Nottingham animal rights demonstrate against cruise to adopt an anti fur policy

Mártin the livewire | 01.03.2009 16:40 | Animal Liberation

Nottingham Animal Rights were demonstrating in front of Cruise clothing store today to encourage the chain to adopt an anti fur policy.

We had a great response from the public who were happy to take leaflets and sign our petitions to show there disgust with real fur. Even the manager of the shop was sympathetic and asked could he have a photo of us all to send to his HQ to let them know his shop was being targeted as part of the nationwide campaign aimed at Cruise's fur policy, in the hope that it would help persuade them to take up the anti fur policy.

Although the Nottingham branch, it has to be said, does not stock fur this was part of a larger campaign up and down the country in support of other groups (whose local outlets unfortunately do stock real furs), to show our solidarity with animal rights and anti fur campaigners up and down the country to show that cruise will be demonstrated against until they adopt an anti fur policy.

The demonstration in Nottingham was peaceful and went without incident with great response from the public.

Mártin the livewire
e-mail: nottinghamveganhiphop@live.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.myspace.com/nottinghamanimalrights

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uh...

01.03.2009 18:27

"...the manager of the shop was sympathetic and asked could he have a photo of us all to send to his hq to let them know his shop was being targeted..."
Maybe you are being a bit naive?

super sleuth

re: uh

01.03.2009 18:46

Asking for photos is quite common, as it is head office that has the final decision in these things, so evidence that supports the managers complaint is useful in getting them to change policy.

FTP

re: uh

01.03.2009 19:03

well whats the worst he can do with the photos? give them to the police who probs hav photos of alot of us anyway? i mean they're not hard to get.... i uploaded two here. i get what your saying he seemed genuine and when police did show he told them he had no problem with us bein there. and to be fair the shop we held the demo at had no fur in anyway. but point taken

Mártin the Livewire

Demo's in Bristol

01.03.2009 21:05

Greetings from Bristol - we have been demoing our local cruise as well and more demo's are planned up and down the country. Im sure they will stop selling the stuff at this rate.
Animal Lib and Anarchy!

BARC
mail e-mail: barc@hotmail.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.bristolanimalrights.org.uk

'This shop supports the bloody fur trade' ?

02.03.2009 00:17

Shouldn't that read "This shop doesn't support the fur trade, but other shops in the company do"?

Twiggs

@ Twiggs

02.03.2009 00:42

Not really, financially that shop supports the fur trade no matter what the manager’s personal views on fur are.

ARUK

Awesome

02.03.2009 09:57

Martin The Livewire! Awesome report, keep em coming. Thanks for posting and good to see people coming out to stop the madness.

a friend

nope.... we was right the first time

02.03.2009 13:11

understand were ur comin from but money you spend at cruise in nottingham goes to a company sell fur... so your money even at a branch that may not have fur in (at the moment) still goes to the real fur industry because cruise are a real fur retailer.... so all of their stalls support the fur trade and so does the money that people spend there

Mártin the livewire

fao a friend

03.03.2009 12:24

thanx mate :) im intrigued.... do i know u

Mártin the livewire

Well done!

03.03.2009 14:18

It's heartening to see people are prepared to do this, and that the public response was good.

Shopper

re notts cruise demo

05.03.2009 15:37

well done notts group!!
keep up the pressure on cruise!!
I support you all the way!
unfortunately, Chester store are selling real fur = : ( these are rabbit and fox fur
Is there chester group who can do summat?
lots of vegan love xx

eleanor clark

re eleanor

06.03.2009 15:36

im not sure but is chester near manchester/lancashire way? there will be groups there who would love to help... but its allways worth organising a date putting it on here and where ever you can (and getting friends involved helps) and ppl should show.... we hav had lots of scenarios where ppl have shown up to demos because we have said on here that its going to happen... good luck with it anyway :) wish i could be more help

Mártin the livewire

Re Eleanor

07.03.2009 20:19

Hi Eleanor,

A Chester Day of Action is being planned & will be holding a demo outside of Cruise. Once a date has been confirmed I'll post it on here for you.

Helen