Leggy models shared the catwalk with a porcupine, a python and a yak on Sunday at a fashion show to raise public awareness of animal welfare and Saint Petersburg's zoo.
About a dozen animals in all, some on leashes, others in the models' arms, strutted their stuff for the zoo, one of the oldest in Europe but hard-pressed for funds.
Beautiful Faces and Maimed Animals
Most of you are perhaps unaware that these beautifully packed cosmetic items have a ‘bloody past’. Before these items appear in the market they undergo extensive testing on countless animals.
Most of you are perhaps unaware that these beautifully packed cosmetic items have a ‘bloody past’. Before these items appear in the market they undergo extensive testing on countless animals.
"It was hard," confided one of the models, Natasha. "My fox was always trying to run away. I had trouble finishing my walk."
The show was the idea of fashion designers in Russia's second city, in solidarity with the 410 species and 2,000 animals at the zoo in Alexander Park that was founded in 1865.
PETA of Chandigarh Accuses KFC Against Cruelty to Chickens
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activists staged a demonstration in front of American fast food outlet Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) here against cruelty towards chicken.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activists staged a demonstration in front of American fast food outlet Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) here against cruelty towards chicken.
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Animal welfare organizations warn, as household income falls and homes are repossessed, family pets are also increasingly falling victim to the global economic crisis.
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It is painful for the hen to lay a larger egg, says a leading British farmer, People would do better eating a breakfast of two medium-sized eggs.
It is painful for the hen to lay a larger egg, says a leading British farmer, People would do better eating a breakfast of two medium-sized eggs.
