EVERYBODY IN JAIL
PRETENDERS singer CHRISSIE HYNDE was arrested in New York
yesterday (March 9) as one of a group of four animal rights
activists involved in a protest against the Gap chain of
clothes stores. Hynde symbolically ripped up one of the
Gap's leather jackets outside the shop (the chain's flagship
store on 48th Street) as part of her demonstration against
their use of leather from what she views as "illegally and
cruelly" slaughtered cows in India. Hynde and her fellow
members of PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals)
were led away from the scene in handcuffs - much to the delight
of assembled supporters - and later released on the minor
charge of criminal mischief.A spokesperson for Hynde's record
label, Warner Brothers, said it was unclear at present exactly
what the charge meant or if the singer would have to face a
court appearence. PETA's own website
(<a href="http://www.peta-online.org">www.peta-online.org</a>)
reports that Hynde also broadcast the group's new anti-Indian
leather video, hosted by Pamela Anderson, and waved 'enlarged
photos of abused cows' to reinforce their point. Hynde
herself later claimed that Gap jackets with 'Made In India'
labels were likely to use leather from cows slaughtered in
India, where cows are sacred, despite the company's claim that
that was not the case. Ironically enough, the New York Times
carried a story on Tuesday (March 7) in which they said that
some time ago Gap had approached Hynde with a view to using her
track 'Stop Your Sobbing' in their 'Everybody in Leather' ad
campaign. Hynde declined the 100,000 dollars offered. Gap
issued a statement saying that the company shared customers
concerns 'about the humane treatment of animals', adding that
it buys its finished goods from 'apparel factories'. It is
not the first time Hynde has publicly protested against Gap.
Since mid-February, when a report on the practices used in
Indian leather was published, Hynde and PETA members have
demonstrated outside stores in Vancouver, Toronto, Boston and
Washington DC.
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love is often an excuse, although sometimes these excuses are all
we have to hold onto,
death is the reason and living is the celebration
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