Saturday, March 2, 2008 March Madness Begins – Targeting Fur and HLS Demo #1: Saks Fifth Avenue First stop of the afternoon was Saks Fifth Avenue, home of an Escada concession along with numerous other fur murderers. Seems that Saks knew that activists were coming and called police to complain before the protest began. Imagine the embarrassment when the police scolded activists and then found out that the protest hadn’t yet begun? Seems that the regular protests are starting to get under their skin. “Hey Saks, what do you say? How did you murder your fur today?….Gassing, Trapping, Anal Electrocution!” Hearing chants like that outside of Saks posh doors must be a sobering experience. Cut your ties to Escada, Saks or we will keep coming back. Demo #2: Peter Laventhol - Spark - HLS Investor A short detour took protesters to the home of Huntingdon Life Sciences’ number one investor, Peter Laventhol. Not only has Laventhol not sold his blood money shares in LSR (ticker symbol for Huntingdon Life Sciences, but he has more than doubled his investment to over 40,000 shares recently. In conversations with some of Peter’s building neighbors, activists had been told that Peter Laventhol was a very nice man who cared about animals. All have been told that as soon as he sells his shares, activists will discontinue the protests. Wonder what Peter’s neighbors are thinking of him now. Especially with the new addition of a large banner reading “Peter Laventhol: MURDERER”. Protesters concluded their demonstration with this chant….“We will never back down, until they stop the killing” was the message. Sell your shares in LSR now, Peter Laventhol. Demo #3: Fendi - Fifth Avenue Although Fendi is not one of the regular targets, activists always like to pass by and do a little shout out to let Fendi know what is in store for them as soon as Escada stops selling fur. No doubt the scum at Fendi will become a primary target. For now, protesters are satisfied to stop by every now and again, to let them know how disgusting they are. Their new window treatments featuring cute bears in primary colors, adds to the bizarre nature of the situation. They create a childlike window featuring fur bearing animals and inside they sell the skins of dead animals. How perverse can you get? This coupled with the disgusting ads that Fendi runs in fashion magazines make them a sure thing for being a primary target real soon. Demo #4: Escada - Fifth Avenue Primary target of protest today was the Fifth Avenue store of Escada. As usual, things were quiet at Escada. One activist thought they weren’t even open. But then, like clockwork, the ignorant sales and security personnel clustered around the windows. One particularly ignorant young woman wiggled her more than ample ass at activists, supposed in an attempt to taunt them. Guess she didn’t realize how stupid and totally gauche this made her look, and of course, reflected poorly on her employer Escada. The sound of the loud chanting activists filled the street. “No more cages, No more traps….No more fur on Escada’s racks”….they yelled in unison. Many stopped to take literature and promised to call or write Escada about their support of the global boycott. A group of youngsters gathered around an activist who explained to them how terrible and cruel the fur industry is. They seemed very moved by the graphic photos and they pledged not to ever buy fur or support stores that sell fur. Escada, when will you get the message? Maybe if you stop selling fur, people will start shopping at your store again. Demo #5: Dennis Basso - Madison Ave. Having saved the best for last, activist made their way up to Madison Avenue and 66th Street to New York City most hated Fur Ghoul, Dennis Basso. Protesters remembered the early days of this campaign when Basso’s retarded employees used to laugh and make fun of the protests, mocking the chants, swishing their hips and acting generally like the morons that they are. One thing has changed, they are not laughing now and although they made the attempt to call their friends to come down to the store to make it look like they had customers, it was painfully (for them) obvious that no one is shopping at Killer Basso’s Deadly Boutique. You would think that after hours of protesting in the bitter cold, the group would be quieter or that their energy would be flagging. Instead, this was the loudest and most spirited protest of the day. Three vegan passersby joined in the demo adding an extra dimension to the loud chorus of voices. Basso employees shouted things at activists from within the store causing some demonstrators to get very close to the doors to try to hear what they were saying; but that was almost impossible because of the loud chanting. Oh well, perhaps next time they will learn not to goad activists into greater heights of anger and outrage. As usual, anyone who dared cross the picket line wearing fur or fur trim was greeting with disgust and disdain and was loudly shamed for their cruelty and vanity. As employees pulled the gauze curtains and locked the doors they were greeted on the street with loud shouts of “Your money, your fault”……”Your vanity, your fault”….”Your fur, your fault”….”Your perversion, your fault”. Perverts every last one of them, for is it not a perversion to wear the skin of beautiful once living creatures? Video Clips: Video Clip #2 - Peter Laventhol Video Clip #4 - Fur Hags Shamed #1 Video Clip #5 - Fur Hags Shamed #2 |
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