A group of vegan protesters holding an anti-fur demonstration outside a Brighton boutique were attacked yesterday afternoon.
The group, Brighton Vegan Activists, were protesting outside Profile in Duke’s Lane, which sells Canada Goose jackets which have a real fur trim.
The same brand of jacket was worn by a woman who was spat on at Brighton Station by another vegan activist, Dylan Roffey of DxE.
In a statement posted on Facebook, the group said: “Today outside Profile Fashion Brighton ‘Fashion’ store, one of the protesters was attacked by a fur shop customer, for standing up against animal exploitation.
“This incident was unprovoked.
“It’s unsurprising that people who buy into an industry where animals are tortured for status and personal gain, react with toxicity and violence.”
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “Sussex Police received a call at 2.12pm on Sunday (February 3) regarding a disturbance from a noisy demonstration in Duke Street, Brighton.
“At the same time, a second call was received reporting that a fight had started, but split up less than a minute later.
“There were no further reports and police did not attend.”
That was my amazing son Ollie pulling the man who attacked the fur protesterss away!
They need to mind their own business and get jobs…
They obviously can’t tell the difference between fur and feathers
God help us all…
Good on them. Canada Goose not only uses fur, its inhumane the way the down is harvested.
Have you ever watched a duck have it’s feathers ripped out while still alive. Fur, feathers pretty the same in my eyes. It’s all cruel
There is no place for animal fur in today’s fashion and there is no p,aceforvilence I our city.
Displaying violence in order to protect a violent industry… says it all really!
what a shame the headbut attempter werent put away. if he’d gone for me like that i’d have broken his jaw and ugly nose before he’d evem dropped his phone and his fat-gutted self on the ground – what a useless, thick, piece of vermin
Lesson – if you want to fight – don’t be a fatty, slow, unfit, ugly type
Filmed using a smartphone powered by a lithium battery (material mined by African child slaves) and uploaded to Facebook (a military-industrial complex construct) by snowflakes (draining the planet by their infestation) in Brighton (a town devoted to mass consumerism and endemic exploitation).
No more questions your honour.
I think what you’ll actually find happened was the protesters were blocking people from being able to walk past and when the guy in red attempted to walk past them the bloke who got headbutted put his hands on the guy in red to block him and the guy in red retaliated, If you’re going to report this story tell the full story.