A "rabbit" mutilated in public to denounce the violence of angora

PETA
and One Voice call on the Minister of Agriculture to ban the
production of this cruel material

What:
A giant angora “rabbit”, stretched out and tied up on a
table overlooking a large banner saying “Angora: torture the of
rabbits”, there will be a violent pulling out handfuls of hair
Thursday in front of an annex of the Ministry of Agriculture. This
joint action by PETA and One Voice, which will take place accompanied
in the background by the cries of rabbits recorded during this cruel
process of hair removal, this will aim to sensitize the government
and bystanders on the suffering of these soft and sensitive animals
and to urge the Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll to ban the
breeding of angora rabbits in France.

When:
Thursday, February 9, 10:30

Where:
251 rue Vaugirard, 75015, Paris (in the district of the Ministry of
Agriculture)

Recent PETA revelations and an investigation by the association One Voice
have shown Angora rabbits being tied up by workers and violently
having the fur torn from their bodies, leaving bloody wounds, while
these fragile beings scream out in agony. After suffering this
torture every three months for two to five years, they are sent to
the slaughterhouse. This is standard practice in the angora industry.

“Anyone who sees images
of mutilated rabbits and hears their cries of pain when they are
dehaired in this way will understand that this ill-gotten material
has no place in the 21st century. It is high time that its production
is banned,” says Muriel Arnal, president of One Voice.

“There
are many humane and animal-free materials available on the market and
the list of companies that have renounced angora, such as Zara,
Lacoste, Monoprix, The Kooples, Camaïeu, Accessorize, ASOS and Mango
among many others is growing day by day, “explains Isabelle
Goetz, spokeswoman for PETA
France.

PETA
(whose motto says that “the animals do not belong to us and
[that] we do not have to use them for clothing”) and One Voice
calls Mr Le Foll to take immediate measures to ban the production of
angora in France and encourage consumers who are concerned about
animal welfare to commit to getting rid of this cruel material.

For
more information, visit PETAFrance.com.

And
so stop-angora.fr