2 Americans Bare Protest in Tokyo Against Fur Trade
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TOKYO — Two Americans protested the fur business Tuesday by stripping down to their underwear and marching through a crowded shopping district carrying a banner reading, “We’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur.”
Ignoring the chilly 46-degree weather, Dan Matthews and Julia Sloane of the Washington-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals walked for an hour outside Sunshine 60, Japan’s tallest building.
“By showing some of our own skin, we hope to save some animal skins,” said Matthews of Washington.
Sloane, of San Francisco, said they chose the site because 101 furriers from around the world were opening a four-day show inside the 60-story building.
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