Today, AARC held an anti-fur demo outside Duchess despite the pouring rain. Instead of throwing water on us to try to shut us up, they blasted Justin Timberlake really loud on their speakers, which they directed towards us. We made light of the situation by dancing in the rain to bubblegum pop beats and chanting anti-fur and animal rights slogans in time with the music.
Not long after it began to pour down with rain, a woman from a nearby shop come out and gave us an umbrella. We also got support from cars driving past, beeping, waving and giving us the thumbs up.
The owner of Gas also came by and talked to us. Gas were stocking factory-farmed fox fur, but the owner had expressed sympathy for the animals and disagreement with the fur trade. He has consequently agreed to stop stocking fur products and to be careful to look at what is coming into their shops. Yay! Another success in the Fur Free Auckland campaign.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Upcoming Events
Fur Free Auckland demo
Where: Duchess, 47 Nuffield St, Newmarket.
When: Saturday 1st August, 12noon.
No Foie Gras demo at Sabato
Where: 57 Normanby Rd, Mt Eden.
When: Tuesday 4th August, 1pm.
AARC dinner, meeting and workshop.
Where: Golden Age Cafe, 61 Victoria St, Auckland CBD.
When: Thursday 13th August, 6:30pm.
Auckland Animal Rights Collective will be holding a meeting open to the public, for anyone that is interested in getting involved in animal rights activism, particularly the Fur Free Auckland and No Foie Gras campaign. We will be having this meeting in the newly opened Golden Age vegan cafe on 61 Victoria St, CBD, Auckland. We will also be having an informal educational workshop on identifying real fur. Come along if you are interested!
Where: Duchess, 47 Nuffield St, Newmarket.
When: Saturday 1st August, 12noon.
No Foie Gras demo at Sabato
Where: 57 Normanby Rd, Mt Eden.
When: Tuesday 4th August, 1pm.
AARC dinner, meeting and workshop.
Where: Golden Age Cafe, 61 Victoria St, Auckland CBD.
When: Thursday 13th August, 6:30pm.
Auckland Animal Rights Collective will be holding a meeting open to the public, for anyone that is interested in getting involved in animal rights activism, particularly the Fur Free Auckland and No Foie Gras campaign. We will be having this meeting in the newly opened Golden Age vegan cafe on 61 Victoria St, CBD, Auckland. We will also be having an informal educational workshop on identifying real fur. Come along if you are interested!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Fur Campaign Update: Duchess of Torture
For the past couple of weeks, Auckland Animal Rights Collective have been campaigning against Duchess, who have been stocking over 50 items of real rabbit and fox fur in their store. They have been approached with information, however they refused to listen and claimed that the fur they had in stock was fake and told us to leave their shop. When animal rights activists first went in, they found full-rabbit fur vests priced at over $800 each, fur-trimmed jackets. While they are still claiming they are not selling any real fur items, a quick glimpse at their website shows that they are still selling real animal fur.
AARC have had two demonstrations against Duchess. The first demonstration was quite a wet experience with an angry bald man from the shop showering us with buckets of water, claiming to be "washing the windows". Legally, this would be counted as assault, but although the police were called (by the shop owners) they didn't bother showing up. The second demonstration the angry bald man was noticeably absent. We were outside for over an hour with many pedestrians giving us verbal support. A member of AARC went inside to try to engage them in discussion about the selling of fur, but was met with hostility and denial of the sale of fur in their store.
In the past, fur shops that have agreed to remove fur from their shop have continuously put it back when we are not there. Particularly on Saturdays, shops seem to put their fur items out the back and put it back on the shelves during the week. Or they claim to have sold the item and just send it to another store. This shows us that they do not take the issue of animal abuse seriously and do not actually care about the dead tortured body parts of animals they sell as "fashion" in their stores. It is not good enough, and even if they do not display items of fur on the shelves on Saturday's when we are protesting, this does not equal to an agreement to stop selling, stocking, producing and ordering fur items. We will not stop short of a fur free policy.
Fur farming is an extremely cruel and unnecessary practice, factory farms in Asia and Europe producing rabbit, fox, mink and other animal furs involve painful and torturous processes for the animals. They are bred and raised in cages where they are deprived of their natural behaviours and develop psychological disorders that often lead to self-mutilation and cannibalism. Undercover footage of fur farms have exposed the disgusting conditions in which these animals live in and the cruel killing methods that are used, sometimes skinning animals alive. Killing methods involve anal electrocution, neck-breaking, gassing and strangling.
Help us stop Duchess's involvement and support for animal abuse!
There will be a demonstration this Saturday 12noon, outside of Duchess (47 Nuffield St, Newmarket)
If you cannot make demonstrations, you can make your opinions known by contacting them at:
Address:
47 Nuffield Street
Newmarket
Auckland
New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 5200441
Website: www.duchessduke.co.nz
Email: info@duchessduke.co.nz
AARC have had two demonstrations against Duchess. The first demonstration was quite a wet experience with an angry bald man from the shop showering us with buckets of water, claiming to be "washing the windows". Legally, this would be counted as assault, but although the police were called (by the shop owners) they didn't bother showing up. The second demonstration the angry bald man was noticeably absent. We were outside for over an hour with many pedestrians giving us verbal support. A member of AARC went inside to try to engage them in discussion about the selling of fur, but was met with hostility and denial of the sale of fur in their store.
In the past, fur shops that have agreed to remove fur from their shop have continuously put it back when we are not there. Particularly on Saturdays, shops seem to put their fur items out the back and put it back on the shelves during the week. Or they claim to have sold the item and just send it to another store. This shows us that they do not take the issue of animal abuse seriously and do not actually care about the dead tortured body parts of animals they sell as "fashion" in their stores. It is not good enough, and even if they do not display items of fur on the shelves on Saturday's when we are protesting, this does not equal to an agreement to stop selling, stocking, producing and ordering fur items. We will not stop short of a fur free policy.
Fur farming is an extremely cruel and unnecessary practice, factory farms in Asia and Europe producing rabbit, fox, mink and other animal furs involve painful and torturous processes for the animals. They are bred and raised in cages where they are deprived of their natural behaviours and develop psychological disorders that often lead to self-mutilation and cannibalism. Undercover footage of fur farms have exposed the disgusting conditions in which these animals live in and the cruel killing methods that are used, sometimes skinning animals alive. Killing methods involve anal electrocution, neck-breaking, gassing and strangling.
Help us stop Duchess's involvement and support for animal abuse!
There will be a demonstration this Saturday 12noon, outside of Duchess (47 Nuffield St, Newmarket)
If you cannot make demonstrations, you can make your opinions known by contacting them at:
Address:
47 Nuffield Street
Newmarket
Auckland
New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 5200441
Website: www.duchessduke.co.nz
Email: info@duchessduke.co.nz
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
fur campaign continues
There are still a lot of shops selling factory farmed fur this season.
There will be a fur demo this Saturday 4th July in Newmarket
Meet at the corner of 277 on Broadway and Morrow St
12pm
There will be a fur demo this Saturday 4th July in Newmarket
Meet at the corner of 277 on Broadway and Morrow St
12pm
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Anti-Fur Demo this Saturday!
Continuing our anti-fur campaign in Newmarket, we will be having a protest against Country Theme's refusal to remove rabbit fur from their shop. Last Saturday the owner came out saying selling rabbit fur was fine because they are a "pest", she said the fur had been imported from Russia. Rabbit fur is produced through factory farming, the typical conditions of a rabbit fur farm can be viewed here:
When: 12noon this Saturday 13th June
Where: Meet at the corner of Morrow St and Broadway
See you there!
Friday, June 5, 2009
Fur Free Auckland Campaign Continues
The campaign to make Auckland Fur Free is continuing this year with regular demos being held outside stores selling fur. This week two protests were held against Orange Girl and Country Theme, both of whom are selling fur. The protests went reasonably well with quite a few conversations held by passers by. The worker at Orange Gal agreed with our cause and wants the fur removed but admitted being frightened of the owner and said no one could talk to him. This fits well with out past experience of the man who has previously tried to attack us with a metal bar. At the other store the owner told us of how she feeds a cat colony every day. Despite being disgusted at the prospect of selling cat fur she could not make the link that rabbits like cats are capable of feeling pain and there suffering is the same as any other animal – including humans.
Whilst the campaign is relatively successful it looks like the fight to make Auckland Fur Free will be a long term campaign. This winter has seen a noticeable increase in the amount of fur being sold and noticeably more people are wearing it. As a result we will be doing weekly demonstrations. Please contact us if you see fur being sold in stores around Auckland.
If you would like to get involved in our campaign or would like leaflets and information please contact us at animalrightscollective@gmail.com 
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Upcoming Anti-Fur and Foie Gras Protests
Fur Free Auckland
There has been several stores identified as selling factory farmed fox and rabbit fur. They have all been given letters and information about the cruelty behind the fur trade. This Saturday, we will be having demos outside of stores in Newmarket who continue to sell this product. Last weekend, a demo was held outside of Orange Gal, who have a history of selling fur. While they had removed the fur-trimmed items from display last Saturday, they have not agreed to stop selling it and will put it back and continue to sell it in the future.
Meet at 11am Saturday 6/6, outside 277, corner of Morrow St and Broadway
Foie gras
Sabato are still selling foie gras, so we need to continue this pressure. We decided week-day demos were more effective so we will be outside Sabato next Thursday.
Meet at 2pm Thursday 11/6, outside Sabato, 57 Normanby Rd, Mt Eden.
Hope you see you all there!
There has been several stores identified as selling factory farmed fox and rabbit fur. They have all been given letters and information about the cruelty behind the fur trade. This Saturday, we will be having demos outside of stores in Newmarket who continue to sell this product. Last weekend, a demo was held outside of Orange Gal, who have a history of selling fur. While they had removed the fur-trimmed items from display last Saturday, they have not agreed to stop selling it and will put it back and continue to sell it in the future.
Meet at 11am Saturday 6/6, outside 277, corner of Morrow St and Broadway
Foie gras
Sabato are still selling foie gras, so we need to continue this pressure. We decided week-day demos were more effective so we will be outside Sabato next Thursday.
Meet at 2pm Thursday 11/6, outside Sabato, 57 Normanby Rd, Mt Eden.
Hope you see you all there!
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