Sexy Activists Will Hit the City for
'Fur—Out, Love—In' Rally
For Immediate Release:
February 11, 2013
Contact:
Sophia Charchuk 202-483-7382
Des Moines, Iowa -- PETA's internationally renowned "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign will hit Des Moines on Tuesday. Sexy PETA activists will cuddle up in a bed on a public sidewalk wearing nothing but their underwear and holding a sign reading, "Fur—Out, Love—In."
PETA's message to consumers? Animals who are trapped for their fur suffer excruciating pain before they are killed by trappers, who stomp on the animals' chests or break their necks. On fur farms, animals spend their entire lives in tiny, filthy cages before workers kill them by breaking their necks or using poison or anal electrocution. In China—which is now the world's largest fur exporter—animals who are killed for their fur, including millions of cats and dogs, are often skinned alive. Video footage recorded on a Chinese fur farm shows that workers pulled rabbits out of cages by their ears and stunned the screaming animals with electrical devices. Rabbits watched as other rabbits had their throats cut and their heads and paws cut off with knives before their skin was peeled off their bodies.
"Compassion is a big turn-on, but fur-wearers leave me cold," says PETA vixen Emily Lavender. "By showing some of my skin, I hope to save animals' skins."
Many top fashion designers and retailers—including Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, J.Crew, and Forever 21—are 100 percent fur-free.
When: Tuesday, February 12, 12 noon
Where: Northeast corner of Sixth Avenue and Walnut Street, Des Moines
For more information, please visit PETA.org.