Monday April 27th 1998, 4 demonstrators got undressed outside the Parliament Building in Oslo, Norway and laid themselves in coffins. This was an action to demonstrate against the fur industry.
-Fur is a clothing that is built on so many cruelties against animals that people should not wear it at all it, says Siri Martinsen leader in NOAH.
The demonstration was arranged by NOAH and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). PETA has had several other demonstrations like this all over the world.
The 4 demonstrators, 3 women and a man, wore just panties which were covered with a small flower bouquet. They played a funeral march and acted as they were dead. The point of the demonstration was to underline the slogan "I wouldn't be caught dead wearing fur". Several passers by said that they were going too far to get attention.

The member from PETA, Toni Vernelli from Canada, have got undressed several times for the cause to protect animals, but this is the first time in Norway.
-Sure it was cold, but it was worth it. We handed out many flyers and got a lot of attention, says Toni. As a 16 year old the butcher daughter decided to be vegetarian and started to get involved in the fight for animals rights. Soon she got her two siblings with her, so the butcher store didn't stay in the family.
The last three years she has worked full time for PETA, mainly in Europe. But she has also been active in New York, Moscow and Hongkong.
-I work and think animal rights 24 hours a day. In addition to traveling around and doing actions I also spends a lot of time and power to document and prove animal abuse in fur farms, slaughter houses and research laboratories, the engaged 26 year old tells.
-10 years ago people didn't know about animal testing in the cosmetic industry. Now there are several manufactures that profile themselves on that they don't test on animals. This is a result of people having become more conscious.
The same day Toni Vernelli traveled to Stockholm to do more actions.

Source: Dagbladet and Aftenposten, April 28th 1998