{"id":65743,"date":"2026-05-08T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=65743"},"modified":"2026-05-07T19:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:55:25","slug":"anti-fur-protesters-bring-the-noise-to-londons-west-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/anti-fur-protesters-bring-the-noise-to-londons-west-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-fur protesters bring the noise to London&#8217;s West End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/anti-fur-protesters-bring-the-noise-to-londons-west-end\/fur-protest-apr26-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,506\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1775231968&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fur-protest-apr26-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-01.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-01.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-01-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-01-135x93.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last month, a roving band of activists armed with black megaphones targeted upmarket shops selling fur in London&#8217;s West End.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the scenes outside Fendi on New Bond Street:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65745\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/anti-fur-protesters-bring-the-noise-to-londons-west-end\/fur-protest-apr26-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,486\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1775231961&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fur-protest-apr26-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-02.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-02.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-02-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The activists displayed banners saying, &#8216;Fur is Murder&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65746\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/anti-fur-protesters-bring-the-noise-to-londons-west-end\/fur-protest-apr26-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,530\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1775232011&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fur-protest-apr26-03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-03.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-03.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-03-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/anti-fur-protesters-bring-the-noise-to-londons-west-end\/clip-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clip.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,372\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clip\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clip.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clip.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clip-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/anti-fur-protesters-bring-the-noise-to-londons-west-end\/clip_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clip_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,553\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clip_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clip_2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clip_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clip_2.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Clip_2-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65747\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/anti-fur-protesters-bring-the-noise-to-londons-west-end\/fur-protest-apr26-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,460\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1775231965&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fur-protest-apr26-04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-04.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-04.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-04-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65749\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/anti-fur-protesters-bring-the-noise-to-londons-west-end\/fur-protest-apr26-06\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-06.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1775231997&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fur-protest-apr26-06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-06.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-06.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-06-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65750\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/anti-fur-protesters-bring-the-noise-to-londons-west-end\/fur-protest-apr26-07\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-07.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,551\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1775232003&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fur-protest-apr26-07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-07.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-07.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fur-protest-apr26-07-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>More info<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abolishfur.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abolishfur.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London branch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, a roving 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