Written by PETA
Want to take a wild guess which of the world's many "fashion weeks" is now the first to ban fur?
No, it's not Milan, London, or even Miami. That's way too obvious. Think farther north. Arctic Ocean north. That's right—Norway, home to polar bears, glaciers, and ice hotels, has seen fur banned from the catwalks at its upcoming Oslo Fashion Week (OFW), which will be held in February.
The move was spearheaded by fur-free designer Fam Irvoll and the Norwegian animal rights group NOAH, which organized a massive candlelight vigil against fur back in November and gathered signatures from more than 200 designers, models, photographers, and other members of the Norwegian fashion industry who refuse to work with fur.
"It has been a very natural choice for us because we do not want the OFW to appear as an arena in which to promote products based on the treatment of animals [as] prohibited by animal welfare concerns in several countries," said Paul Vasbotten, the general manager of OFW.
Paris, Milan, London, and New York, what are you waiting for?
Written by Alisa Mullins
Finally I am proud to be Norwegian!
This wonderful decision comes from other warmhearted Norwegian people,and I wonder which country is next!?:)
*Happy Christmas to every genuin Animal friend on earth*
Wow!! This is great news!!! :D
Espero que muchos paises sigan el buen ejemplo de Noruega, gracias.
Wow!! This is just so awesome! I hope it'll soon be the same for every fashion weeks in every cities!!
I totally agree upon Rex´s Mom coment! Norway banned fur is great and it is a small step to animal conscience!
I LOVE IT!
Of course we have polar bears in Norway, just not on the mainland. :) Svalbard is a part of Norway too, you know. Anyway, it's wonderful that OFW has decided to vote against fur. Now I just hope that politicians will do the same, so we can se an end to fur farming in this country.
Sure we have polar bears in Norway, in Svalbard!
GO NORWAY!!!
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