Laois Fur Farm Targetted in Day of Action

national | animal rights | news report

Wednesday October 25, 2006 15:17

by Laura Broxson - Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT)

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Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade
LAOIS FUR FARM TARGETTED IN

county-wide DAY OF ACTION

Activists in Stradbally, Co. Laois

Residents in County Laois were left wide- eyed and amazed when a bus load of Animal Rights activists leafleted house to house, held information tables and ended the day with an impromptu demonstration at Vasa Mink Farm belonging to Heffernans in Stradbally on Saturday last.21st,October.

ATHY, STRADBALLY and VICARSTOWN were visited.

The towns were saturated with thousands of leaflets as three teams held information tables, collected signatures on petitions and displayed large banners and placards with pictures of caged and skinned mink. After that the activists visited Irelands largest fur farm in Vicarstown (Vasa Ltd).

‘We had fantastic support from passers by and most of the shops were more than willing to hold on to a bundle of flyers for other customers. Some were disgusted about the plight of the imprisoned animals ‘Ms Laura Broxson of CAFT said.

The fur farmers felt the heat as they were blasted with megaphones and angry chants and a very loud and clear message – Your days of quiet country living are now over, we will not let you murder 45,000 mink a year and get away with it. The fur farmers’ neighbours are now well aware of how they make their money for their luxurious life –off the backs of the gassed and skinned innocent animals they have imprisoned in their concentration camp.

‘These animals are kept in cages the size of two shoe boxes until they are approximately 6 months old at which time they will have grown their full fur coat. This is when their lives becomes worthless to the HEFFERNANS they will be thrown into the gas chamber or have their necks snapped, some are not even dead when they are skinned. Some farms use Anal electrocution.Then their bloodied stolen skins will be sold at auctions in Europe to be made into garments or garment trims for the wealthy.’

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CAMPAIGN FOCUSING ON BOTH THE FUR FARMER AND THE RETAIL OUTLETS.