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Victory! Saint Laurent and Kering Go Fur-Free
In less than three months, the anti-fur movement has toppled fashion legend Saint Laurent (YSL) and its massive, iconic parent corporation, Kering. From designers to retailers, and now the most iconic fashion houses on the planet, CAFT and its partners are making history together through decentralized pressure campaigning. We will stop at nothing until fur
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Mink Production Meltdown 2020
At last September’s board meeting of the Fur Commission USA, Executive Director and soul patch-wearer Michael Whelan lamented, “A lot of people aren’t sure if there’s still going to be ranching this time next year.” CAFT USA ordinarily hesitates to praise Whelan in any capacity, but with the recent release of the USDA’s 2020 Agricultural
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VICTORY! Oscar de la Renta is going fur free!
Following an intense week of secondary targeting, Oscar de la Renta has informed CAFT that they will be fur free by October 31, 2021: “Oscar de la Renta does not use fur in its fashion collections or sell fur in its stores, and will not in the future. In addition, once the [fur contractor] license
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New ODLR Target: GF Capital
Oscar de la Renta Campaign Update: Oscar de la Renta would like you to believe that change is taking place. For decades, ODLR has taken a strong pro-fur stance in the face of protests on the runway and pies in the face. But suddenly, after just a little bit of attention from CAFTivists, they have
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Activists Start Summer With Blistering Heat for ODLR and YSL
The grassroots anti-fur movement has shown that it is a force to be reckoned with, and if the international week of action from July 5th to 11th was any indication, Oscar de la Renta and Saint Laurent are in for quite the reckoning. Instead of spending the July 4 holiday relaxing with family, dedicated activists
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July 5-11: Week of Action Against Oscar de la Renta and Saint Laurent
CAFT is today announcing international campaigns against Oscar de la Renta and Saint Laurent, beginning with a week of action from July 5th to 11th. What makes a good campaign target? A target that is winnable, that is well-suited to build upon for future victories. And together we will win against Oscar de la Renta
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Victory: Neiman Marcus Drops Fur After 67 Days
How long does it take the animal rights movement to defeat America’s top luxury retailer? Turns out it only takes two months. Today, Tuesday, June 29, Neiman Marcus Group announced that they are going fur-free, just six days before the upcoming Neiman Carcass National Week of Action. In nine weeks, Neiman Marcus saw 61 actions
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Activists Visit Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills
On April 24, Los Angeles activists added their voices to the campaign against the last American department store selling fur. Neiman Marcus sits less than two blocks from Saks Fifth Avenue, which had seen hard-hitting activism for months before announcing its intention to stop selling fur on April 7. Activists marched through Neiman demanding that
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Texas Animal Freedom Fighters Take Over Neiman Marcus in Dallas
On April 24, Texas activists took the fight for animals on fur farms directly to the heart of the opposition – Neiman Marcus in Dallas, Texas, the company’s headquarters. Activists marched into the store to educate customers and employees regarding the plight of the animals whose skin Neiman sells as fabric. Making sure that Neiman
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NYC Activists Go Big at Bergdorf Goodman
On April 24, activists from up and down the East Coast converged in New York City for a Fur Season Finale day of action. Neiman Marcus Group was the primary focus of this day of action, and the chosen site was Neiman’s high-end Bergdorf Goodman subsidiary located on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. With a huge
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Campaign Kickoff: Neiman Marcus Flagship in Beverly Hills
On April 24, Los Angeles activists added their voices to the campaign against the last American department store selling fur. The Neiman Marcus West Coast flagship sits less than two blocks from Saks Fifth Avenue, which had seen hard-hitting activism for months before announcing its intention to stop selling fur on April 7. Activists marched
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Seattle Activists Hit Saks
Submitted by Seattle activists: After seeing so many incredible activists around the country protesting companies that continue to sell fur, we decided to protest Saks Off 5th in Seattle, Washington. The morning of the protest, February 11, it started snowing, but luckily that doesn’t stop Seattle shoppers! So we carpooled to Westlake Center to meet
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Los Angeles Kicks Off Week of Action Against Saks
Submitted by Animal Defense League Southern California: Sunday, February 7, was the beginning of an international week of action against fur, and we knew the perfect way to kick it off: by returning to our friends at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. We’ve been to this Saks location many times before informing the public
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New Jersey Activists Disrupt Saks
Submitted by New Jersey Animal Save Movement: On Sunday, January 31, a group of compassionate NJ activists, including several parents and children, walked as a group into Saks Off 5th within a mini-mall in Shrewsbury, NJ. This action was well-planned and organized as a peaceful yet attention-grabbing disruption to send a strong clear message that
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Miami Activists Mob Saks Fifth Avenue
Submitted by Miami activists: On January 30, twenty-five activists gathered near Saks Fifth Avenue in Downtown Miami ready for action. We grabbed our signs, turned on our megaphones, and marched towards the Saks wing of the Brickell City Centre mall. Awaiting us, we found a panoply of guards and police, nearly ten at every store
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Victory: Alice + Olivia Gives up on Fur After 11 Days
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Yesterday, Alice + Olivia contacted the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade to say that they are going fur-free. After 18 actions and 11 days, we win. In fact, A+O pulled all fur from its stores and website in the first week of our campaign, but refused to officially go fur
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Atlanta Activists Give A+O a Surprise
Submitted by Atlanta activists: Alice + Olivia has seen massive protests nationwide, but still will not commit to going fur-free. So we decided that the best way for us to relax on a winter Sunday afternoon would be to head over to their Atlanta boutique and express ourselves with our full capabilities. When we arrived
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Activist Disrupts Connecticut A+O While on Road Trip
Submitted by a vegan traveler: While driving to visit my sister, I decided to stop by Alice + Olivia in Greenwich, Connecticut. I couldn’t drive through a town that has an Alice + Olivia and not stop to disrupt their business. One of my non activist friends went inside the store undercover to pretend to be
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Chicago Activists Demand A+O Go Fur Free
Submitted by Chicago activists: Chicago activists rattled Alice + Olivia yesterday on the Magnificent Mile. Activists with Fur-Free Chicago attempted to deliver a sign with balloons attached to the retailer, urging them to make a public announcement that they are going fur-free, or that they would have to deal with being our main target. With
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Dallas Activists Show up in Style to Alice + Olivia
Submitted by Texas Animal Freedom Fighters: As it turns out, for those of us working on the Alice + Olivia Animal Cruelty Campaign, our reputation precedes us. Today, January 23, 2021, when we arrived at the Highland Park Village outdoor mall, we found that the entrance nearest Alice + Olivia had been barricaded, that local