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PETA’S ‘Girls Gone Wildlife’ Prowl Into Nashville To Protest Animal Skins

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Body Painted Beauties Urge Attendees to Forgo Leather, Fur, and Exotic Skins

For Immediate Release:
August 11, 2011

Contact:
Adam Miller 202-483-7382 

Nashville, Tenn. -- With their naked bodies painted to resemble leopards, snakes, and cows and holding signs reading, "Animal Prints, Not Animal Skins," a menagerie of sexy PETA supporters will lead a protest in downtown Nashville on Friday to urge shoppers to scratch fur, leather, and exotic skins off their shopping lists.

When:  Friday, August 12, 12 noon 

Where:  Southeast corner of Third Avenue and Broadway, Nashville

"Fashion is supposed to be all about innovation, but designers who still use animal skins are stuck in the Dark Ages," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "With all the luxurious, cruelty-free fabrics on the market today, you can get a 'to-die-for' look that no one had to die for."

Animals who are killed for their fur are electrocuted, poisoned, or gassed or have their necks broken. Cows who are killed for their skin endure painful mutilations and physical abuse on factory farms and cruel treatment during transport and slaughter. Exotic animals fare no better: Snakes, for example, have a hose rammed into their mouths and are pumped full of water so that workers can more easily cut off the animals' tightened skin while the animals are still alive.

As Tim Gunn says in the video exposé that he narrated for PETA, you can "make it work" without using real fur, leather, or other animal-derived textiles, and several designers and retailers are doing just that. Top clothing designers—including Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Stella McCartney—refuse to use fur in their creations. And many companies—including H&M, Nike, Cole Haan, and Overstock.com—have implemented policies banning the sale of exotic skins.

For more information, please visit PETA.org.


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