Could totally watch that without covering my eyes. I don't wear fur though.

Question though, where to you get non-leather shoes? Because the only non-leather shoes I've ever seen are flip-flops and crocs, which will be a recipe for frostbitten feet in a few weeks up in Minnesota.

Posted by: MH | October 26, 2009 04:44 PM

Fur is for hags!!!!!!!

Posted by: Carla | October 26, 2009 06:23 PM

The French part of the sign says fur is death, not fur is dead. La fourrure est mort, means fur is dead.

Posted by: Cray | October 26, 2009 06:35 PM

Here is where you can get Vegan Clothing...

http://www.alternativeoutfitters.com/

Posted by: Jill | October 26, 2009 07:48 PM

It's enifying to notice that there are more animal rights activists in France. However, it appears that Brigett Bardot is the nation's only famous diehard animal loving vegetarian. England has thousands.

Posted by: Brien Comerford | October 26, 2009 07:52 PM

Thank god there are organisations like PETA who are out there fighting the human scum who make a living out of animal cruety. I watch the videos ( ok a bit is all i can handle) and initially i am filled with an intense anger which then turns to disbelief and tears. How can people do that and think its ok?....

Posted by: Ras | October 26, 2009 10:45 PM

Merci beaucoup, Peta France!!

Posted by: lynda downie | October 26, 2009 10:45 PM

Wow, great job France! Come to NYC and help us.

Posted by: roxanne | October 26, 2009 11:29 PM

Well MH, most regular stores like payless have a lot of non-leather shoes...just check the tag (a lot of shoes that you may THINK are leather are not) just check for anything that says "all man-made materials"

As well you can buy non-leather shoes online very easily: Vegan Essentials is a great website for that...even Zappos has an option in their search option for non-leather shoes.

(google is your friend, as for everything in life do your research. Look it up before you say that "all you have ever seen is crocs and flip flops....cuz "vegan footwear" on google gave me over 400, 000 results!!!)

If you would like to avoid synthetics, you can buy lots of shoes made out of natural materials... Kamik is a great company that makes boots here in Canada (so fair trade) and out of natural rubber that keep you warm even in -20F weather!

I am sure that you can find a store in the northern U.S" who does the same for winter boots...or order online from Kamik. (not all their stuff is leather and wool free though)

For the summer, spring and fall, check out Simple shoes for some super cool sneakers...also a lot of the skater companies (like Macbeth) make hemp shoes.

And if fair-trade is an issue for you and you don't want shoes (like NIKE) made in sweat shops, then check out the website of vegetarian shoes....100% vegan, 100% fairly traded.

But companies like Simple and many others have very good corporate policies as well.

Search and you shall find! :-)

As you can see there are many options for vegan clothing, shoes, EVERYTHING. It's almost 2010 after all! :-)

Posted by: Antoine | October 27, 2009 01:26 AM

Actually, if you are going to correct french. Mort would be changed to morte, because, fourrure is feminine. Mort, on the other hand is masculin. Morte, is feminine.

Posted by: Jakob | October 27, 2009 09:08 PM

Thank you PETA-FRANCE for helping the animals!
Fur is not a fabric and people need to be reminded of this!
Halloween is the perfect time of the year to expose the horrors of the fur industry and the needless slaughtering of animals. France you rock!

Posted by: SHARI | October 27, 2009 10:51 PM

There are many vegan shoes out there. But the problem is also quality (I need really good support and durability -- no Vans), the style (sometimes you need something swankier than Simple) and the price (I can't afford vegan rock star prices of $100 and up).

Finding vegan shoes with ALL these qualities? I think not.

One alternative is to buy gently worn
(recycled) shoes. But other than that, it's quite difficult to find the correct vegan shoes. I HATE wearing leather shoes, but I do.

Posted by: r | October 28, 2009 01:06 AM

There are many vegan shoes out there. But the problem is also quality (I need really good support and durability -- no Vans), the style (sometimes you need something swankier than Simple) and the price (I can't afford vegan rock star prices of $100 and up).

Finding vegan shoes with ALL these qualities? I think not.

One alternative is to buy gently worn
(recycled) shoes. But other than that, it's quite difficult to find the correct vegan shoes. I HATE wearing leather shoes, but I do.

Posted by: r | October 28, 2009 01:06 AM

Antoine: Never knew that. Thanks. :)

I've heard of Kamik though. I love those boots so much.

Posted by: MH | October 28, 2009 08:41 AM

In response to MH's question, where do you buy nonleather shoes? Walmart, Traget and Payless are great places to look. They sell inexpensive pleather that is still really cute and durable. Just look for the "all man made" materials label and you're set.

Posted by: Melissa McClain | October 29, 2009 04:17 PM

I am in Paris visiting from Canada. I used to love this city. I won't come back now until I know that France is getting the Green message and doing something about it. Their need for fur, foie gras and anything else made from animal meat is outrageous. They are seriously out of touch and need a loud wake up call...and fast!

Posted by: m marentette | October 30, 2009 04:38 PM

I think that who ever did the big march is a great idea!!
i am really against all the animal killing skinning and other.

Good on all you guys!!

Posted by: Bre | October 31, 2009 08:35 PM

Fur is for haters!!! So are some other animal products that unnecessarily cause animals harm. If the cow died of natural causes then I would use it and eat it but if someone brutally slaughtered it I wouldn't be cool with that!!!

Posted by: bandchicky314 | November 5, 2009 03:29 PM

GO FRANcE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HI!
my chinese teacher wore a fur jacket on the 1st day of school 3 years ago
I argued with her repeatedly, questioned her on fur trades, animal torture,
she always said that the fur trade was founded here in chicago over 100 years ago just to try to make me feel ashamed
then one day she passed out worksheets on how the chinese dressed about 500 years ago
the men were wearing slippers with rabbit fur trimmings
I showed her the picture, she got really red and told me to go to my seat
Now she doesn't work at my school anymore :)

Posted by: penny cove | November 5, 2009 07:12 PM