Anti-fur protesters receive cold welcome from area furriers

It was one of several demonstrations around the nation to protest fur sales on the opening day of the holiday shopping season, hoping to shame shoppers into abandoning their quest for fur-lined garments. The local marchers weren't even out of the park when fur rancher Fred Sander confronted mar...

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Published inThe gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Main Authors Johnson, Brad, Gazette Telegraph
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Colorado Springs, Colo Freedom Newspapers, Inc 25.11.1989
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Lay, Dick
Miars, Tom
Sander, Fred
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Summary:It was one of several demonstrations around the nation to protest fur sales on the opening day of the holiday shopping season, hoping to shame shoppers into abandoning their quest for fur-lined garments. The local marchers weren't even out of the park when fur rancher Fred Sander confronted march organizer Tom Miars. The anti-fur group has criticized fur ranching as inhumane. Animals raised for their fur are usually electrocuted or given lethal injections.