SHOPPERS can expect to see a human chameleon in a cage as part of a protest about keeping lizards captive.

A worker from Lush Cosmetics will get into the costume at its unit in Hanley's Potteries Shopping Centre at noon tomorrow.

Other employees plan to hold posters and hand out leaflets to passers-by as part of a week-long campaign aimed at convincing customers reptiles should not be kept as pets. It comes after Lush directors met with UK campaigning group Animal Protection Agency (APA) for talks about the trade in lizards.

Meanwhile, a £2.50 chameleon bath product will be on sale throughout August, with proceeds going to the APA.