipping more complicated and costly, and this pause will remain in place until further notice.

    We’re keeping an eye on the situation and will resume US shipments as soon as it becomes feasible.

    In the meantime, our operations in other countries continue as usual, and we’re happy to serve our customers around Europe and beyond.

    We appreciate your understanding and support!

    Statement on our termination with The Vegan Society

    We have taken the difficult decision to no longer carry The Vegan Society “Vegan” logo on our products. The Vegan Society was invaluable for certifying our products as vegan, and their values resonated with ours, however we no longer feel we can justify this logo on our packaging, due to a number of factors:

    • Less relevance – “Vegan” certification is diluted by self-certified logos, and we find that people do not value The Vegan Society any higher than a self-certified logo.
    • “Vegan-washing” – The Vegan Society has been increasingly engaged in promoting non-vegan brands as they make short-term vegan promotions, including the certification of even bottles of water from large American fast-food chains to artificially increase the number of certified vegan products in their product range, even as those fast-food chains do not operate vegan kitchens.
    • Misleading focus – Smaller brands who are 100% vegan receive less support from The Vegan Society than larger non-vegan brands with a handful of vegan products.
    • Increasing costs – The Vegan Society charges a very high amount for us to include the logo on our product, which can no longer be justified as raw material prices are increasing, and we wish to keep our products at accessible prices.

    Our brand values continue to remain the same, and we will continue to produce 100% vegan products using vegan supply chains, however we will no longer be seeking third-party certification from The Vegan Society. We remain firmly committed to our core values, which goes beyond veganism, but we also remain committed to honesty, transparency, truth in marketing, and a fair price to our customers.

    The Vegan Society’s Vegan logo will disappear gradually on products in stores and online over the coming months as stocks are replenished.

    Statement on trade with Israel

    We are committed to conducting our business in alignment with our values and in consideration of the global context in which we operate.

    Given the current humanitarian and political situation, we have made the decision not to engage in trade with Israel at this time. This position reflects our commitment to ethical responsibility and to standing in solidarity with human rights and international justice.

    We will continue to monitor developments closely and assess our policies accordingly, always guided by our principles and our responsibility to act with integrity.

    Owl & Bee® signs Business Without Blood Sports Pledge

    Today we stand proud with 126 other businesses in signing the Business Without Blood Sports Pledge, launched today by The League Against Cruel Sports’ at the Palace of Westminster (London).

    “We share the belief of the overwhelming majority of the British public that animals should be defended from persecution in the name of ‘sport’, and therefore we pledge to ensure we will never allow, promote or otherwise enable blood sports such as hunting, shooting or animal fighting.”

    The pledge brings equally minded ethical businesses together to form a coalition supporting the end of cruel, animal blood sports where animals are exploited, persecuted, and harmed for human entertainment. We vehemently believe that these “sports” have no place in a modern, enlightened society, in line with our own ethical principles.

    By becoming signatories to this pledge, we hope our voices will be heard by MPs who can make a meaningful and positive change in current legislation, and we hope we can encourage other like-minded businesses to join the cause.

    Further information regarding the pledge and fellow signatories can be found here at league.org.uk/pledge.

    Owl & Bee® expands solid cosmetic line with body scrub, facial cleanser

    European brand Owl & Bee® has expanded its solid cosmetic line with a Body Scrub Bar and a Solid Facial Cleanser.

    Both new products come in the bar form familiar to the brand, in packaging recognisable to our existing loyal customers. As with our existing range, the products only contain the ingredients necessary, yet perform exceptionally well.

    The new products are already available online (including our own online store) and in retailers. We encourage distributors and retailers interested in expanding their product line to contact us to find our more.

    Statement on our support of the Terra Carta

    We would like to announce with deep regret that we will no longer be listed as signatories of the Terra Carta.

    Gassy Cat was one of the early signatories of the Terra Carta, applying immediately as a signatory to the ambitious pledge in 2021 following its announcement, knowing well that we already complied above and beyond the goals of the pledge. However, since becoming a signatory it has become apparent that the Terra Carta has become a marketing vehicle for greenwashing by large corporations.

    We have been thoroughly disappointed with the Sustainable Markets Initiative, the organisation under HRH The Prince of Wales who administers the Terra Carta, both in their communication and execution. We feel that the potential of the Terra Carta to make an effective difference environmentally is severely hampered by the addition of signatories from petroleum companies, and investment bankers who have made sizable increases in investment in the petroleum industry this year as a way to capitalise on current market events at the expense of the planet.

    We further feel that the manner in which HRH The Prince of Wales has conducted his financial affairs sullies the activities of the Sustainable Markets Initiative and the foundation of the Terra Carta.

    After much consideration, we have taken the difficult decision to no longer continue as a signatory to the Terra Carta — not because we disagree with the values of the pledge, but because we feel the pledge has ambiguous value due to the execution.

    We believe actions speak louder than words, and we will continue to fight to make high quality, ethically produced, and environmentally sustainable products as we always have done so. The proof — as they say — is in the pudding.

    Gassy Cat expands Owl & Bee® brand to Australia

    Further reinforcing our commitment to bringing ethical and sustainable vegan products to the world, Gassy Cat is announcing the general availability of its Owl & Bee® brand to the Australian market.

    The Owl & Bee® brand so far has received critical acclaim in Europe for its simple yet effective products that don’t harm the planet, animals, or the people.

    We invite interested distributors and retailers in Australia who share our values to contact us to find our more about becoming a stockist in Australia.

    Gassy Cat reaching out to humanitarian agencies

    Europe has been in the grip of an on-going humanitarian crisis for some time now, however recent events have triggered an enormous increase in displaced peoples.

    In keeping with our ethical principles, we have begun reaching out to local humanitarian agencies to find ways of providing a supply of Owl & Bee® hygiene products to cover the upcoming shortfall as refugee numbers increase.

    We invite local humanitarian agencies to get in touch should they have a proposal to work together.