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CNN: McCartney backs anti-fur fashion - http://europe.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/10/29/design360.mccartney.fur/
The revival of fur on the catwalks for winter 2002 shows that animal rights activists are having difficulty converting the fashion industry. They have a strong advocate in British designer Stella McCartney: "Everything in [my] store and every single garment and accessories that you see is cruelty free in the sense no animal has died to make anything in here." Karl Lagerfeld: "It should be handled in the nicest way but as long as we eat meat and wear leather, I don't even think there is a subject to discuss." |
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Models Anti-Fur - http://www.lifeofamodel.com/models_anti_fur.html
Information and resources to promote and help models that are anti fur. |
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Observer: Fur is all the rage as sales rise 35pc - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/nov/17/animalwelfare.world
Retailers believe fur's sudden popularity is partly fuelled by a new generation of consumers rebelling against the anti-fur movement and the political correctness of the Nineties. |
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Telegraph: Pop singer brandishes skinned fox in protest against the fur trade - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1412881/Pop-singer-brandishes-skinned-fox-in-protest-against-the-fur-trade.html
The singer Sophie Ellis Bextor and the photographer Mary McCartney, the daughter of the former Beatle, have donated their services to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for their campaign against the increasing popularity of fur. |
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New York Times - The War Against the Fur Trade Backfires, Endangering a Way of Life - http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/04/international/americas/04CANA.html
Native Canadians discuss the antifur campaigns of IFAW and Greenpeace that began in the late 1960's, and how the "Hollywood rich people, bleeding hearts and self-righteous groups" have killed the Inuit way of life and replaced it with oil, gas and mining interests. Free registration required. |