Lingerie Football Players Urge Seattle Holiday Shoppers to 'Tackle Cruelty: Bench Fur'

Members of the Seattle Mist Suit Up for Shopping Center Demonstration 

For Immediate Release:
December 5, 2012

Contact:
Sophia Charchuk 202-483-7382

Seattle -- They're known for wearing only lingerie while playing full-contact football, but now the brave women from the Lingerie Football League's (LFL) Seattle Mist are teaming up with PETA in order to tackle cruelty. In a special PETA demonstration to be held on Thursday—nine days before they face off against the BC Angels—team members will appear in their uniforms and Santa hats, holding signs that read, "Tackle Cruelty: Bench Fur," to encourage all Seattle residents to leave fur off their holiday shopping lists. Previous stops on the LFL fur-free tour included Toronto, Seattle, and Vancouver, and the Chicago Bliss ladies also posed for a racy anti-fur ad.

When:   Thursday, December 6, 12 noon 

Where:  Southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Pine Street, Seattle

"Wearing fur is a personal foul," says PETA campaigner Virginia Fort. "With so many stylish, warm, and durable fabrics available today, there's no excuse for wearing anyone's skin."

Behind every piece of fur is an enormous amount of animal suffering. Animals who are killed for their fur are trapped, drowned, beaten, electrocuted, or even skinned alive. Other athletes who have teamed up with PETA to speak out against fur include Tony Gonzalez, Amar'e Stoudemire, Candace Parker, Chad Ochocinco, and Gilbert Arenas.

Many top fashion designers and retailers—including Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, J.Crew, and Forever 21—are 100 percent fur-free.

For more information, please visit PETA.org.