Bath anti-fur day of action

Western Animal Rights Network | 31.01.2006 20:56 | Animal Liberation | World

Six out of seven shops target by animal rights activists in Bath stop selling real fur!

Activists shame John Anthony

Tearfull store manager

On Tuesday January 31st '06, activists from Bath & Bristol took to the
streets to protest against several clothes stores which sold real
animal fur. The group made their presence known, with banners,
leaflets, whistles, air horns and a megaphone. The Bath Cronicle
arrived to report the actions in their newspaper, and the police also
turned up to moan about the noise.

6 out of 7 shops decided to stop all fur sales and told the group they
are starting a 'no-fur policy'.

Only John Anthony continues to sell real rabbit fur, and so they can
look forward to lots more protests at their stores in Bristol, Bath,
Bournemouth, Swindon and Oxford, in the near future.

Contacts:
John Anthony: (Head office) 01225442856,

mail@john-anthony.com
Bath Animal Action: 07724077505,

bathanimalaction@yahoo.co.uk
Bristol Animal Rights Coalition: 07724077505,

barc@hotmail.co.uk

Western Animal Rights Network

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Quite right

31.01.2006 23:30

Rabbit fur is no use.

They should sell beaver or that colobus monkey stuff, much warmer.

Snag

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Why the demand ?

01.02.2006 13:25

Shops respond to demand, demand is created by the design and marketing industry behind clothes production. It is a sad fact that despite the very succesfull campaigns to stop fur being sold on the high street fur sales have still be increasing for the past ten years. All that has changed is that now specialist traders sell it (and for bigger profits than before because the competition is less).

With the exception of Stella Mcartney every major designer now includes fur and even she works for Gucci whic is a big, big seller.

This issue must be dealt with at source by informing the designers of the facts and the wider public about the issues.

Joe

Good work guys.

01.02.2006 20:31

Keep up the good work. We have done a few demos in Nottingham and also identified Paul Smith as selling rabbit fur hats (they say it's ok because it's from Italy!!!!) and also Aspecto, Moda In Pelle and Dune all chains and all shoe shops. Our Cruz Flannels store was also selling a hideous amount of fur.

Nottingham Animal Rights

AR Tactics

02.02.2006 20:37

Are these the right tactics when the main battles are being waged in Oxford and Huntingdon?
Surely the local groups should be backing up SPEAK / SHAC? I know fur is an important issue, but surely the strength of the movement is being diluted.

Please discuss....If you feel I am right or wrong I would like to hear your views.

Thanks

Vegan Nation

agree and disagree

03.02.2006 18:44

Vegan Nation
I do agree that there are important battles ahead of us, and ones that we engaged in at the moment. However, most of us on the fur demo were active in moblising transport for the most recent oxford lab demo and plan to moblise coaches to the upcoming demos. Of course, as an anarchist, I see battles that need to be fought in all sectors of society, some local, some national and some global. The fur demo was suggested on the friday, and three days later we had 15 people out on a weekday for a successful demo that helped wipe fur off the shelves of Bath, with the exeption of 1 shop, which we are organisising against as we speak. I see no harm in doing what we can to alleviate the suffering of animals at a time when none of us (as we are mostly skint and carless) would have been powerless to protest at the lab. We cannot rest in our struggle, and we cannot proritize one animal over another, as all tortured animals must be liberated. I will personally be throwing myself into the fight against the Oxford lab, as I have thrown myself into the fight against capitalism, fascism and womans oppression. At times when i cannot practically confront my biggest enemy, i will busy myself chipping away at other evils.
So, yes it is vital that we shut the lab, huntingdon, and numerous other torture chambers, but just as vital that we wipe fur off the shelves, and numerous other issues that need to be addressed simeltaneously to ensure a better future for us and tha animals.

(A) Sab xx

(A) Sab

AR tactics response

03.02.2006 18:54

'Are these the right tactics when the main battles are being waged in Oxford and Huntingdon?
Surely the local groups should be backing up SPEAK / SHAC? I know fur is an important issue, but surely the strength of the movement is being diluted.

Please discuss....If you feel I am right or wrong I would like to hear your views.

Thanks
Vegan Nation

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Well its up to you to decide wether these tactics are any good. but the results stand for themselves. 6 out of 7 shops we targetted in bath now dont sell fur. Fur is a real issue and its scummy little shops like these that are keepin demand and keeping the fur industry going.
I see your point about supporting big groups like speak and shac.
However BARC do support speak and SHAC a hell of a lot.
Currently 3 of our activists have been overseas twice in the last 2 weeks for some SHAC global action.
BARC activists myself and somebody else also went down to oxford a few weeks back and stayed for a length of days supporting the campaign.
A lot more is being organised for these campaigns like SPEAK , SHAC as well as sequani labs and regular hunt sabbing.

We feel these shops are very acheivable goals so to simply ignore it would be silly.
But yeh your point is taken and we're already doing what you suggest :)
check out www.warnetwork.org for any other news and demo reports that may have not been posted on indymedia!
cheers

Ben
-for the animals
XXX

Ben - BARC

Reply to Vegan Nation

03.02.2006 21:05

Dear Vegan Nation

In disagree with your comments.

In the UK alone, well over a thousand million animals are killed by the meat industry each year. Surely this is a far more urgent issue than thousands of animals being killed by vivisectors...?

Today we did two AR street stalls in Bristol and we do this several times each week; a member of the public told me today that he's stopped eating meat because of literature I gave him a week ago, and people tell us this very often. Street stalls can have just as much effect as a demo in Oxford, as we look around to see an ever more veggie public and decent vegan food becoming more widely available. It's certainly not as glamorous as attending an Oxford march and scuffling with the police, and you're not likely to get much credit for it, but it saves countless animals.

Most activists who attended the fur protests in Bath this week are full-time activists, covering numerous animal and non-animal campaigns. Each week I hunt sab twice, organise and attend local demos, do several street stalls, and a lot more besides. And yes, i've been to Oxford!

As stated by a fellow BARC activist, and hunt saboteur above, the victories we achieved on Tuesday were very easy. If everyone did it then we could stop fur creeping onto our streets once and for all. 40 million animals are killed each year by the fur industry, again this is probably far more deaths those in labs, and we can stop it just like that.

I hope can all continue to do whatever actions we fell to be most effective, but also support others with their actions for a better world.

Please reply.

Bristol AR activist

hmmm

06.02.2006 02:01

'Vegan Nation' goes under many handles in his/her posts on indymedia.

His/her main aim is still, as has been in the past, to discourage local AR campaigns in favour of solely adopting the bigger campaigns ie SPEAK/SHAC.

Whilst both the above campaigns are highly honourable to support, much work needs doing in our localities in favour of the animals.

The above poster's all admit that they fully support both SPEAK/SHAC hands on. So does every other true AR group in the UK come to that.

Don't let people like 'Vegan Nation' try and guilt trip you about supporting your own local AR campaigns. They are all as important as each other, you already know this.

Who the fuck is this person?

Keep fighting in ALL corners!

For total liberation!

Veg^Anarchist

Veg^Anarchist

victory in vivisection

07.02.2006 20:19

fine then. so whilst u lot are being cosy in ur small little towns we have to drive across the country cramped in cars around industrial estates n the like. if u r able to get out n about then u should. if u cant then fair enough. it would be nice to have sme proper support now n again. i know fur is important but he movemnent is stronger by the whole not diluted. vivisection can be brought to an end here. we r on the verge of victory.

vegan nation

Shut it!

08.02.2006 11:01

Dear 'Vegan Nation'

I think it's about time you stopped telling people what to do!

We've told you what we'r doing - and it's en tirely up to us.
you dont seem happy with the fact that we actualy DO
activelly support Speak and SHAC..?!

You sound like a moaning five year old.

Bristol AR activist
Homepage: http://www.warnetwork.org

:-)

08.02.2006 21:00

'' we have to drive across the country cramped in cars around industrial estates n the like. if u r able to get out n about then u should''
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WE DO!!! :-)

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''would be nice to have sme proper support now n again''
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WE DO!!!! :-)

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''we r on the verge of victory''
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YUP and we will have been a part of it as well! :-)

The only thing diluting the movement is people like you arguing over nothing.
Stop picking fights mate. One thing iv learnt from being involved with the movement is you dont criticise an activist you dont know well because you have NO clue what they are up to.
Also stop hiding behind your name who are you??

Ben - BARC

Hey Yorkshire lad, c'mon

09.02.2006 01:45

Give it a rest eh?

Johnny Rotten

OH ... .. 'Vegan Nation'

09.02.2006 02:32

[puke on YOU-SCUM] .. Are you worried that if you didn't pronounce words properly on UK IMC that the STINKING FILTH won't pay you at the end of YOUR SORRY FUCKING DAY? ? ?
Learn to FUCKING SPELL .. YOU SORRY HALF-WIT!

Black Sheep

Vegan Nation!

09.02.2006 16:25

What's this about Yorkshire then?(''Hey Yorkshire lad, c'mon. Give it a rest eh? - Johnny Rotten'').

Is this 'Vegan Naion' guy that freak, Mark??

Do tell if you know.

Burn the witch!!

Bristol AR activist
Homepage: http://www.warnetwwork.org

Lost in Wakefield

09.02.2006 20:59

Vegan Nation you are so so predictable - Isn't it funny that you are allways accusing others of something or other, whether its theft of campaign funds, copying web sites or not being a proper dedicated campaigner. You have lost it mate. Why do you even bother anymore? You are so predictable.Ooops, better take my phone off the hook before you start ringing me 20 times a day becuase you have lost the plot.

Nobody

The last thing we need

10.02.2006 01:31

Is somebody trying to put the mental guilt trip clamps on hard working local animal rights activists, ie the poster "Vegan Nation" and his obsessions. (??)

Well done Bristol people for helping to rid your region of real fur dealing scum.

Every fur free policy put in place is a victory for those that suffer daily within this disgusting and evil trade.

Always and forever, for the animals!!!

Never Give In!!!

Screw Death Science

hmmm

10.02.2006 02:44

close to the bone'

Mick Jones

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