Papaya Clothing Sheds Fur

Company Removes Fur Items and Implements Fur-Free Policy After PETA Appeal

For Immediate Release:
December 28, 2010

Contact:
Kristen Richards 757-622-7382 

Commerce, Calif. — After receiving videos from PETA showing in graphic detail the horrific ways in which animals are abused and killed for their fur, Papaya Clothing has removed all the fur items from its shelves and has established a fur-free policy. Papaya Clothing joins Forever 21, Limited Brands, Wet Seal, and Jones Apparel Group in banning fur from stores. After reviewing the materials provided by PETA, Papaya Clothing responded to the group, saying, "We are not a company that condones such cruelty to animals."

"Papaya saves its customers from becoming fashion victims, and now the company's anti-fur policy extends the same courtesy to animals," says PETA Senior Vice President Dan Mathews.

On American and European fur farms, animals spend their entire lives confined to tiny, filthy cages, where they suffer physical and psychological distress before they are killed by poisoning, gassing, anal electrocution, or neck-breaking. In China—now the world's leading producer of fur—there are no penalties for abusing animals on fur farms. Animals on fur farms in China (including cats and dogs) are yanked from their cages and slammed to the ground before they are skinned for their fur—often while they are still alive. Fur from China is often deliberately mislabeled as fur from other species.

Stella McCartney, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Marc Bouwer, Betsey Johnson, Vivienne Westwood, Polo Ralph Lauren, J.Crew, Eddie Bauer, and Ann Taylor are among the numerous other designers and fashion companies that have fur-free policies.

For more information, please visit PETA.org.