Take Action Against Fur Atrocities
1) Write to retailers that sell fur. Tell them you will not support their store until they stop selling fur and fur-trimmed garments.
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Mr./Ms _________ :
I am very disappointed that ____________. has not yet made a commitment against the sale of fur and fur trimmed products.
Each year more than 40 million animals are killed for fashion. Whether used as a full-length coat or as simple trim, fur represents senseless pain and suffering.
Animals caught in traps or snares may suffer for days before dying of exposure, exhaustion, or strangulation. In addition to the desired fur-bearing animals, trappers also catch non-target animals including deer, birds, squirrels, endangered species, and companion cats and dogs. Farm-raised fur comes from animals kept in tiny, filthy cages deprived of adequate protection from the elements. There are no U.S. laws regulating how animals on fur farms are to be housed or killed. The techniques used to kill animals on fur farms includes neck snapping, anal electrocution, and crude carbon monoxide or dioxide "gas chambers" that are notorious for prolonging the suffering of dieing animals and for their tendency to cause animals to regain consciousness while being skinned.
There is nothing fashionable about cruelty to animals. Please implement a permanent policy against the sale of fur and fur-trimmed products.
Sincerely,
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1. Macys
Phone 1-800-264-0069
E-mail macysmaildesk@fds.com
Send an Instant E-Mail
Postal Address
Harold Kahn, President
C/O Macys Herald Square
151 W 34th Street
New York City, NY 10001
2. Neiman Marcus
Phone: 1-800-937-9146 (ask for the executive office)
Email: offices@neimanmarcus.com
Send an Instant E-Mail
Fax: 214-573-4904
Postal Address:
Gerald Sampson,
President
Burton Tansky, CEO
Neiman Marcus
1618 Main St.
Dallas, TX 75201-4748
3. Arden B (A Branch of Wet Seal, Inc.)
Phone: (949) 583-9029
Email: kathy.bronstein@wetseal.com
Fax: (949) 583-0715
Postal Address:
Kathy Bronstein, CEO
Wet Seal, Inc.
26972 Burbank
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
4. Bebe Stores, Inc.
Phone: (415) 715-3900
Customer Service: (877) 423-2303
Email: MMashouf@bebe.com
Fax: (415) 715-3939
Postal Address:
Manny Mashouf, President
Bebe Stores, Inc.
380 Valley Drive
Brisbane, CA 94005
5. Bloomingdale's
Phone: (212) 705-2000
Email: Mgould@fds.com
Postal Address:
Mr. Michael Gould, Chairman
Bloomingdale's
155 E. 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
6. Butterfly, Inc.
Phone: (212) 944-8000
E-Mail: kseiff@bluefly.com
Fax: (212) 354-3400
Postal Address:
E. Kenneth Seiff
Chairman, Pres, CEO, Treasurer
Blufly, Inc.
42 West 39th Street
New York, NY 10018
7. Burlington Coat Factory
Phone: 609-387-7800
Email:
BoycottBCF@mail.com (Will go to ALL
Burlington Coat Factory executives)
Fax: 609-387-0189
Postal Address:
Mr. Andrew Milstein, Executive Vice President of Merchandise
Burlington Coat Factory
1830 N. Rt. 130
Burlington Township, NJ 08016
8. Express
Phone: 800-477-8844
E-Mail: mweiss@ExpressFashion.com
Postal Address:
Express
Mr. Michael Weiss, President
One Limited Parkway
Columbus, OH 43230
9. Spidewak and Sons, Inc.
Phone: 212-695-1620 / 800-223-6850
Fax: 212-629-4803
E-Mail Address: Michael@spiewak.com
Postal Address:
Michael Spiewak, CEO and President
I. Spiewak and Sons, Inc.
469 Seventh Avenue
Tenth Floor
New York, NY 10018
10. JC Penney
Phone: 972-431-1000
E-Mail: sberry@jcpenney.com
Postal Address:
Mr. Steve Berry, Buyer, Women's Outerwear
JC Penney Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 10001
Dallas, TX 75301-0001
11. L.L. Bean, Inc.
Phone: 207-865-4761
E-Mail: lgorman@llbean.com
Fax: 207-552-6850
Postal Address:
Leon A. Gorman, CEO
LL Bean, Inc.
Casco St
Freeport, ME 04033
12. Macy's East
Phone: 800-289-6229
E-Mail:
HKahn@fds.com
Postal Address:
Mr. Harold Kahn, President and CEO
Macy's East
151 W. 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
13. Marimekko
Phone: (212) 688-5310
Fax: (212) 688-5207
E-Mail:
info@marimekkofabric.com
Postal Address:
DelGreco Textiles, Inc.
232 East 59th Street
Ground Floor
New York, N.Y. 10022
www.marimekkofabric.com
Phone:
+358 9 75 871
Fax:
+358 9 755 3051
E-Mail: info@marimekko.fi
Postal Address:
Marimekko Headquarters:
Marimekko Corporation
Puusepänkatu 4
00810 Helsinki, Finland
14. The May Company
Phone: (314) 342-6300
E-Mail: None that I could Find
Fax: (314) 342-4470
Postal Address:
Eugene Kahn, CEO
The May Company
611 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
15. Nordstrom's
Phone: 206-628-2111
E-Mail: pete.nordstrom@nordstrom.com
Mr. Peter E. Nordstrom, President of Full-Line Stores
Nordstrom's
1501 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-1603
16. Rich's/Lazarus/Goldsmith's
Phone: (770) 913-4000
E-Mail: RKlein@fds.com
Mr. Ronald Klein, Chairman, CEO
223 Perimeter Center Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30346
17. Saks Fifth Avenue
Phone: 212-940-4048
Ms. Christina Johnson, President and CEO
Saks Fifth Avenue
12 East 49th Street
New York, NY 10164-2114
18. Spiegel Catalog, Inc
Phone: (630) 986-8800
E-Mail: melissa_payner@spgl.com
Fax: (630) 769-2823
Melissa Payner, Pres./CEO
Spiegel Catalog, Inc.
3500 Lacey Road
Downers Grove, IL 60515
19. Steinmart
Phone: (904) 346-1500
E-Mail: mfisher@steinmart.com
Fax: (904) 398-4341
Michael Fisher, Pres/CEO
Steinmart
1200 Riverplace Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
20.
T.J. Maxx and Marshalls
Phone: (508) 390-1000
E-Mail: edmond_english@tjx.com
Fax: (508) 390-2091
Edmond English, Pres./CEO of The Marmaxx Group
The TJX Companies, Inc
770 Cochituate Road
Framingham, MA 01701
21. Urban Outfitters
Phone: (215) 564-2313
E-Mail: Rhayne@urbn.com
Fax: (215) 568-1549
Richard Hayne, President
1809 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
For More information on what fur items these stores sell visit:
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade
2) Wear a Message! Sport a No Fur sticker or Fur is Dead bumper sticker to show people how you feel about the fur atrocities.
3) Confront Fur-wearers. Let them know how cruel their fashion statement really is. If you don't feel comfortable being this straight-forward you can always just hand them a fur-card (card listing facts on fur) or strike up a conversation nearby about the horrors of fur.
4) Hit the streets armed with pamphlets are flyers about fur which you can make up yourself on your computer and copy them or order them from PETA's website Peta's Literature Department.
5) Write to newspapers or television stations that run fur ads.
6) Hold Demonstration campaigns with signs in front of a local fur retail store or even take your cause to Washington if you're really determined.
