Painted PETA protesters gather in Palm Desert
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is protesting crocodile-skin handbags sold by Louis Vuitton at the Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert Wednesday afternoon. Similar protests have been popping up around the world this year, including a Janurary protest in Paris.
The Palm Desert Louis Vuitton is located at 73545 El Paseo.
#Paris: A crocodile tells @LouisVuitton that her skin is not made for their bags. pic.twitter.com/ecDSEqzll9
— PETA (@peta) January 27, 2017
Protesters are wearing little more than green and brown body paint to resemble crocodiles. Two of the protesters were positioned in a prop made to look like a crocodile-skin handbag in front of the Louis Vuitton store. They’re urging shoppers to not buy products made from tormented animals, but rather vegan clothing and accessories.
Graphic #PETA video showing how crocodile skin bags are made will scar you for life: https://t.co/zjICS0iQGd pic.twitter.com/cv9BuVWXtH
— ScoopWhoop (@ScoopWhoop) December 24, 2016
The PETA protest is in response to a Louis Vuitton promotion to get people to buy handbags made from exotic animal skin.
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