Fur Free Friday: November 26th

[christine]

Hey Everyone,

Just FYI if you missed it at the potluck, there's no meeting tonight.
We were able to collect enough money to sponsor 2 turkeys from Farm
Sanctuary, and thus, they will rescue 2 more! Hoooray! Thanks for
everyone that donated and also those that brought food, it was a great
success.
To adopt, visit: http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/adopt/sponsor.html

--- FUR FREE FRIDAY: November 26th ---
Join us for Fur Free Friday in Friendship Heights!
*Peaceful demonstrations, signed provided*

Join us for Fur Free Friday - We will be marching around "furriers
row" in upscale friendship heights shopping district, stopping at
stores who sell cruel and unnecessary products that exploit and murder
innocent beings.

Take action in Washington DC. Take action on a global buy nothing day.
Strike at the money that capitalism feeds on. Strike at the abuse that
speciesism lives on.

JOIN US IN DC ON THIS INT'L DAY OF ACTION:
WHEN: Friday, November 26th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Starting at Andriana Furs, 4400 Jenifer St NW Washington, DC
Nearest Metro Station: FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS (RED LINE) JENNIFER ST EXIT

MORE INFO ABOUT FUR:

Each year over 50 million animals are murdered for fashion by the fur
industry. Around the world that number is even higher. The majority of
the animals spend their entire lives on fur farms where every natural
instinct is denied to them. Animals on fur farms often show tell tale
signs of insanity such as nervous pacing, self-mutilation and
cannibalism. In the end, these animals die a painful death at the
hands of the fur farmer.

For the millions of animals that are trapped in the wild, the fate is
no better. Often animals caught in traps attempt to chew off their own
leg to escape, some bleed to death before the trapper arrives and
others succumb to predators. Not to mention, cats, dogs and other "non-
target" animals are often caught in these traps as well. Unwanted,
these animals are thrown away or let free with fatal injuries. For the
animals that do survive until the trapper arrives, death is
inevitable.

Animals are killed for their fur using such methods as gassing,
trapping, anal or vaginal electrocution, neck breaking, stomping,
clubbing or drowning. Many are skinned alive. To make one fur coat the
following number of animals suffer and die:

12-15 lynx
10-15 wolves or coyotes
15-20 foxes
35 rabbits
60-80 minks
27-30 raccoons
10-12 beavers
60-100 squirrels
200 chinchillas


For more Information on Animals killed for fashion, visit:
http://www.dartt-online.org/Fahion.html

For more information on Worldwide Fur and Fur Free Friday visit:
http://www.antifurcoalition.org/


NOTE: These are peaceful and legal demonstrations. We will be walking
to different places, so bring your walking shoes and a loud voice for
those that are silenced.