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Claire’s agrees to halt sale of feather-based products following PETA pressure

Accessories retailer Claire’s is understood to have agreed to stop buying feathers for its products following heightened pressure from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). According to an investigation into ostrich feather providers by the animal rights organisation, including a location in South Africa, evidence of animal...

Business

PETA storms Burberry AGM to call for justice in cashmere industry

While Burberry’s annual general meeting may have already had much to discuss in the way of a new CEO and plans to counter continued poor performance, the biggest upset actually came from that of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Representatives of the animal rights organisation stormed the meeting chanting “shame on...

Fashion

PETA lights up Paris with anti-cruelty messages, slams LVMH ahead of Olympic Games

As Paris frantically readies itself to host the Olympic Games 2024 and even preponed its haute couture week, some took the opportunity to shine a light on cruelty, quite literally. Animal rights organisation PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) France projected videos and messages across some of the city’s most iconic landmarks —...

Business

Marks & Spencer reverses ban on alpaca wool

British department store giant Marks & Spencer has made a U-turn on its decision to ban alpaca wool from its offering despite possible backlash from animal activists. The retailer reportedly confirmed the move to The Telegraph, stating that the reversal came alongside the introduction of Textile Exchange’s Responsible Alpaca Standard (RAS),...

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Adidas faces pressure from animal rights groups regarding use of kangaroo skins

Adidas is facing heightened pressure from animal rights groups calling on the sportswear giant to cut the use of kangaroo skins in the production of its shoes. Related organisations are requesting for a ban to be put in place immediately after the Annual General Meeting for Adidas, which took place last week, was disrupted by animal advocates....

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Marc Jacobs to halt use of reptile and ostrich skins

Following in the path of other luxury counterparts, Marc Jacobs has now confirmed that it will be banning the use of reptile and ostrich skins in its collections, according to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The nonprofit organisation has been pressuring Marc Jacobs, and other brands of the same calibre, to make such a...

Business

Peruvian alpaca wool shearers to go to court following PETA investigation

Shearers from an alpaca farm in Peru are scheduled to go to court in July after a report by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) outlined evidence of severe animal abuse at the site. An undercover investigation carried out by the organisation revealed alleged gruesome practices carried out at the Mallkini farm, where five...

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CPHFW releases first sustainability requirements revisions - what does this mean for participating brands?

In 2020, as the first fashion week, Copenhagen Fashion Week developed its own sustainability requirements in collaboration with Danish consultancies Rambøll and In Futurum and the Danish industry association Dansk Fashion and Textile. Since then, participating brands have been selected based on a carefully weighted point system, which considers...

Business

The world's largest anti-fur campaign calls on Max Mara to cut out fur

At the start of fashion week in Milan and ahead of the upcoming fashion week in Paris, the animal welfare organisations Humane Society International and USA as well as the Fur Free Alliance, which together represent organisations in more than 35 countries, have joined forces. Their aim: to persuade the Max Mara Fashion Group to abandon fur in...

Business

PETA files FTC complaint against Sustainable Fibre Alliance

As part of an ongoing crackdown into the alleged malpractices of certification programmes, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has submitted a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the operations of the Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA). According to the animal welfare organisation, the alliance – which...

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PETA launches stink bomb protest at Hermès Paris boutique

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has amped up its pressure on Hermès in the run-up to Christmas, releasing “a foul-smelling spray” into one of the luxury brand’s Paris boutiques. The activist that carried out the protest donned a t-shirt stating “Hermès stinks of death” while holding a sign that read “Hermès: Stop Exotic...

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PETA launches US fashion-dedicated awards: Kylie Jenner, Gucci among winners

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has launched its first inaugural US Fashion Awards – an extension of its already established UK awards – through which it said it wanted to recognise “industry trailblazers making fashion kinder to animals and the planet”. Among the winners of this first edition were that of Kylie Jenner,...