The day after Thanksgiving may be well known as the biggest shopping day of the year, but the animal advocates from around the globe spend Black Friday educating rather than spending. Fur-Free Friday is a global anti-fur and animal slaughter event which began as a small movement in the late 1980s. This year more than 250 Fur-Free events will occur near shopping malls worldwide. According to PETA, which helps organize the after-Thanksgiving events, more than 50 million animals are skinned each year to provide leather for jackets, clothing, accessories and furniture coverings.
My Ohio Twitter followers shared their thoughts on Fur-Free Friday via email and instant messaging.
* "My roommates and I are going to the Fur-Free event in Cleveland this year. It is our first time helping to share information with shoppers. The events are peaceful and are an attempt to educate others about the inhumane treatment of animals just so we can fill our closets with expensive jackets." -- Neena Carter, Ohio University student, Upper Sandusky.
* "I had never heard of the events before this year. I am glad they are peaceful and don't involve throwing red paint on shoppers like some of the anit-fur protests in the early 1990s. I support their efforts but do not want to be hassled while shopping with my mother and sisters on one of the few days we all get to spend together each year." -- Melissa Stanford, nurse, Columbus..
* "I wish there were more events going on in Ohio. Especially after the tragedy at the exotic animal farm in Zanesville last month. The animals used for their fur and not just killed, they live in horrid conditions until they are skinned alive." -- Bryson Richards, graphic artist, Cincinnati.
* "I hope that the growing number of Fur-Free Friday events around the world put an end to the increase in fur sales which has occurred during the past decade. Once the movement died down in the later 1980s sales once again began creeping up. The fur industry made more than $13 billion last year, that is disgusting." -- Marcus Reed, sculpting artist, Columbus.
* "I am looking for a new leather jacket for my husband for Christmas and had better not be subjected to angry rants by PETA people. I respect their opinion and their right to protest in public spaces, but not their right to bother me while shopping." -- Donna Smathers, nurse, Lancaster.
* "PETA does such good work, I hope they get a lot of donations and make a difference in shopping habits during Fur-Free Friday. How someone could wear the skin of another creature on their back is a concept I just cannot understand. There should be a law against such cruelty." -- Rashawna Eastman, Ohio State University graduate student, Columbus.
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