Attention all Londoners

[rabswood]

Don't miss this fascinating talk and film about a small group of dedicated and courageous campaigners who set about exposing the secretive and murky world of the European rabbit fur industry. Despite the risks, the story they uncovered shook the fur industry and has already led to new anti-cruelty legislation in some countries

Sunday 9th March, from 2pm at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL (see below for directions and a map). Talk starts at 2.30pm, we will be serving vegan food and drink afterwards.

Over a two year period, investigators from CAFT (Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade) carried out a series of undercover operations to infiltrate the previously closed world of the European rabbit fur industry. Using still and video cameras, they visited fur farms, fur processing plants and slaughterhouses in France, Spain, Italy and Denmark.

Although they were sickened by what they witnessed, they continued to carefully document everything they saw. Finally after two years they felt they had enough evidence, and the result was a shocking and damning indictment of the rabbit fur industry, which has already had repercussions worldwide. A recent ban on caged rabbit farming in Austria was put down in large part to the evidence gained by CAFT's investigation.

Louise from CAFT will talk about the investigation, how it was carried out, what they saw, and the implications for anti-fur campaigners and for the animal rights movement as a whole.

All welcome, the talk will be just as useful for seasoned campaigners as for those who have not yet understood the horrors of the fur trade. A website is being set up for more infromation, see http://rabbitfur.org/

Rabswood

[jrn1310]

Thank you for sharing this with us.

[Leanne]

Thanks for that Rabswood, unfortunately im Otter surveying on Sunday :?
Would have been interested in that though, will take a look at the video on the site :)

[rabshan]

I have just watched some of this video clip:cry:i had to switch it off as it is too GRAPHIC for me:cry::shock:and i have seem some awful things from animal groups:shock:
I am crying now and it has made me feel sick:cry::evil:
Have to commend CAFT for getting this film and making it known just how cruel the FUR TRADE is:evil:
I don,t want to see any more bunnies killed:cry:

[Jack's-Jane]

Fur is worn by beautiful animals and pig :censored: ignorant humans

:evil:

:cry::cry:

Janex

[minirex]

I feel sick after watching the video.:cry: My family laugh about me being a veggie. I think if more people knew just what goes on in the meat and fur trade then there wouldn't be such a demand for it. I have never worn fur, even my shoes are synthetic and not leather.

[rabswood]

Must admit I didn't watch the video. If you can email the link to people to raise awareness.

Cheers
Rabswood

[rabshan]

I AGREE with you minirex:wave:the more people that see this video the more likely they are to stop wearing fur or eating meat:shock::evil:
So many just take for granted that the lump of flesh sitting in a supermarket freezer is NOt an animal and therefore don,t really think what they are eating:cry:
CAFT have done well in getting this footage but from what i saw it was GRAPHIC and more than i could take:cry:
Publicity is always a good way of letting the general public know what goes on and hopefully make them aware of the cruelty that is the fur trade:evil: