Group's Message Is Loud and Clear: Avoid Animal Skins
For Immediate Release:
November 28, 2011
Contact:
Adam Miller 202-483-7382
St. Louis, Mo. -- Painted to look like two leopards and wearing little more than ice skates and a
banner reading, "Bare Skin, Don't Wear Skin," two PETA members will
expose the cruelty of the fur, leather, and wool industries on Wednesday and
call on passersby at Steinberg Skating Rink to cross all animal skins
off their shopping lists.
When: Wednesday, November 30, 12 noon
Where: Steinberg Skating Rink, 400 Jefferson Dr., St. Louis
Animals who are killed for
their fur are electrocuted, poisoned, or gassed or have their necks broken.
Cows slated to be 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.
"I'll gladly bare some of my skin if
it will help save animals' skin," says PETA's Tracy Patton. "With all the luxurious alternatives
available, we're asking St. Louis residents to go faux and help make fur,
leather, and wool a thing of the past."
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 Suzy Shier, 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.
