Landlord May Force Oregon Fur Store Out into Street
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Landlord May Force Oregon Fur Store Out into Street





A Portland, Oregon fur shop that has been the target of animal rights protestors for more than seven months now faces possible eviction.

The Writing’s on the Wall
According to Gregg Schumacher, owner of Schumacher Furs & Outerwear, the landlord informed him on June 27 that he has 20 days to remove any unapproved signs or face possible eviction. Developer Tom Moyer’s TMT Development Co. issued the warning, after three months ago threatening to evict the business if the store did not remove signs aimed at anti-fur protestors.

Animal rightists have held protests at the store every Saturday since it moved to its new location in Nov. 2005. One customer of the store testified before the city council that she felt “terrorized” by the demonstrators who harass and berate shoppers, sometimes following them for blocks. The activists even protested on the Memorial Day holiday when the store was closed.

Schumacher’s permanent signs include those for designer brands. He has other notices posted including a Saturday-only sign that says: “50% Off Everything Protest Sale (During Protest Only).”

Schumacher questions whether other TMT lessees must receive similar permission for signage.

For Your Protection?
The repeated anti-fur protests at the store led Schumacher to ask authorities to help disperse demonstrators. At one point, Portland police suggested that Schumacher close the business on Saturdays, a recommendation that he soundly rejected being that Saturday is the store’s busiest day.

In April, Schumacher filed a notice of intent to sue police for what he saw as a failure to respond properly to complaints during anti-fur protests.

Let’s Make a Deal
The anti’s unyielding efforts to interfere with Schumacher Furs & Outerwear’s business have led the city of Portland to propose mediation between protestors and the furrier. Schumacher said that he would not take part in negotiated talks after receiving a written proposal from In Defense of Animals, the group that stages the weekly protests.

The organization proposed slapping a consumer alert label on leather and fur items that reads:

“The animals used to make this fur garment may have lived in inhumane conditions and may have been killed by the following methods: anal electrocution, painful trapping, clubbing, crude gassing, neck-breaking, poisoning, or may have been skinned alive.”

Schumacher rejected the language, calling it “untruthful and inaccurate.”
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