Anti-Fur Protest

The Hudson Bay Company has been in the fur business since 1670. Today at the Hudson's Bay Store in the Byward Market, a group of people called Live Ark who are vegan and vegetarian activists were protesting against the Hudson Bay Company selling real fur products such as coats and scarves.

A pimply-faced protestor was talking into a microphone, trying to detail the horrific slaughter of animals. He was droning on and on endlessly. When I heard and saw the protest, I crossed a street to see what they were saying.

As a part of the protest group, some guy was dressed up as the Grim Reaper with a skull mask. Other young people held up signs saying "Murder" and other blood spattered epigrams.

Ottawa is a different city. It is very close to the land. As I was crossing the street, I saw another young man yell at the group. He said "Shut the eff up. I am going to shoot a moose and feed it to you people raw". That shocked the pimply-faced guy with the mike and the loudspeaker into silence.