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Peta teams up with Liberty to give fur coats to the homeless

By Vivian Hendriksz

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The homeless in London stand to receive an unlikely gift from animal rights organization Peta and luxury London department store Liberty this winter, namely a fur coat.

Peta has provided the department store with unprecedented number of fur coats, which were donated to the animal welfare organization by members of the public who have chosen to go fur free, for its annual coat drive for the homeless.

Peta and Liberty to dress London's homeless in fur this winter

Liberty, which has a long-standing policy against selling fur, launched its first Liberty Coat Drive last year, a charitable initiative to help keep London's homeless warm throughout the winter seasons in collaboration with Wrap up London.

“Every coat helps, it helps somebody. It doesn't matter if it’s just three; you'll help three people to keep warm,” commented Judy Rose, receptionist at Liberty, who first contacted the charity Wrap up London. Although Peta maintains its stance against fur, the organization has an fur donation program which donates unwanted furs to people in need.

“Thanks to dozens of donors who dumped their furs in favour of kindness, Peta is able to send a vital message about having compassion for animals this winter – that only people desperately lacking basic necessities have any excuse to wear fur,” said Peta Director Mimi Bekhechi.

“We're calling on kind people to keep the homeless in their hearts this Christmas and to show compassion for animals at the same time by donating any real fur items to those in need.” Last year's Liberty's coat drive saw over 15,000 coats donated to Wrap Up London, and Peta hopes this year's initiative will help give even more fur coats to those in need.

The animal rights organization often donates unwanted furs to homeless shelters across the world; last winter Peta distributed 100 fur coats to a shelter in Detroit after temperatures fell below freezing and shipped furs to women in sub-Saharan Africa.

“After all, the homeless are the only people who have any excuse for wearing fur,” concludes Peta. Since creating its fur donation program, a number of people, including celebrities such as Mariah Carey, Kim Cattrall, and Debbie Harry – have chosen to donate their animal-skin coats to Peta or its affiliates.

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