VICTORY: Jack Spade Stops Selling Dissection Kits! November 21, 2006
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Very exciting news ... just yesterday I told you about the "Frog Dissection Kits" that were being sold by menswear brand Jack Spade in its New York City store. After receiving PETA's letter and a number of complaints from all of you, Jack Spade has announced that it will be halting the sale of the kits, and issuing a public apology! Three cheers for Jack Spade for saving animals from being needlessly killed. Here is the story from Reuters:
Shoppers at upscale U.S. menswear and accessory store Jack Spade in Manhattan's trendy SoHo district were hopping mad to see frog dissection kits selling alongside $775 leather file cases and $145 Italian calfskin passport holders.
The $40 kit came in a cloth bag complete with a vacuum-sealed formaldehyde-treated frog, scissors, magnifying glass, forceps, probing sticks, ruler, instruction booklet on how to explore the animal's innards, and a moist towelette.
After a barrage of complaints from shoppers and animal activists, the store said on Tuesday that it had cleared its shelves of the kits and would no longer offer them.
"We're going to issue an apology," said company spokesman Mordechai Rubinstein.
"The intent was to celebrate science and biology, present something educational for children and adults," he said. "Jack Spade doesn't support the unethical treatment of animals."
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Thanks to every single one of you who e-mailed or called. The millions of frogs and other animals killed for dissection each year asked me to give you all a kiss on the lips!
-Noah
Comments
yes!!!!! peta is the hope needed for this cruel world every day your strongnest and corage makes me wake up every morning believing in a better world to come thanks to all the things that have made happen.CONGRATS TO ALL
Posted by: jocelyn at November 22, 2006 11:04 PMEvery animal that lives is a victory!
Posted by: Carlo at November 23, 2006 3:14 AMThis is just great! If more companies give up dissection - it'll be even better!
Posted by: cat87 at November 23, 2006 6:29 AMstop animal cruelty 4 good!
Posted by: renee at November 23, 2006 4:35 PMYES! ABOUT TIME! I'm so proud of all of you! Yays! x3
Posted by: Tammy at November 23, 2006 4:50 PMGood, that discusting what they do to frogs.
Posted by: Rylan at November 24, 2006 12:14 AMthat's awesome finally they are stopping with that, 'cause killing animals is NOT education
Posted by: laura at November 25, 2006 6:02 PMThis atrocity must be brought to an end - immediately. How disgusting is this!
Posted by: Dora Hardegger at November 26, 2006 5:26 AMOMG i cant belive it in hermantwon we had to do that but i told her i didnt and was not goin to but i had to sit and wacth my lab buddy do one of us had to or she said that she whould fauk us well ya ttly
Posted by: pamela at November 27, 2006 6:12 PMBrilliant news !!!!!! I can't believe someone had the idea of selling those horrors in the first place...
Posted by: Audrey at November 28, 2006 5:49 PMGREAT!! :) :) :) :) :)
LONG LIVES TO FROGS!!!!!!!!!!!
yay!!frogs are friends!!
Posted by: miss rainbow ; linda at December 13, 2006 9:26 PMFrog dissection kits? Gross! That's what illustrated dictionaries are for! Good job!
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im so glad they are stopped being sold!!! i had to drop out of biology because of that
Posted by: brita at November 22, 2006 8:17 PM