40 Animal Rights Activists Invade Brick Lane
Fur Free Brick Lane | 03.10.2010 18:28 | Animal Liberation
40 Animal rights activists yesterday spontaniously invaded Brick Lane, London, to send out a clear and strong message that the sale of real fur will not be tollerated.
ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS INVADE BRICK LANE
40 Animal rights activists yesterday spontaniously invaded Brick Lane, London, to send out a clear and strong message that the sale of real fur will not be tollerated.
First of 2 Cheshire Street, who tried to put on a brave face, before shutting the shop early, so campaigners moved next door to The Shop (020 7739 5631), who have a full rail of real fur coats and stoles. The owners tried to ignore the noisy demo outside, however could not ignore the knocking on their door and megaphone through the letterbox. As a result they shut early and House of Vintage's owner from over the road tried to confront the demo, however were quickly sent packing when they were confronted about their sale of fur.
Next, everyone ran around the corner to This Shop Rocks (020 7739 7667,
thisshoprocks@hotmail.co.uk) who also sell a large amount of real fur. The owner immediately closed the doors and called the police, however could not ignore the anger of activists outside and put on a false brave face. Lots of locals gave support to the demo and many vowed to boycott the company.
Over the road, activists congregated outside The Vintage Store, however the owner came out and announced that real fur would not be sold again.
An impromptu march was then held down Cheshire Street, as chants echoed around the area of "Fur trade, Death trade!", with locals and shop owners coming out and giving support. The protest then stopped outside Dumb Blonde at 68a, who took information and leaflets for the owners to discuss a fur-free policy.
The march then continued down to Beyond Retro (Tel: 020 7613 3636), one of the largest sellers of real fur in the Brick Lane area. A nosiy and angry demo continued, with customers turning away unable to get through the three rows of activists. Locals joined in the protest as no customers entered and the shop emptied. Staff shut the shop early, however the management refused to face the demo and were delayed leaving for an hour, before being escourted out of the premises by police officers.
A strong message was sent and the fur-selling community in Brick Lane was extremely rumbled and is beginning to crumble. Regular demonstrations in the area will be increasing over the coming weeks as the pressure mounts against the fur trade in London.
40 Animal rights activists yesterday spontaniously invaded Brick Lane, London, to send out a clear and strong message that the sale of real fur will not be tollerated.
First of 2 Cheshire Street, who tried to put on a brave face, before shutting the shop early, so campaigners moved next door to The Shop (020 7739 5631), who have a full rail of real fur coats and stoles. The owners tried to ignore the noisy demo outside, however could not ignore the knocking on their door and megaphone through the letterbox. As a result they shut early and House of Vintage's owner from over the road tried to confront the demo, however were quickly sent packing when they were confronted about their sale of fur.
Next, everyone ran around the corner to This Shop Rocks (020 7739 7667,
thisshoprocks@hotmail.co.uk) who also sell a large amount of real fur. The owner immediately closed the doors and called the police, however could not ignore the anger of activists outside and put on a false brave face. Lots of locals gave support to the demo and many vowed to boycott the company. Over the road, activists congregated outside The Vintage Store, however the owner came out and announced that real fur would not be sold again.
An impromptu march was then held down Cheshire Street, as chants echoed around the area of "Fur trade, Death trade!", with locals and shop owners coming out and giving support. The protest then stopped outside Dumb Blonde at 68a, who took information and leaflets for the owners to discuss a fur-free policy.
The march then continued down to Beyond Retro (Tel: 020 7613 3636), one of the largest sellers of real fur in the Brick Lane area. A nosiy and angry demo continued, with customers turning away unable to get through the three rows of activists. Locals joined in the protest as no customers entered and the shop emptied. Staff shut the shop early, however the management refused to face the demo and were delayed leaving for an hour, before being escourted out of the premises by police officers.
A strong message was sent and the fur-selling community in Brick Lane was extremely rumbled and is beginning to crumble. Regular demonstrations in the area will be increasing over the coming weeks as the pressure mounts against the fur trade in London.
Fur Free Brick Lane
Comments
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for a fur free boutique
03.10.2010 20:06
jo blogs
Two actions for the price of one
04.10.2010 04:12
Muppetwatch
@ muppetwatch, if you wouldn't mind
04.10.2010 10:12
A.L.F.
Halal and Kosher slaughter are "almost identical"
04.10.2010 11:39
Source:
I wonder if the Zionist supporting retards of the EDL who are protesting at a KFC in Blackburn are aware of this basic fact?
Rabbi Aaron Goldstein
Or perhaps
04.10.2010 12:16
1 in 3 pigs in a 'normal' UK slaughterhouse is killed whilst still conscious, but those who complain about halal / kosher are willing to eat that.
Meat = meat and it's all the same.
V
Campaigning against ALL animal abuse
04.10.2010 13:11
Whilst those selling and wearing fur may be considered 'scum', we should try to reach out to those that may be visiting 'vintage' shops for other, possibly positive reasons. Even if they are going in though a scrum of fur campaigners, and certainly if they are coming out without having made a purchase, calling these, and other bystanders 'scum', is not the best way to make friends and influence people.
However, despite other local residents, visitors and shops being pissed off by the disruption of a noisy and angry demo, there were opportunities on the fringes of the demo to engage in quiet, reasoned but passionate debate with those that were not previously aware of the role of the vintage trade in revitalising demand for fur.
In relation to the comment about halal meat, Muppetwatch should be pleased to hear that there were indeed 'two actions for the price of one'. Many of those at the fur demo came on from the March for Farmed Animals (
Religious slaughter is a vile and merciless way to treat animals, but the horrors of 'humane' slaughter are also many and palpable, as outlined at
Pat
Ditto Pat
04.10.2010 20:40
Plus the additional comments:
Call someone scum before they have thought about it, and they won't want to take a leaflet and engage with you or your cause. It is all about information, and not damaging people's willingness to learn more. Some people are scum, but let us be a little more selective on who we call scum.
Regardless, I don't think personal insults help anyone. We will do more good if we live long lives without needless adrenaline, and save it for the times when we really do need to run, or stand and fight. Brick Lane, with a load of uninformed and perhaps ignorant shoppers, is not one of those times.
Rose
A time and a place
05.10.2010 15:52
Vegan Voice