BiBA goes fur free!
31.07.2009
Big victory within the campaign against ESCADAs furtrade!In the course of the economical crash of ESCADA the former subsidiary company ´BIBA´ was sold to the german fashion company ´Gelco´. Shortly after the sale the company now announced go fur-free from the autumn/winter-collection 09/10 on. A written statement has been sent to the german-swiss-austrian antifur-network "Offensive gegen die Pelzindustrie".
BIBA owns about 550 stores and concessions and was with more than 100 demonstrations amongst the targets of the campaign against ESCADA. During the whole campaign against ESCADA there have been more than 700 actions all together.
"We understand this as a big step in the campaign to get ESCADA fur-free. It is a huge succes! Now that ESCADA is isolated we will focus on them until they will follow the example of BIBA.", said David Cimaro from the ´global network against the fur industry´.
550 Stores throughout the world will from now on order no fur-products anymore. Accordingly there will be less animals on the body count of the fur industry. The fact that ESCADA still sells fur is reason enough to go on with the campaign. The statement that was given in autumn 2007 still persists: The campaign will not be ended until ESCADA remove all real fur from all their collections!
Now more then ever: Let´s make ESCADA fur-free! No compromise in the fight against the fur industry! No compromise in the fight for animal liberation!