Overstock.com Bans Angora Wool

PETA asked Overstock.com to join the hundreds of other retailers that have stopped selling angora wool—the hair removed from terrified rabbits as they scream in pain. After discussing this issue internally, Overstock told us that it would remove all angora products from its website and not sell them again.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind