Compassion in Fashion Demos 9/28 noon & 9/30 1PM

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Hi all:

 

I just joined . I'm already a member of Bay Area Vegetarians.

 

On Thursday, September 28 at noon, and Saturday, September 30 at 1PM,

there will be two demonstrations against the selling of fur in front

of Bloomingdales. More details will posted.

 

Please see press release below:

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

San Francisco Green Party

http://www.sfgreenparty.org

 

Contact: Chin Chi 415-668-2252

San Francisco Green Party Applauds Compassion in Fashion

 

SAN FRANCISCO—As San Franciscans celebrate the long-awaited opening

of the expanded Westfield Shopping Centre, the Animal Advocacy

Working Group of the San Francisco Green Party is sending letters to

commend certain retailers for not selling fur, while urging other

clothing stores to follow suit.

 

In addition to the letters, demonstrations have been scheduled to

take place in front of Bloomingdale's at noon of September 28, the

Center's opening day, and 1 PM the following Saturday, September 30.

Activists hope to raise awareness among retailers and shoppers about

how fur hurts both animals and people.

 

The San Francisco Green Party notes that recently J. Crew, Ralph

Lauren, Ann Taylor and Nordstrom, four well-established fashion

retailers, have officially decided to stop selling fur. Animal

rights activists view the decision of Ralph Lauren and the other

fashion retailers as a major step forward in the effort to end the

sale of fur.

 

" We commend their courageous and compassionate decision, " said Chin

Chi of the Animal Advocacy Working Group, which drafted letters of

commendation to these retailers.

 

" We would like to take this opportunity to urge all other stores to

do the same, and stride forward with the growing number of people

worldwide who are striving to build a safer and more humane life for

all, " said Chi.

 

Animal rights activists note that the major fur item being sold in

the US is fur-trim, much of which comes from factory-farmed foxes.

" The animals are locked up all their lives in cages so small they can

hardly walk. There they live a tortured life and are eventually

slaughtered. Some are skinned alive, " noted Rosalind Lord of the

Animal Advocacy Working Group.

 

" Factory farms raising fur-bearing animals, like all factory farms,

are a main source of pollution of our land, water and air. Like in

the slaughterhouses, those doing all the dirty work are the poor or

immigrant laborers. Fur traders are also increasingly raising their

fur in Third World Countries and hiring children of the poor to

slaughter the animals, which include dogs and cats, " said Lord.

 

Hope to see you all there,

 

- Rosalind