STAFF at the Exeter branch of a cosmetics store will wear fox ears and tails tomorrow as they join the campaign against hunting the animals.

Lush Cosmetics, which has a store in the High Street, is launching the campaign in support of the Hunt Saboteurs Association.

The campaign aims to highlight that, despite being illegal, hunting with hounds continues throughout the country.

Throughout this week, all 89 Lush shop fronts will be emblazoned with the words 'The hunts are still at it'.

Customers are being encouraged to sign postcards to their chief constables, asking them to make the enforcement of the Hunting Act a priority.

Tomorrow, Lush shop assistants will wear fox ears and tails as part of the campaign.

The Hunt Saboteurs Association, which is run by unpaid volunteers, uses video cameras to document hunts breaking the law and uses hunting horns to call the hounds away from a fox, or cover the scent of the fox with a harmless spray of citronella, which will confuse hounds in pursuit.

Lush has invented a limited edition bubble bar called Fabulous Mrs Fox — which contains citronella oil — with all of the proceeds except VAT going to the Hunt Saboteurs Association.

The bubble bar, which is adorned with a red fox paw print, will remain on sale until Boxing Day, a traditional day for fox hunting.

Hilary Jones, Lush's director of ethics, said: "The public wanted hunting to stop — we believe they still do and will share this sense of betrayal."

For more details, visit www.Lush.co.uk.