VICTORY: Urban Outfitters Is Now Fur-Free! March 23, 2009
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You may remember that back in December we let you know that Urban Outfitters was selling fur and asked you to write to the company asking them to stop selling fur. Guess what? They did!
After learning that Urban Outfitters was selling a fur-trimmed item, PETA wrote to the company privately to ask that it pull the item and adopt a fur-free policy. When the company didn't respond, we issued an action alert urging people to write the company and encourage it to become fur-free. After receiving nearly 4000 emails from PETA members and peta2 Street Teamers, Urban Outfitters listened!
In an email to PETA, a representative wrote, "[T]here is no fur in our stores, and this will continue to be the case."
Exciting, right? I've always loved Urban Outfitters, so I was sad when we found out they were selling fur. There's just absolutely no excuse. Remember, Armani still refuses to stop selling fur. Write him now and ask him to stop butchering bunnies!
Thanks so much to each and every one of you who took the time to write to Urban Outfitters. Here's to the day when no one would even dream of wearing fur!
♥ P.S. Check out 'Stolen for Fashion' if you haven't already. I ♥ Pink and Ricky Gervais!
Comments
oh wow that is so neat! im so glad because they have such nice stuff!
Posted by: Jennie at March 23, 2009 3:57 PMYay! i love urban outfitters
Posted by: khrystal at March 23, 2009 5:56 PMsweeeeet!
Posted by: cody at March 23, 2009 6:42 PMthat is sooo awesome!
thank you!
Wonderful news to hear. On a personal level also I am very very happy. I have an adopted FERRET, female, Mumoo, whose mother was brutually slaughtered for her FUR. Hence this is great news for all people who love ANIMALS.
Posted by: Balakrishna Varma at April 1, 2009 11:27 AMThat's it! Cooooooooooooool..............!
Posted by: Rosmin at April 8, 2009 2:44 PMOh, lovely. I have an unhealthy addiction to that store . . . sometimes I look down and I am head to toe, shoes to necklace, dressed in Urban. Eek. I even managed to find a pair of awesome boots that were all man-made materials. Whew.
Posted by: Tiffany at April 8, 2009 4:21 PMawwweesoooome
I avoided that store although they have such great clothes.
but now I can go shopping there, finally...
less animals have to die - great.
That's Great!! I'm so glad!..
:)
Posted by: Priscilla John at April 8, 2009 4:56 PMThank you UO for doing the right thing. I'm back in the fold and back in your store.
Posted by: Lee at April 8, 2009 10:33 PMThat just made my week =]
Posted by: Chrizelle at April 9, 2009 7:51 AMWell it is quite awesome that UO has agreed to stop using fur. Now we need to get them to stop using leather!!
Nearly all of their spring sandals are made with leather straps, and much of their past winter wear incorporated leather.
People forget that while wearing fur is cruel, it is no more so than wearing leather.
Posted by: Georgia at April 10, 2009 8:54 PMCan we stop them from selling leather now? leather is evil too, i don't know why that's not a primary focus as well.
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This is truly great! More animals will not have to die for people to wear their fur. It is great to see how people can come together to defend innocent animals and open peoples eyes to what is morally right for these animals. It shows that all of these e-mails do indeed have an effect choices people make. More and more people ill get involved when they see this. Great job everyone who made this possible and may we work to have more people see what is right! :)
Posted by: Alexandria Pascucci at March 23, 2009 11:00 AM