Our declaration:
We are declaring Saturday, December 22nd 2012 a National Day of Action Against Canada Goose, which will see animal defenders from across the country calling out Canada Goose for the shameful role they have played in killing animals and popularizing fur.
Our main priority: to disrupt holiday sales of Canada Goose products by drawing attention to the large and diverse network of people who oppose Canada Goose, fur/down and the reasons for such opposition.
Confirmed participating groups:
- The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals
- Kingston Animal Trust
- KARA KebɛkAnimalRightsAssociation
- Fur Free Durham
- Fur Free Toronto
- Niagara Animal Defense League
- Fur Free Niagara
- Vancouver Animal Defense League
- Ottawa Animal Defense League
- Kitchener Ontario Animal Liberation Alliance
- Black Pawprint Collective
- Fashion With Compassion
- Fur Free London
- Hamilton/Burlington organizers
December 22nd will be a historic day as animal defenders nationwide form a unified front against Canada Goose during the height of holiday shopping. As always, we ask that defenders maintain a tone of respect and behave in a way that is strategically optimal for the campaign.
While the Holt Renfrew demo in Toronto will have lots of signage provided, we encourage people to make their own signs/banners!
A list of demonstration locations:
- Kingston Animal Trust
- KARA KebɛkAnimalRightsAssociation (Montreal)
- Fur Free Durham (Oshawa)
- Fur Free Niagara (St. Catharines)
- Ottawa Animal Defense League
- Kitchener Ontario Animal Liberation Alliance
- Black Pawprint Collective (Vancouver)
- Fur Free London
- Hamilton/Burlington
- Fur-Bearer Defenders demo at Holt Renfrew (Toronto)
- Fur Free Toronto demo at Sporting Life
A note to defenders:
Please use social media to document your event! Use the hashtag #shutyourtraps and direct photos/posts to @CanadaGooseInc (feel free to copy us too @FurBearers)! We can’t rely on mainstream media support, and therefore really need to hammer the social media end of things!
If you’re unable to attend:
If you are unable to attend a demonstration, please participate by posting respectful anti-fur comments on Canada Goose’s social media:
Facebook
Twitter
You can also email Canada Goose!