New York Post

Protesters goose Soho residents & their pets

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UPSCALE residents of tony Soho and sleek customers of the Chanel boutique say they’re being driven insane by “mercenary” protesters of a Canada Goose outlet on Wooster Street. They claim the animalrigh­ts campaigner­s are scaring their kids and their pets with their noisy protests. “It’s awful — it’s beyond,” a resident told Page Six of aggressive protesters outside the Canada Goose outlet at 101 Wooster St., adding that activists have been demonstrat­ing daily “for 21 days” as of Christmas Day from 2:30 p.m. till the store closes. “People who live and work there can’t stand it. Their signs are grotesque . . . They show animals being flayed alive. And their chants always have ‘f - - k’ in them.” The local added that demonstrat­ors “yell and use high-pitched whistles. Babies have to take naps in other areas. All the pets on Wooster Street hide when they start demonstrat­ing . . . There are horrible sounds they play of animals being tortured.” The resident added that when one neighbor was walking their dog the supposed animal lovers even “called her dog an a - - hole.” The witness went on to say, “They run out and yell ‘murderers’ at random passers-by, even if you are not wearing fur. There is a large police presence. There are barricades for the lines to enter the store.” The activists are reportedly protesting the brand’s use of coyote fur on its jackets. “When you call 311, they refer you to 911,” said the resident. “911 refers you to the local police precinct. The police precinct says they can’t do anything.” The resident added, “Their goal is to put [Canada Goose] out of business in the US.” And, perhaps making the whole thing even more intolerabl­e: “They deface the Chanel store — they ruin their planters.”

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