European Union Seal Ban Takes Effect & Coach refuses our messages

From Respect for Animals

The General Court of the European Union (EU) has revoked the temporary suspension of the EU regulation banning the trade in seal products. The suspension – now removed – arose from an application made by 16 parties, including the two leading buyers of Canadian seal products, and meant that the import ban was largely ineffective.

Director of Respect for Animals Mark Glover says: “We are delighted that the court has made this decision – the right decision – and lifted the suspension. Europeans have the right to say not to seal products that come from inherently inhumane hunts. No one needs to wear fur of any sort but many see the cruelty involved in seal hunting as a step too far.

“Most of the applicants in the court case were those involved with the cruel Canadian and Norwegian sealing industry to try to protect their vested interests.  If the suspension had not ended, products from cruel seal hunts would, once again, have been available in Europe.”

Both Canada and Norway have indicated that they may challenge the ban at EU level and Canada has requested additional WTO consultations with the EU on the ban.

Dumb Animals

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RELATED: PLEASE TELL CANADA TO END ITS SHAMEFUL SEAL SLAUGHTER

COACH, PART II: PETA

Although PETA has sent Coach (yep, the company that makes tacky, overpriced purses) execs footage of animals being skinned alive, beaten, and anally electrocuted only to end up on someone’s back (or in this case, hands, neck, and even head), the company has refused to drop fur. It’s even blocked your letters from coming through our form-based action alert—sleazy, right?

Coach wants YOU to stop fighting for animals.

Please e-mail Coach CEO Lew Frankfort at lfrankfort@coach.com and President and Executive Creative Director for Coach Reed Krakoff at rkrakoff@coach.com RIGHT NOW and politely urge the company to stop selling fur immediately.

WHERE TO SEND YOUR MESSAGE / WHOM TO CONTACT:

Email:
Coach’s CEO, Lew Frankfort:  lfrankfort@coach.com

Executive Creative Director for Coach Reed Krakoff at rkrakoff@coach.com

Postal, telephone:
Coach, Inc.
516 W. 34th St.
New York, NY 10001-1394
212-594-1850

SAMPLE MESSAGE: (Please modify and shorten!  Thank you.)

Dear CEO Frankfort and ECD Krakoff,

I am shocked to discover that Coach is still commercially engaged with the fur industry. Due to the inherently-brutal business of fur farming, any products derived for or from the suffering and killing of animals should be rejected, and I am respectfully requesting that Coach finally discontinues profiting off the exploitation of animals.

Please watch the undercover footage of the industry you promote: animals are forced to endure deplorable conditions including living in cramped, feces-crusted cages; suffering from sickness and disease; lacking an enriching environment; and being subjected to substandard diets and severe psychological trauma.  They are then butchered via anal electrocution, gassing, skinning alive, and forced trauma.  Why in the world would you WANT to cause such suffering?

FurStop.Com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTZQnQeAPJc&feature=player_embedded

Humans are capable, indeed obligated, to acknowledge animals as sentient beings who, like humans, experience love, anguish, pain, and suffering. Human apathy as established by the usage of fabrications and euphemisms reflects a lack of respect, not only for animals, but also for humans, and I implore upon you to examine your role in the suffering of animals and your unscrupulous conduct as host to such a cruel business. Regrettably, as long as Coach unnecessarily and selfishly capitalizes on the mutilation, torture, and death of animals, I will not financially support you or your associated products. Furthermore, I will share this information with family, friends, colleagues, and members of online communities.

Please make both the ethical and responsible decision to discontinue your commercial support of fur immediately: join an increasing body of corporations who are listening to a concerned and attentive consumer population who refuse to be complicit in the inherently malicious industry of fur farming. I hope this letter finds you willing to scrutinize your own involvement and desire to protect, rather than harm, animals.

Sincerely,

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