CAFT Campaign Hits the Hight Street!

Do you believe the distribution of real fur clothing within Britain should be banned given that the production of fur within the UK is Illegal? The uproar for the abolishment of the Fur trade has seen CAFT campaigners up and down the country, protesting against the selling of real fur. The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade also known as CAFT, is a campaign group against the production and use of animal fur for clothing and other items which sees them holding regular campaigns.

A campaign which CAFT are repeatedly involved in is parading Burberrys ‘Bloody Fur Trade ‘outside the high end stores, with Metrowebukmetro (2008) ‘calling for the importation of fur products to be banned and has urged the public to boycott all stores that continue to sell the product.’ Due to the freezing temperatures outside and the density of real fur, some may see the wearing of real fur as appropriate? Giving the thought, who can blame them? 

CAFT is a worldwide organization, though specialising within the UK campaigning throughout the streets of Britain outside of well-known shops including Burberry, Beyond Retro and the last department store within the UK to sell real fur, Harrods. One campaign they have set their sights on is helping people work out whether fur clothing is real or not, overlooking what the label says. As quoted on their website, The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade, CAFT (2013) cite ‘There is a lot of fake fur that looks very real so please try and determine whether it is fake or real - check the label and ask the shop assistants.’ (See Picture Below) Through encouraging campaigns and information determining the difference between real and faux fur as seen below, it appears CAFT continues to have a strong presence within the fashion industry? 

Available: http://www.caft.org.uk/fur-detective.html 

Below are some pictures from the Burberry campaign:

References

CAFT (2013) Become a Fur Detective! [Online] Available at: http://www.caft.org.uk/fur-detective.html. (Last Accessed: 14 April 2013) 

Metrowebukmetro (2008) Anti-fur campaigners set to protest, Metro [Online] Available at: http://metro.co.uk/2008/09/27/anti-fur-campaigners-set-to-protest-532945/. (Last Accessed: 10 April 2013)

PETA (n.d) Bloody Burberry: The Fur Fighters.[Online] Available: http://www.bloodyburberry.com/features/fur_fighters/. (Last Accessed 24/04/2013)