Animal Rights

SAY NO TO FUR

Did you know...? :

1 FUR COAT = 25 CATS… 17 DOGS… 8 SEALS… 15 BADGERS… 14 OTTERS… 15 FOXES… 35 RABBITS

China’s Shocking Dog and Cat Fur Trade:
Peta investigators have recently found out millions of dogs and cats in China are bludgeoned, hanged, strangled with wire nooses and bled to death so that their fur can be turned into trinkets. Up to 8,000 animals are loaded onto each lorry in cages that are stacked one on top of the other. Cages containing live animals tossed from the tops of the lorries onto the ground 10 feet below, shattering the legs of the animals inside them. Many of the animals our investigators saw were still wearing collars, a sign that they were beloved companions who were stolen to be made into fur coats.

Painful and Short Lives:

The most farmed fur-bearing animal is the mink, followed by the fox. Chinchillas, lynxes, and even hamsters are also farmed for their fur. 64% of fur farms are in Northern Europe, 11% are in North America, and the rest are dispersed throughout the world, in countries such as Argentina and Russia. Mink farmers usually breed female minks once a year; they are killed when they are about half a year old. Minks used for breeding are kept for four to five years. The animals (housed in horrendously small cages) live with fear, stress, disease, parasites, and other physical and psychological hardships, all for the sake of a global industry that makes billions of dollars annually.

Celebrity/fashion:

Topshop says no! Topshop has a long standing anti fur policy. They feel very strongly about the use of real fur in fashion, and believe that the breeding of animals for their skins cannot be justified. Which is what we aim for; all fashion businesses to have an anti fur policy.


A numerous amount of celebrities such as Pink, Pamela Anderson, Simon Cowell, Sophie Ellis Bexter, Dennis Rodman, and Sadie Frost, Twiggy etc have all campaigned and supported PETA.

Some may find this picture horrendous and inappropriate, but it is to raise awareness to show people what the animal went through before it became a piece of clothing.

A poster featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor
FAQs:

What is ‘animal rights’?
People who support animal rights believe that animals are not ours to use for food, clothing, entertainment, carrying out tests, or any other purpose. Just because animals haven’t got a voice to cry out, doesn’t mean that they don’t feel pain.

Definition: Animal rights is the movement to protect animals from being exploited and inherit the right to be treated comparable as humans are.


Conclusion:

Just remember: be comfortable in your own skin and let animals keep theirs.
If you want to no more about animal cruelty then visit: www.peta.org.uk


By: Sahar. H. Gilani.
Felix.