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Letters
Raising awareness about fur's cruelty Published in today's THE JOURNAL NEWS
www.thejournalnews.com
(Original publication: December 3, 2004)
I wish to thank the public for helping make our annual "Fur-free Friday"
in Westchester a resounding success. On Nov. 26 we appeared outside Macy's in White Plains to urge Macy's to
stop selling real fur and to educate the public about the fur industry. More
than 500 people took literature, listened to our announcements and stopped
to learn more about the cruelty involved in real fur attire. These were our loudspeaker announcements: "It takes 50 dead, tortured, bloody animals to make one fur coat." "To make fur trim for hoods, vests and scarves, animals are not shaved,
and they don't shed — they are killed and their skin is ripped off them.
They are killed by gassing, trapping and anal or genital electrocution.
Remember that when the label says "fox" or "rabbit" trim, that is actually a
piece of skin from an animal who suffered as much as animals used for whole
coats — there is no difference." "Please make the choice to be a compassionate shopper. Say 'No' to all
real fur clothing. Beautiful faux fur is available in all the stores." This year legislation has been introduced that would ban the ghastly use
of anal and genital electrocution. Please ask your local legislators to
support these efforts, while you make the decent choice to stop purchasing
blood- fashion. For information on this legislation, please visit our Web
site at www.adow.org
. Kiley Blackman, Yonkers Letters to the editor:
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