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Show 04.05.2010 culture Skin is skin regardless of origin ^ ERICA LeMASTER Culture writer "Skin Trade," a documentary exposing the fur industry, had its first screening in Utah County this last Wednesday in LI 120 as a part of the Environmental Ethics Symposium on Animal Ethics. Keith, an animal rights attorney and "Skin Trade" director, was present to explain the film and answer questions. Keith said that her main motive for making the film was "to get people to stop wearing fur" and to try to get the world to understand that they were being "defrauded" by the fur industry. She warned the audience prior to the showing that there would be some very disturbing points in the movie which would be difficult to watch, but she assured the viewers ioto Illlstratlon < that she made the extra The documentary film "Skin Trade" begs the viewers to effort to balance the comtemplate the value of skin. hard-to-watch moments, when people ask how they sake is unacceptable The making the film simultanewere killed or where the fur film provides a comparison ously "fun, exciting, inforcame from by explaining between the disgust and mative and educational." it was all done humanely legal ramifications that She wasn't kidding. by injection, but the film the senseless murder of a There were points in the reveals that this is far from neighborhood dog might film that brought members the truth. entail versus the impunity of the audience to tears enjoyed by the fur industry Rather, most rmimals or made them cringe in to commit similar brutal whose pelts are used are disgust, but the movie as a animal murders so that conkilled by anal electrocution, whole left a definite impact sumers can buy into their gassing, trapping, beating, for reasons other than its desires to appear "powerful hitting them with clublike shocking footage. and rich." objects or being stomped to It was enlightening and death, and that's to name Retail stores who sell fur left those watching with the only a few methods. will tell customers anything realization that the murder to make the saJe. They lie of animals for vanity's CALENDAR OF ARTS AND CULTURE MONDAY, APRIL 5 THURSDAY, APRIL 8 Muse Music Open Mic Night/Free Rockumentary: "New York Doll" 7-9 p.m. Greg's Restaurant — Event Center, "France at Greg's Restaurant" (through April 9) Dinner-$20 6-7:30 p.m. Music Department Faculty Chamber Recital 7:30-10 p.m. GT416 Ragan Theater Synergy Dance Concert 7:3010 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 6 Muse Music Indie Folk — Drew Danburry, Paleo and Kathleen Frewin Tickets $5 8 p.m. SC Grande Ballroom Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A) Speak 6:30-7:30 p.m. .4 FRIDAY, APRIL 9 SC Grande Ballroom The Clothesline Project (thru April 7) 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Muse Music Indie Rock — The Ramptoms, The Lunatic and Sunflow Tickets $5, 8 p.m. WED. APRIL 7 Velour Synth-Pop — Imagine Dragons w/Hello Amsterdam, Links Muse Music Punk/Alternative — We are Rawr, The Young Hurricanes Tickets $5 8 p.m SATURDAY, APRIL 10 Muse Music The Lovecapades (CD Release) w/The Conversationalist, Alex Denney, Amy Pierce Tickets $5, 8 p.m. uvu review.com are you interested in writing or designing for the UVU Review? Come to room Velour Parlor Hawk (CD Release) w/Book on Tapeworm 8 p.m. SC220 h< urn btinwnd UVU REVIEW ; i'' CARRIAGE 'It' 6 1 /'' Call for info... 374-2700 TOU ^ SPACIOUS PRIVATE LIVING $;-.: •Jj*:-.-»lt . ^ V^'-•' H& r: : v l!8|B$W InclucSdf * ' P v r * Large Storage Closets • Microwave/Dishwasher • Private Patios • Vf-.-.vv ..•*••• • Game Room • Pool Table • New Laundry Center • Large Pool/Jacuzzi y; .>*'<<'*•>.«Best Sand Volleyball In town • Basketball Court • Gazebo-Picnic Patio SPECIAL GUESTS. ^- •', MAY 1O • • Public Bus Service Leaving every 15 Minutes from Complex, • • Close to Shopping Malls, Theatres and Restaurants. 606 West 1720 North • Provo www.carriagecove.com »., V THE THEATRE AT THE E-CENTER 7PM • ALL AGES 9 ticketmaster.com 800.7453000 ticketmaster Sprint _ |