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Investigation: exotic animal skin industry protected by lobbying

Research by the animal rights organisation Collective Fashion Justice (CFJ) reveals that lobbying has distorted the perception of the exotic animal skin industry. Executives from two departments of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), an NGO founded in France in 1948, held commercial interests in continuing the harvesting...

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Asics pledges to stop sourcing and using kangaroo skins in footwear

Japanese sportswear brand Asics has announced that it has stopped sourcing kangaroo skins for its athletic footwear. The news comes days after German brand Adidas revealed that it had halted the use of the marsupial skin for its soccer cleats. Asics confirmed its decision to step away from using kangaroo leather to the Animal Wellness and the...

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Adidas halts sourcing Kangaroo skins for its athletic footwear

German sportswear giant Adidas has announced that it has stopped sourcing kangaroo skins for its athletic footwear and will not purchase any skins from the marsupials in the future. The announcement, made by Bjørn Gulden, CEO of Adidas, comes after an in-person appeal from Wayne Pacelle, president of the Center for a Humane Economy, who...

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Exotic skins: Peta calls François-Henri Pinault ‘Pinocchio’ for broken promise

A look back at Kering’s annual general meeting on April 24, 2024, during which animal rights organisation PETA accused François-Henri Pinault, chief executive officer of the luxury group Kering, of lying, giving him the nickname ‘Pinocchio’. The issue was in regards to his commitments to the animal protection association PETA. The reason for the...

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Shein Marketplace bans fur and exotic animal skins

Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein has banned the sale of fur and wild-animal skins across its online marketplace platform, adding third-party sellers to its company-wide policy. Shein’s updated ban covers any items made from the skins or feathers of all animals considered to be “exotic”, including ostrich feathers, alligators, and snakes. The...

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PETA attends Hermès meeting, calls for vegan bags; Dumas speaks of ‘ethical farms’

“When will Hermès ban wild animal skins and embrace ethical luxury by launching vegan Birkin and Kelly bags?” This was the question that PETA, which owns shares in the French company, put to chief executive officer Axel Dumas on April 30, during Hermès’s general meeting. “The action follows PETA's new DIY video on YouTube, which has garnered...

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BFC extends animal product ban to exotic skins

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is believed to have moved to ban the use of exotic skins by brands taking part in London Fashion Week. Brands that want to appear on the fashion week’s schedule must commit to not using the material in their collections when showing at the event. BFC’s deputy director for policy and engagement, David...

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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 —...

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Burberry bans exotic skins following seven year PETA campaign

Luxury fashion label Burberry has announced it will no longer be using exotic skins in its products following a lengthy campaign by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The animal rights organisation, which became a shareholder of Burberry during the pandemic, has zoned in on the fashion house over several years, demanding it to halt...

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Moda Operandi confirms ban on fur and exotic skins

Moda Operandi, the e-commerce platform credited with digitizing the trunk show shopping experience, has agreed to stop selling and sourcing exotic skins and furs. The announcement came in a statement released on Monday by PETA, the animal rights activist organization, which says that the luxury fashion retailer confirmed its position to the...

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PVH Corp. says it will ban use of exotic skins

PVH Corp. has banned exotic animal skins in the collections of all its brands, which include Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and several other contemporary clothing lines. The company said that this decision is part of a "long-term strategy to drive fashion forward for good." The company joins Brooks Brothers, Jil Sander, Chanel, Diane von...