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VICTORY: Urban Outfitters Is Now Fur-Free!

Posted on March 23, 2009 at 11:47 am | Permalink | Comments (16)

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!

Marta

P.S. Check out 'Stolen for Fashion' if you haven't already. I ♥ Pink and Ricky Gervais!

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  1. Alexandria Pascucci says:

    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! :)

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  2. Jennie says:

    oh wow that is so neat! im so glad because they have such nice stuff!

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  3. khrystal says:

    Yay! i love urban outfitters

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  4. cody says:

    sweeeeet!

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  5. Riotgrrrl81 says:

    that is sooo awesome!
    thank you!

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  6. Balakrishna Varma says:

    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.

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  7. Rosmin says:

    That's it! Cooooooooooooool…………..!

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  8. Tiffany says:

    Oh, 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.

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  9. mary says:

    awwweesoooome
    I avoided that store although they have such great clothes.
    but now I can go shopping there, finally…
    less animals have to die – great.

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  10. Priscilla John says:

    That's Great!! I'm so glad!.. :)

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  11. Lee says:

    Thank you UO for doing the right thing. I'm back in the fold and back in your store.

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  12. Chrizelle says:

    That just made my week =]

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  13. Georgia says:

    Well 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.

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  14. Sara says:

    Can 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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  15. colin says:

    cool new policy
    bad old store
    http://karmaloop.com

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