Answer From ShopNBC about selling Fur... THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT ANIMAL TORTURE

I contacted ShopNBC about their selling of Fur products many from rabbit fur and received a disappointing callous response.

Basically the bottom line is if they want to buy it we'll give it to them.
It's a bit hypocritical because there are many products that people buy that are not part of Shop NBS obviously ShopNBC has discretion in what they sell and they can chose to sell it or not.

They are part of the greedy anything goes mentality. It it sells and makes us rich. we'll sell it.
I suggest if you are just as disgusted with this greedy heartless mental BOYCOTT ANYTHING NBC. NBS shows that they do not believe in corporate responsibility.

Con tat them and let them know why

Here is my e-mail and their response.

BTW: She says "Thank You For Shopping" which is funny because I don't shop there and never will and as much as I can I will educate people about ShopNBC and their callous participation in the bloody brutal business of animals torture.
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Customer

01/22/2009 05:36 PM

I would respectfully ask you to stop selling furs. Most of these furs come from China. These animals, rabbits, cats, dogs and other are kept in abominable conditions without food or water and often skinned alive. This is not difficult to research and millions of people are becoming more aware of this. Armani had promised to stop using animal skins/fur and gone back on his promise. I am saddened that in this day and age, these cruel products are still promoted fur, rabbit fur as part of your catalog. Please stop.

Response (Jena I)

01/25/2009 11:11 AM

Dear Concerned Shopper, Thank you for your request. We appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns. As a customer-focused organization, we value all correspondence with our customers, which assist us in our efforts to provide each customer with a great experience at ShopNBC. ShopNBC does not hold a position for or against the wearing of fur. As an established retailer of high-end apparel and accessories, we strive to make a broad selection of merchandise available to our customers, all of which may not appeal to every customer’s taste. ShopNBC does not endorse the wearing of fur, other than by simply making it available to those customers who choose to purchase it. Thank you for expressing your opinion and we hope this information helps clarify our position. Please feel free to contact us again if you have any further questions or concerns. Thank you for shopping with ShopNBC. Regards, Jena I. Customer Service Representative ShopNBC

Contact ShopNBC

Rabbit Fur Belongs On Rabbits

Rabbit Skinned Alive for the Fur Industry awaiting a slow painful death.

DON'T buy Armani
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TAKE Action go to I Will Act one of our blogs that has lots of action information, phone numbers, addesses and e-mail addresses.

In this story people in Italy are defending Armani because he ONLY uses rabbit fur for animal destined for food.
They are of course never mentioning the thriving fur supply industry in China skinning these animals often alive and supplying fashion houses with these furs. Many fashion houses admit that they are are moving operations to China because in China they will not be scrutinized by the animal rights people. They seem to think we (animal's voices) are pesky people they would love to shoo away, so they can go about their bloody business of animal torture without the pesky issues of animal torture entering the beautiful people's world. Talk about animal torture, skinning little bunnies is such a downer and not fitting for the world of outer beauty and high fashion.
Prêt-à-Porter and Champagne does not go well with the bloody bodies of tame animals that we so adore every Easter!

$ 300 leather gloves with rabbit fur advertised as "expensive" that sort of thing is making lots of people rich. The hell with animals is their motto. I say let them skin the animals themselves (but they would not have the stomach to do it, they probably don't even have the stomach to look at a video of a live skinning or when these creatures are thrown in to boiling water while still alive.) Have them do it in glass house while their children and grand children are watching. "Oh daddy did you just kill that little rabbit to make gloves for some rich lady? Oh daddy... I hate You!

No they rather have it done in a foreign place, by someone else, later they buy the fur when it's all cleaned up, they sit around sipping cappuchino while sticking their pinky fingers in the air talking about how nice this will look and feel on some gloves, or baby jacket or cap and then take the money and laugh all they way to the bank. Bloody footsteps I say!

This is sickening
Here is an NBC Shopping Channel with Video... how removed people are from what is actually behind the making of these products. There is a women who gleefully goes through thesee Rabbit fur scarfs, that come in all colors, died with Germna dies, while she is wearing some other animal skin, she goes on about about the colors, so does the guy in the video. They are absolutely either clueless, willfully blind or just don't give a damn about the suffering these animals go through so that they can wear a damn rabbit fur scarf.
http://www.shopnbc.com/product/?familyid=V15026&rap=2820&WT.mc_id=ciSZ&srccode=cii_10043468&cpncode=24-19963638-2

This is who they are:

About Cedric and Norma Kirchner
For nearly five decades, Cedric's has been dressing style-conscious people in the latest designs from around the world. In fact, Cedric's has earned a reputation as a premiere fashion leader, featuring the world's top designers and dressing some of the most fashionable celebrities and VIPs.

According to Cedric and Norma Kirchner, "Our passion and flair for modern lifestyle furs have made Cedric's one of the most popular names in furs around the nation. We've built on our reputation as a top designer of modern lifestyle furs, and we are now the exclusive furrier for ShopNBC."
CONTACT SHOP NBC and tell them to stop selling animal fur!

Read Some Of The Reasons Why You May Qualify!

If Hell Really Does Exist, Most Humans In The World, Will Probably End Up There

By Arthur Poletti

Are you one of the millions of callous, unaware, delusional, brain dead, immune from empathy, ill-fated humans in the world that willingly and thoughtlessly condones and supports some or most of the massive, completely unnecessary hideous forms of never ending torture and brutal premature deaths of millions of precious creatures everyday?

The most repulsive, gruesome, unimaginable tragedy’s that happen every day are overwhelmingly supported by most people in the world, including most religious and government leaders. The never ending worst possible kinds of completely unnecessary forms of cruelty and sufferings forced upon the innocent, helpless, animal race represent the worst crimes in history.

Wise up now! Do not be unwilling or reluctant to know the real truth. Become aware now of why you and those whom you love should not participate, support, promote, or condone any of the many different types of despicable and sickening forms of cruelty to animals.

“You might be shocked to know that in the United States alone approximately 660,000 animals are killed for meat every hour. A surprising quantity of animal flesh is consumed. In a 72 year lifetime, the average American consumes approximately 11 cattle, 3 lambs and/or sheep, 23 hogs, 45 turkeys, 1,100 chickens and 862 pounds of fish. Bon appetite!” Source: Himalayan Academy, California & Hawaii

“While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we expect any ideal conditions on this earth?” George Bernard Shaw

Please read the articles and view the videos listed below revealing some of the many man made disgustingly cruel forms of torture and death to millions of precious and irreplaceable animals every day and then ask yourself, “Do I really want to continue supporting any of this?” Ask yourself, “Do I really think that in the end I will get away with it?”

(1) Factory Farms, Slaughterhouses, Animal Testing (Authorized torture and murder)
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/cruelty-to-animals-the-facts/3242451853
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/petas-goriest-video/1968919385
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xubRQBkXk7Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyF3IcIK2_A
(2) Turkey Slaughter (What a way to prepare for a happy Thanksgiving!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJryC4XIdo
(3) Cat and Dog Slaughter (Pets just like yours)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz_l11sRXVM
http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/horse-forums/dog-and-cat-slaughter-173385.html
(4) Rabbit Slaughter (Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail)
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/armani_fur_investigation
(5) Fur Farms (Imagine how horrible your life would be without fur. NOT!)
http://www.peta.org/feat/ChineseFurFarms/index.asp
(6) Hunting (Do you really want to teach your children this is okay?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOt_zIZmkrc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE_JqmUacNQ
(7) Circus Cruelty (See what happens behind the scenes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9rLZSW9cE
(8) Bull Fighting ("Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile" Albert Schweitzer)
http://www.sharkonline.org/?P=0000000423
(9) Rodeo Cruelty (For people that are immune to kindness)
http://www.sharkonline.org/
(10) Dog Fighting (Pets just like yours)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3175698126741936720
(11) Bear, Fox, Rhino, Deer, Seals, Elephants, Whales (They were not put on Earth for this)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbiuwHYIAPA

Animal flesh eaters, hunters, factory and slaughterhouse workers, animal testing workers, circus, rodeo, dog and bull fighting fans, together you can play a huge role in changing society to a kinder, safer, healthier place to live and to thrive, in peace and harmony with the earth.

For the sake of all animals, all humans, the Earth, and her atmosphere, please change as the hour is very late.

Arthur Poletti is the author of the short story: *God Does Not Eat Meat*
Read for free online at: http://www.all-creatures.org/book/gdnem.html

Consider volunteering to promote the most magnificent *free* online one hour documentary film ever produced titled: *A Sacred Duty*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9RxmTGHZgE

If we could ONLY LEARN our lessions.. STOP EATING MEAT!

A customer hands a slaughtered chicken to a vendor for purchase at a poultry market in Beijing January 21, 2009. China has warned of the risk of further human cases of bird flu in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday after reporting two new cases over the weekend. After not reporting a single human infection in almost a year, China has now confirmed three cases of the H5N1 virus in less than two weeks. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA) REUTERS/DAVID GRAY

China warns of "grim" fight against deadly bird flu
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Skinning Live Animals in China is Booming... Cruelty to order for Fashions, Toys and Trinkets

RPT-China northern fur farms grow despite furor
EXCERPT:
By Vivi LinHARBIN, China, Jan 19 (Reuters Life!) - Fur may have fallen out of favour with some fashion designers and shoppers concerned about animal welfare, but breeding animals for their pelts is a thriving industry in northeastern China.China is a major exporter of fur garments and the number of fur farms have mushroomed in the past ten years, especially in the cold, northern region of Heilongjiang.A group of scientists is now helping locals improve the breeding rates of animals such as mink and fox through artificial insemination and other means, according to Liu Zhiping, who heads the university research team helping the farmers.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

A growing number of international fur traders, processors and fashion designers have gradually shifted their business to China, according to a forum held by the China Leather and Fur Association in November.Industry analysts say cheap labour and the absence of animal rights' protection regulations in the country are encouraging the controversial industry, which has been lambasted by animal rights groups that say the animals are often skinned alive.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE


THESE VIDEO CONTAIN GRAPHIC IMAGES
We recommend watching this because it is evidence of the atrocities that take place very day and some people just don't want to believe it until they see it. I have seen it with my own eyes and yes the animals are often skinned alive, as a matter of fact there is no procedure to kill them first. They start to cut right in to the fur and the animal struggles while it's held down with a foot on its neck . I've seen images of animals that after skinned are trying to crawl away. This is done to million of cats, dogs, foxes raccoons an any animal that has a pretty fur. This is action that is straight out of Hell and as humans WE MUST STOP this! The first step is stop buying anything like fur even so called faux fur is often mislabeled to fool the public. Fury trinkets toys anything we must stop buying it. If we don't buy and keep this in the forefront maybe in a few years we can put a total stop to this. We have to.

A Message of Non Violence on the Day Of Dr. King

Coretta Scott King, Dexter Scott King, and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.


A King among men: Martin Luther King Jr.'s son blazes his own trail - Dexter Scott King

It is impossible to meet Dexter Scott King and not be reminded of his illustrious father, die Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. But Dexter has his own identity and message. As president of the Atlanta-based Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Non-violent Social Change, he credits his vegan diet with giving him strength to further the goals of equality and justice.
King, 34, was introduced to vegetarianism eight years ago by comedian/activist Dick Gregory, who runs a vegan health spa in die Bahamas. After visiting Gregory's spa, King realized he felt healthier in body and soul when eating whole, natural foods.
READ THE FULL STORY



Dick Gregory Exposes KFC



MLK Day: Vegan Soul Food READ FULL STORY HERE

Soul Vegetarian Restaurant & Exodus Carry-Out. Across from Howard University, D.C.'s outpost of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem's Soul Vegetarian chain serves up a decent tofu burger made with black-eyed peas (one of MLK’s favorites) and sides such as dairy-free mac-and-cheese and rice and gravy. 2606 Georgia Avenue NW. (202) EAT-SOUL.

Ben’s Chili Bowl. Although justifiably known for its chili-laden half-smokes, Ben’s Chili Bowl offers some surprisingly good veggie fare — including vegan chili fries, vegan burgers, and heaping bowls of veggie chili. 1213 U Street NW. (202) 667-0909.

Secrets of Nature’s Health Food. Over in Anacostia, Secrets of Nature’s Health Food prepares mock meats such as vegetarian sausage and spare ribs. 3923 South Capitol Street SW. (202) 562-0041.

Russel Simmons The Vegan Revolution story on CNN - 6/11/08

URGENT ALERT FOR ACTION

URGENT ALERT FOR ACTION

This story was just e-mailed to me.

Sega robo-cat will meow, won't catch mice.

Living breathing cats are skinned "Alive" then they make toys that look like cats and even shed.

Contact Sega toys and ask them straight out... "Are you using real fur?"
I will do it... I will contact them to get some sort of answer.


SEGA TOYS (Japan) message from the president

President and CEO Kokubun Isao

Senior Managing Director

Sakurai Daizaburo


Directors

Yokozeki Kenji (Development Operations
Head, MainOffice)

Kanai Akihiko (Sales Operations Head, Main
Office)

Yoshino Shigeru (Administrative Planning
Office Head)

Imai Kota (Management Head, Main Office)

Kayama Tetsu (Emergency Alternate)

Nakamura Syunichi (Emergency Alternate)


Main Switchboard 81+3-5822-6222


Location Headquarters

Yoshinaga Bldg., 1-4-4, Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo-to 111-0052 JAPAN

I am going to send a letter and I will FedEx it, I will include a copy of the story and my stern objection to the use of real cat fur and I will make it clear that million of Americans will be made aware and warned of this toy should it contain real fur. I will ask them to make an official statement denouncing the use of real fur and guarantee that only synthetic materials are used. Better yet stop marketing this creepy faux but "real" fur? animal all together.

PLEASE NOTE: Japanese people are very formal and polite and you may want to write your letter with this in mind. Naturally we want the person to read the letter and not throw it out right away so a respectful approach is very important.

Here is a web site that gives some advise on how you can formulate your letter to a Japanese person. CLICK HERE

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