PETA Reminds Passersby That Summer Is No Vacation for Animals on Fur Farms
For Immediate Release:
June 20, 2012
Contact:
Kaitlynn Kelly 202-483-7382
Milwaukee -- Sweltering in full-length fur coats, PETA members will endure the summer heat on Thursday as they sit in chains and shackles outside Holzman Furs in Milwaukee, one of the largest fur markets among U.S. cities. They will hold signs reading, "Summer Is No Vacation for Animals" and "Animals Are Not Ours to Wear." Their point? Not only do fur-bearing animals suffer when they're skinned alive, they also suffer during the summer months when they are confined to cages in extremely hot weather.
When: Thursday, June 21, 12 noon
Where: Outside Holzman Furs, 1111 W. Historic Mitchell St., Milwaukee
"Animals on fur farms are literally dying to get out of their cages," says PETA's Virginia Fort. "Our PETA demonstrators can leave their cages any time they want. The only time animals on fur farms leave their cages is when they are killed or die from neglect."
Animals raised on fur farms are confined year-round to cramped, filthy cages and suffer from physical and psychological distress before they are killed by poisoning, gassing, anal electrocution, or neck-breaking. In the summer, countless animals (particularly young ones) also suffer from heat exhaustion and dehydration. PETA has obtained and will share at the demonstration video footage of fur farms in China—which is now the world's largest fur exporter—showing animals, including cats and dogs, who were skinned alive.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.
