23 April 2009 - Cruise

The fashion chain Cruise today gave a statement saying that they will no longer sell any fur in any of their stores, whether it is their own products or other brands which they stock.

The statement comes just ahead of a day of action which had been planned for next week, so assuming all Cruise stores are now fur free, the day of action on Saturday 2 May will not now take place. Protests were due to take place in at least 10 towns and cities across the UK and others were being planned, so well done to those activists who took the time to plan a demo.

There is no other national fashion chain we are aware of that still sells fur, so instead we urge all anti fur campaigners to turn it into a general anti-fur day/weekend of action and hold protests at shops selling fur on or near to Saturday 2 May. If possible let us know in advance and we will help publicise the demos, and send us reports and photos afterwards. If you need leafets/posters etc, let us know and we can send you some.

Statement from Cruise

"Dear CAFT

The Board of Directors’ at Cruise some time ago took the decision to no longer use fur in own bought products.

Having reviewed our policy further, the Board has taken the decision that from today Cruise no longer wishes to stock fur products form its branded suppliers.

Our current spring / summer range contains NO fur products.

We have no fur or fur products in our A/W 2009 range."

cruise | head office: 180 ingram st glasgow g1 1dn
E: press@cruiseclothing.co.uk
www.cruiseclothing.co.uk

You can write to Cruise at the above email address to congratulate them on their compassionate decision, butwe also urge you to check your local Cruise store to ensure that all their branches adhere to their fur-free policy.