In Silence of the Lambs, a serial killer murders because he wants a suit made of girls’ skin. Cows, goats, pigs, and lambs suffer the same chilling fate so that consumers can buy leather shoes, pants, coats, and gloves. Someone else carries out the torture, but the victims are just as helpless. Animal defenders are giving animals a voice, exposing the grisly truth about leather.

Alicia Silverstone “Pleathers” Herself
This photo of leather-shunning Alicia Silverstone
—complete with a PETA patch noting that her gear is “fake, for the animals’ sake”—appeared in People magazine.

Exfoliate Express!
A “cow” joined PETA members
outside Express stores in Kansas City and Washington, D.C., to inform shoppers about “hairless fur.” Much of the leather sold in the U.S. comes from overseas, where cows and goats suffocate in overcrowded transport trucks and endure violent beatings. “Cow skin” imported from China and Korea can actually be dog leather.

• Tell Express to remove leather from its clothing racks. Write: Mr. Leslie Wexner, CEO, Limited, Inc., Three Limited Pkwy., Columbus, OH 43230, or Talk@ExpressFashion.com. • Our free nonleather shopping guide tells you where to find everything from faux leather boots to biker jackets. Write PETA, 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510, or log on to CowsAreCool.com. • Shed your dead skin—send your fur and leather items to PETA for use in displays. • Order your “Fake, for the Animals’ Sake” patch at PETAMall.com.