{"id":16702,"date":"2024-11-13T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/re-photo.co.uk\/?p=16702"},"modified":"2024-11-10T10:57:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T10:57:25","slug":"national-anti-fur-march-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/re-photo.co.uk\/?p=16702","title":{"rendered":"National Anti-Fur March 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

National Anti-Fur March<\/strong>: The march on began with a short rally in Belgrave Square before moving off to protest outside many of the luxury shops in the area that still sell fur products, including Harrods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Protests like this one organised by the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) had played an important part in making the public aware of the terrible cruelty to animals taking place in fur farms which led to fur farming being made illegal in the UK in 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But it remains legal to sell fur in the UK – so supporting the cruelty in fur farms overseas. And the protesters demonstrated at many of the best known names in exxpensive fashion – including Armani, Gucci, Fendi, Joseph, Prada, Versace, Gianfranco Ferre, Dolce and Gabbana, Christian Dior, Roberto Cavalli and Nicole Farhi in Sloane St, and Burberry and Harrods in Brompton Road still selling fur products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It seems only logical that when the government passed the law banning fur farming they should also have banned the sale of fur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But perhaps a significant reason for not doing so was the fact that fur is still used in some military uniforms, notably the bearskins worn by the guards. Worn at ceremonial events including the changing of the guards in London and Windsor, these stupidly large headdresses each requires the killing of a black bear in licensed hunts in Canada and cost over \u00a32,000 each. They could be replaced by false fur at a hugely lower cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many leading figures including the former and current Queen have announced they will not buy fur, but others among the uncaring rich continue to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to PETA<\/a>, in a 2020 “YouGov opinion poll commissioned by animal protection charity Humane Society International\/UK\u2026 Only 3% said they would wear the cruelly obtained material.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They say “Designers such as Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, and Tommy Hilfiger have pledged never to use fur in their collections. The majority of high-street and online stores \u2013 including Topshop, AllSaints, and ASOS \u2013 are also fur-free.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Others to have recently made the change to faux fur<\/a> in their collections “include Saint Laurent, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Versace, Coach, and Prada<\/em>” and “in 2018, London Fashion Week became the first major fashion week not to show any fur on its catwal<\/em>k” according to an Independent article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But among those still selling fur, still part of the truly horrific trade, are “Dior, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Max Mara, Harrods, Alberta Ferreti, Carolina Herrera, Roberto Cavalli.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can read a long account of the protest and see many more pictures from the event on My London Diary at National Anti-fur March<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All photographs on this page are copyright \u00a9 Peter Marshall.
Contact me to buy prints or licence to reproduce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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