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Comment on Johnny Weir’s Fur by Deerjon

Deerjon — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:30:57 +0000

Don’t wear any skin but your own. Go vegan and personally take yourself out of the entire animal (ab)use cycle.

http://www.abolitionistapproach.com/a-victory-for-whom/

Comment on Johnny Weir’s Fur by Brian

Brian — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:48 +0000

Fur is a renewable natural resource. I’m glad this skater stood up to the “animal terrorists.”

Why focus on the skater? Why not take on Denny’s, the NFL, and the media who allowed the Super Bowl comercial to air that announced Denny’s is giving away free breakfasts on Tuesday. Think of all those eggs. Think of all that suffering. Everyone who goes to Denny’s is evil to the core. Don’t they know where eggs come from? Don’t they care about ckicken? Stand up for Chicken Rights!

No, let’s pick on a skater who has a little bit of fur on his outfit. It’s much easier.

Comment on Johnny Weir’s Fur by Francis

Francis — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:56:28 +0000

JRC-
Are you for real? Now you are starting to really scare me….

Comment on Johnny Weir’s Fur by Patrick Battuello

Patrick Battuello — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:40:42 +0000

Joe, just a quick note on skinning live animals. The animals in question are not skinned from a fully conscious and uncompromised position. The killing method has not been fully effective, and they reach the skinning process still alive. They are obviously not able to put up much of a struggle. This is certainly not the same as your squirrel example. Pat.

Comment on Johnny Weir’s Fur by Pamela

Pamela — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:10:13 +0000

Thank you, Patrick, for showing compassion. People need to see this, whether they like it or not… It’s really sick when you hear apologists for animal abuse twisting things so thoroughly. Keep on keepin’ on.

Comment on Johnny Weir’s Fur by hellomolly

hellomolly — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:05:53 +0000

If you choose to engage in fur handling the quickest and most humane way to put an animal down is a severe head injury – like it or not.

How do you know this? Wouldn’t euthanasia be more humane? As in a lethal injection, that is. I would guess that if a human on death row were “put down” by having his or her head slammed into a wall, it wouldn’t be called quick and humane.

Comment on Johnny Weir’s Fur by NoFurU

NoFurU — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:34:04 +0000

Skinning the animals alive is sickening and not acceptable by anyone. This is just one of the multitude of processes that happen abroad where we buy most of our goods from, welcome to Oz. How did the Chinese explain their actions? Are they not allowed to posses implements that would humanely dispatch the animals? Is there no oversight by our trading partner? Did the group take immediate action to raise money and give them captive bolt guns to stun the animals and not damage the fur? Are they doing that now, or just raising money to jet staff to Washington and pay lobbyists? “One of the most gruesome industries on the planet” Not true, fur is a renewable and sustainable resource, the methods used by our trading partners need to be improved. What is your preferred alternative for insulation? Organic wool? Petroleum based synthetic products, that reek their own havoc on animals?

Comment on Johnny Weir’s Fur by JRC

JRC — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:46:51 +0000

And I thought animal rights organizations didn’t espouse terrorism. Isn’t that what you said Pat yet Mr. Weir changed his costume to avoid threats from AR groups. Wonder how they got that reputation?
I’m very happy he stood up to the harassment and his focus on human suffering.

As an aside I just read about a senior citizen who performed surgery i.e removed a cyst from his dog because he couldn’t afford a vet. A local vet said it was a “heinous crime” and that he would’ve subsidized the surgery. Question: How is this guy barely getting by going to know that. I’ll bet that veterinarian donated to Haiti instead of a community outreach to help local seniors. Not saying he shouldn’t have donated to Haiti but he should keep his mouth shut until he learns to take care of his own community first.

When I worked with DEC and we had pheasants that needed to be put down due to injury etc.. the most human way to kill them was to take them by the legs and slam their head against a post similar to the fur trade. If you choose to engage in fur handling the quickest and most humane way to put an animal down is a severe head injury – like it or not.

Comment on Johnny Weir’s Fur by MJ

MJ — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:33:59 +0000

Pat,
It was actually a video of an animal being skinned alive that opened my eyes to all kinds of animal cruelty. I will never, ever forget that video. It will always haunt me. My eyes were then opened to factory farming which is when I decided to become a vegetarian.

I will not watch the videos you posted because my heart will break again. I applaud all your efforts on behalf of the animals. Your statement “Wearing fur in 2010 defines shallowness; a shallowness covered in blood” is excellent.

Comment on Evil In Schenectady by JRC

JRC — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:58:40 +0000

Yes thank you Faclonnier for pointing out and confirming what some of us on this blog have been saying all along about supporting terrorism.