Zac Posen tortures animals

Zac Posen's bloody and torturous ways got some serious attention on Thursday night at Bryant Park. Passersby and fashionistas wannabes who were there for the show stopped to watch gruesome video of a dog being skinned alive for his fur. The crowd ebbed and flowed, and things picked up when the runway show was over and the attendees spilled out on the sidewalk. We were there to greet them with some reality about how fur is obtained.

A stunning finale to Fashion Week. It opened some people's eyes to the suffering of fur-bearing animals.
Photo courtesy of Santos, NYCAnimalRights.com

Animal cruelty in the name of fashion

Along with bloody ShopNBC, there are some fashion designers who have distinguished themselves with their greed and cruelty. They will surely have spots in the Hall of Shame. Donna Karan has decided that making money is more important than keeping its promise to not use fur; it uses slaughtered rabbits. Carolina Herrera kills ewes and their unborn lambs, who die kicking and suffocating in their dying mother's womb, and uses their skins in the name of fashion. The bloody butcher of Madison Avenue, Dennis Basso, caters to a morally bankrupt clientele who get off on wearing the skins of murdered animals (I wonder how the greedy butchers get all that blood out?) Custo Barcelona and Zac Posen have made a commitment to animal suffering. I hope they get plenty of negative attention at Fashion Week!