Anti-fur protest outside fur shop in St.Petersburg

Jan 26th 2006: St.Petersburg animal rights activists have lead actions against four shops engaged fur trade. Shops have preferred to be closed temporarily in connection with actions of defenders of animals. The first action consisted of a funeral procession. Near show-windows of shop wreaths and flowers were put and candles were lighted up. A photo with black stripe with the image of a raccoon was put in front of the shop. Protection and employees of shop have preferred to observe of all event through the show-windows. After shouting out the slogans on a wall of shop some graffities were made. Some participants of the action were with black stripes, tied on hands as a token of mourning for victims of the fur industry. Then about thirty activists have moved down the Neva prospectus, distributing leaflets and stopping people in fur coats for conversation. On a way two more fur shops have been pasted over by labels. The security guard of one of them, having noticed coming nearer activists, has blocked a door from within and held it that nobody could enter. Procession came to the end near shop " Lena ". Animal defenders tried to break into the shop, shouting out the slogans, but the input was blocked by three security guards. As a result only one person managed to enter the shop and threw around the leaflets, but after he was thrown out of the doors. The facade of the shop was painted by slogans.

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News & Politics

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• russia
• spb
• antifur
• fur
• protest
• animal
• rights

[studywar]

HELL YEA!! Fur is Murder!! Keep up the pressure on the scum. Check out our channel and watch some protests by New York City activists. The channel's name is "nyc4animals".

[6MaKeBeLiEvE6]

OMG! HAHA "PINTO BEANS FUCK YEAH" HAHA

ary i couldnt help it

but these ppl have the right idea

fur IS kill

[IBMeddling]

Thank you! good protest!

[Btoster2]

They say "fur is kill"

[yatagarasean]

what the hell are the saying? to me it sounds like "Pinto Beans Fuck Yeah".