A PETA activist (people before the ethical treatment of animals) made a shocking protest in Hong Kong disguised as a snakeSpecifically for a Louis Vuitton store. Dressed like a six -minute python, looking for visible the Animal cruelty Implicitly in the production of accessories with reptile skin that is used by the renowned luxury brand.
PETA and other animal rights organizations criticize this trade violentlyThe revenge of cruel deals, insulting circumstances in breeders and the illegal extraction that endangers different species.
As a counterpart to this demonstration of the cruelty behind this company, there are the Defenders in industry and some conservationists who only seek their own economic profit And they claim that trade in reptiles generates skins economic stimuli, so that local communities protect species and their ecosystems.
Peta defending animals: this time to take snakes
A PETA activist, an American animal defense organization, recently protested protested as one Six -meter Python for a store in Hongkonesa in Louis VuittonTo denounce cruelty in the elaboration of accessories with reptile skin of the brand.
Animal rights organizations have long been criticized with Reptile Skins trade, The revenge of cruel deals and insulting circumstances in breeders, as well as his illegal obtaining, which jeopardizes wild species and populations. However, sector defenders, including excellent conservationists, claim that this trade generates economic stimuli for local communities to protect vulnerable species and their ecosystems.
They ensure that the Illegality is minimal and that most species used in fashion are not in danger. Researchers point out that the trade promoted by large luxury brands, for example, has contributed to the recovery of the population of Zoute Water Crocodiles in Australia.
There Years of the snake, luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton, brand of the LVMH, Cartier or Bulgari Group have launched jewelry collections dedicated to this reptileWhile snake skin prints are used a lot in layers, boots, bags and other accessories.
Snakes are living beings, no raw material
An investigation by PETA unveiled brutal practices in Indonesian slaughterhouses that deliver LVMH, owner of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Celine, where the Boas are immobilized by the neck, beaten in the head with hammers and hanging on living hooksaccording to images obtained by the organization.
Jason Baker, Senior Vice President of Peta, explained that his organization has employed Street theater as the deployed in the streets of Hong Kong to “shake consciousness” About fashion – “We use shocking images to show how snakes are brutally beaten, perforated in the skull and live bruised,” he denounced.
He in turn regretted that the public avoids the undercover recordings of their organization, so they resort to “powerful visual actions” to generate reflection. “The SErpentes are live creatures, not -row material for bags or belts“He said as he called consumers to boycott reptile skin products and demand to eliminate these raw materials from designs.
The American PETA, founded in 1980 in Virginia, is one International organization dedicated to defending animal rightsconviction practices such as the use of skins, animal experiments, meat consumption and the exploitation of animals in shows. Recognized for its high -impact actions, uses protests, secret research and media campaigns to expose species abuse. EFE / ECOTICIA.COM