PETA Reminds Passersby That Summer Is No Vacation for Animals on Fur Farms
For Immediate Release:
August 30, 2011
Contact:
Adam Miller 202-483-7382
Toronto, Ont. -- Sweltering in full-length fur coats, PETA members will endure the summer heat as they confine themselves to small cages on a street corner in downtown Toronto on Wednesday. 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 temperatures.
When: Wednesday, August 31, 12 noon
Where: Southeast corner of Yonge Street and Dundas Square, Toronto
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 leading fur exporter—showing animals, including cats and dogs, who were skinned alive.
"Animals on fur farms are literally dying to get out of their cages," says PETA's Tracy Patton. "Our PETA demonstrators can leave the cages anytime they want. The only time animals on fur farms leave their cages is when they are killed or when they die from neglect."
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