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PETA will distribute 30 fur coats to women from four homeless shelters at John Innes Community Centre Thursday
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PETA receives hundreds of donated coats every year from people who have had a change of heart about fur
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But the event comes on the heels of an attack on two stores that sell fur and leather. Leather Fashions Ltd. - within a three-block radius near Spadina Ave. and Adelaide St. W. - both had a foul-smelling chemical sprayed into their stores early Tuesday.
"This is what you get for profiting off of violence and suffering. This was your first attack but will not be your last
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The letter is signed, "Until every cage is empty, Toronto ALF
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ALF and PETA are not affiliated, and Lavender insisted that her organization does not condone illegal or violent tactics.
"The animal rights movement is trying to end violence, but within any movement there will be factions that engage in extremist activity," she said.
PETA is known for its shocking campaigns, including lettuce-bikini protests and people lying in fake human-sized leg traps on the sidewalk
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Thursday's "fur kitchen" is not a shift away from that style of protest
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"We've got these stockpiles from people who have had a change of heart
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But Liz White
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"I understand the idea
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"I think they need to do their homework first," he said. "I feel sorry for them. They don't know the truth
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