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Burton Stops Selling Fur!
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Turns out that my "eXtreme" colleagues over at peta2 do more than just talking about their favorite skate spots and "moshing," or whatever it is that the kids are up to these days. Just two months after they put out a call for members and Street Teamers to contact Burton Snowboards about their use of fur, the company has committed to going fur-free for good!
This move means that all major action sports retailers are currently fur-free, and we're currently turning our attention to Guess? Inc. The company has announced that it will stop selling fur eventually, but evidently has plans to continue ordering fur until September of 2007, and selling as much as it can until April 2008. If compassionate companies like Burton can make the commitment to a total and immediate ban on fur, Guess can too. Please click here to ask the company to go fur free immediately.
Thanks to everyone who contacted the company about this issue, and thank you, Burton, for making the compassionate decision to go fur-free.
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Thank goodness that many companies are starting to take animal welfare seriously.
A great BIG thank you,
Judith
Posted by: Judith, Freedom Fighter | July 31, 2007 04:23 PM
I have just sent a letter to Guess? asking th company to go fur free. It only toke me five minutes of my day. I hope the other readers of this blog will do the same.
Posted by: Desiree Lee | July 31, 2007 05:00 PM
Such good news are always welcome! It's a great decision that Burton stops doing business with fur! This ruthless and bloody thing must stop worldwide! Thank you - Burton and all who helped - for this present! And also Guess must stop this at once! A clean conscience is more important than dirty money!
Posted by: animalfriend | July 31, 2007 06:03 PM
i myself am a fan of burton and have burton snowboard bindings. i was so happy to find that one of my favorite places to get snowboard apparel has gone FUR FREE
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!
Posted by: lucy | July 31, 2007 06:25 PM
Woohoo! Yay Burton!
Posted by: Canaduck | July 31, 2007 06:33 PM
SWEET!! ^-^
Posted by: kitten | July 31, 2007 08:00 PM
yahoo! I luv burton enough already.
Posted by: Sam | July 31, 2007 08:02 PM
Uh, don't clear your consciences just yet. Burton still sells plenty of leather.
Posted by: Jason Das | July 31, 2007 10:50 PM
Just sent my email to Guess?
I think it's milleniums past due that society comes out of the stone age with the cave-man/woman mentality of wearing fur.
I think wearing fur has been a hype, making people believe that they are making a fashion statement. Hardly! They are making a statement that they are vain and unconscienable about the torturous suffering of innocent beings, who scream helplessly with pain.
I cringe and want to vomit when I see someone wearing a fur coat.
Many thanks and congratulations to the Street Teamers!
Posted by: Ariel | August 1, 2007 08:08 AM
Finding out the Burton no longer has fur in their products makes me very very happy. I've been using Burton boards,coats,hats,bindings since I started snowboarding in grade 3. Burton is now so much better!!
Posted by: Anonymous | August 1, 2007 11:27 AM
i am so happy that we got at least one store to stop selling fur
Posted by: samantha langill | August 1, 2007 08:51 PM
I am so happy that many companies are stepping up and ending this cruelty. I just wrote a thank you to Burton and purchased 400.00 in gear for my son. I let them know that it was because they stopped selling fur.
Posted by: Lisa | August 1, 2007 09:11 PM
Good point, Jason--they sell down, too.
Posted by: Canaduck | August 1, 2007 10:49 PM
I love Burton gear, but their boots are leather. Any suggestions for a high performance snowboard boot that is leather free? I've been riding for nearly 10 years and recently became Vegan. Time to retire the leather boots, and find a humane replacement.
Posted by: Rebecca | August 2, 2007 05:53 PM
Yay! Good going. Another step for animalkind.
Posted by: asha | August 2, 2007 06:24 PM
Thank you Mr. Burton and the rest of the Snowboarding team. I have been a avid skier all my life and look forward to the slopes soon, enjoying the majestic sceneries and not seeing FUR!
Posted by: Sallie | August 2, 2007 08:50 PM
Thank you Burton, you wont regret your kind action!!!!
Posted by: silvia | August 2, 2007 09:08 PM
Now Please stop the Leather!
Posted by: Mrs. L Steinhoff | August 2, 2007 11:53 PM
I wrote my letter to Guess and hope they wake up with all the letters pouring in.I can't believe that anyone can watch the videos of these poor helpless animals having their fur peeled off while they are still alive screaming with pain and not care.I am ashamed of being part of the human race.I don't understand the need for fur in present times-it's strikes me as arrogant to wear an animal's skin and prance around without feeling the pain this poor animal had to endure.The people who wear fur are ignorant, the people who skin the animals are barbarians & I don't uderstand how sick they must be to be able to watch these poor animals suffer. They belong locked up & not allowed into our society. I can't wait until these barbarians get what's coming to them!!
Posted by: Courtney | August 3, 2007 03:12 AM
Thank you Burton for having compassion :)
Posted by: Wendy Morris | August 3, 2007 02:40 PM
Leather is as bad as fur! Go leather free!
Posted by: Elia | August 3, 2007 07:11 PM
YES! Burton listened! After contacting Guess? why don't you all send Burton a quick thank you e-note?
Posted by: Elli | August 4, 2007 06:49 PM
THEY STILL SELL LEATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jason | August 4, 2007 08:54 PM
Burton, you now have my full respect.
Posted by: M | August 4, 2007 10:59 PM
Wow! that really proves with a constant effort stuff really can get done
Posted by: kyle | August 6, 2007 07:04 PM
Awsome! But hes right they still sell leather but...atleast no animals are being killed for fur.
Posted by: joshua | August 7, 2007 07:32 AM
yeah for burton... they stopped selling fur...
now lets get them to stop selling leather or else!!!
now lets stop them from selling goose down or else....
now lets stop them from selling suede or else....
now, lets stop them from selling silk or else....
when we're done, lets make sure they only sell synthetics that are derived from oil and chemical products....
then we'll be really happy!!!!!!!!
Posted by: steve | August 7, 2007 12:40 PM
im soooo happpyyyyy!!!!!
def. puts a smile on my face !!!!!!
thanks
kateee
Posted by: kateee | August 7, 2007 02:01 PM
To Rebecca / Boots,
ALL Burton snowboard boots are 100% Synthetic!
Posted by: quato | August 17, 2007 01:04 PM
no comprendo como no sepuede hacer nada para poder defedera esos pobres animales
Posted by: rosa | September 13, 2007 10:51 PM
soy español y apollo a peta
enorabuena por esta organicacion
mucho animo
Posted by: Ivan Niginski lozano | September 18, 2007 10:19 PM
ABOUT TIME!
I AM GLAD THEY FINALLY DECIDED TO DO THE RIGHT THING BUT IT WAS LONG OVERDUE
PEOPLE WHO ACT ETHICALLY AND COMPASSIONATELY SHOULD NOT EXPECT A MEDALL OF HONOR
THE REWARD IS IN DOING THE RIGHT THING!
Posted by: Lily | September 22, 2007 10:05 AM
Yay for Burton's ... all there snowboard boots apart from one colour of the 2009 Men's XIII are now completly vegan
(there is much rejoicing)
Posted by: Sarah Meharg | May 30, 2008 04:51 AM