Women Undress, Cover Themselves in Blood, Lay on Each Other (Photos)

– Animal rights activists gathered in the centre of Madrid to protest against animal skin clothing.

– Nature lovers covered themselves in blood and were lying in the middle of the pavement

A group of animal rights activists have staged a naked protest in Madrid, the capital of Spain, on Tuesday, August 30.

Dozens of activities took place in a 'die in' protest over the use of animal skin in clothing.

AnimaNaturalis members gathered to to denounce the torture of the live creatures, the use of animal skin and fur, as well as to express their concern ove the use of real animal fur under the guise of synthetic clothing.

One woman held up a sign reading ‘how many lives for a coat’ during the protest in Madrid

The protest was held as a reaction to the reports about American scientists detecting real dog and cat fur in coats allegedly made from synthetic materials.

Up to 30 female participants came to the centre of the city, stripped down to their udewear and laid on top of each other.

The women stripped down to their underwear and covered themselves in fake blood, pictured

Fellow activists then poured a fake blood over their semi-naked bodies, as if they had been butchered. Others were seen carrying various graphic placards calling to stop animal cruelty.

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The group hope that the protest will force the Spanish government to tak more control over the origin of exported skins and labeling to make their used for clothing production.

The animal rights group is concerned about the use of real animal fur in ‘synthetic’ clothing

They stress that  that the majority of the global fur trade is coming from Chinese republic, where regulations are extremely lax.