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Alannah Hill uses real fur
And PETA aren't happy.
What: Dressed as the Grim Reaper and holding signs that read, "Alannah Hill: Designer of Death", members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia-Pacific will protest outside the flagship Alannah Hill Boutique in Melbourne on Tuesday. The protest follows PETA's attempts to talk to Hill about her decision to include fur in her designs.
China, where much of Hill's fur is believed to originate, has no laws to protect animals on fur farms and is now the world's leading fur exporter. Video footage from PETA's undercover investigation shows workers who slam foxes and raccoon dogs to the ground before skinning the animals. After they are skinned, some of the animals are shown panting and blinking. Millions of cats and dogs in China are strangled or bled to death for their fur, which is often mislabelled before it is exported, leading consumers to believe that it comes from other species.
"When it comes to terror and death, even the Grim Reaper has nothing on Alannah Hill", says PETA Asia-Pacific's Ward Young. "With so many fashionable and warm alternatives available, there's simply no excuse for wearing fur."
Where: Outside the Alannah Hill Boutique, 533 Chapel St., South Yarra, Melbourne
When: Tuesday, 30 June, 12 noon sharp
What: Dressed as the Grim Reaper and holding signs that read, "Alannah Hill: Designer of Death", members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia-Pacific will protest outside the flagship Alannah Hill Boutique in Melbourne on Tuesday. The protest follows PETA's attempts to talk to Hill about her decision to include fur in her designs.
China, where much of Hill's fur is believed to originate, has no laws to protect animals on fur farms and is now the world's leading fur exporter. Video footage from PETA's undercover investigation shows workers who slam foxes and raccoon dogs to the ground before skinning the animals. After they are skinned, some of the animals are shown panting and blinking. Millions of cats and dogs in China are strangled or bled to death for their fur, which is often mislabelled before it is exported, leading consumers to believe that it comes from other species.
"When it comes to terror and death, even the Grim Reaper has nothing on Alannah Hill", says PETA Asia-Pacific's Ward Young. "With so many fashionable and warm alternatives available, there's simply no excuse for wearing fur."
Where: Outside the Alannah Hill Boutique, 533 Chapel St., South Yarra, Melbourne
When: Tuesday, 30 June, 12 noon sharp
Tania I recently saw on the TV news the plight of dogs,cats and rabbits in certain Chinese fur farms.It costs money to put them to sleep so the poor things are beaten to death.Dead or alive they are then skinned and the carcasses are tossed into bonfires.One could hear pitiful wailings and whimpings as the fire crackled.I don't think I'll ever recover from what I saw.
Listen I'm not one to preach about what one should wear bla bla bla and submit myself to the usual snarky "but what about your leather shoes" remark but where in the name of vanity does so much animal suffering justify a garment?
Personally I've always found fur itchy,germ infested and morbid.And over here wearing a fur coat often gets you connfused with a hooker.
Listen I'm not one to preach about what one should wear bla bla bla and submit myself to the usual snarky "but what about your leather shoes" remark but where in the name of vanity does so much animal suffering justify a garment?
Personally I've always found fur itchy,germ infested and morbid.And over here wearing a fur coat often gets you connfused with a hooker.
I just found out that her collections use real fur that most likely comes from China where there are no animal rights regulations. Animals that come from fur farms live in horrifying, cramped and filthy conditions only to end their lives by being skinned alive! Theres a petition here: http://action.petaasiapacific.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=110&ea.campaign.id=4026&ea.param.extras=ea_source_code:papadvahpro~c=papahpro to ask Hill to stop killing animals in the name of fashion. Visit the link to find out more.
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Theres a petition here: http://action.petaasiapacific.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=110&ea.campaign.id=4026&ea.param.extras=ea_source_code:papadvahpro~c=papahpro to ask Hill to stop killing animals in the name of fashion. Visit the link to find out more.
is this a spammer?
GET OUT OF HERE!
Post Last Updated: 14.08.2009 at 13.30
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