On 14 September 1983, three thousand, three hundred mink kept in tiny battery cages to be killed for their coats were released into the wilds of Scarborough... by no-one else but...

Cambridge, 27 October 1983, Four people dropped a dozen stink bombs in the fur department of Debenhams on the opening day of the store. This resulted in customers fleeing from the fur department which had to be closed for a considerable time.