January 2005
Indian fashion designers Hemant Trevedi, Wendell Rodericks, Rohit Bal, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Ashley Rebello, and Anita Dongre have submitted signed statements to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, pledging not to use Australian merino wool until live exports and mulesing mutilations end. Jatin Kochar has also informed PETA India that he is refusing to use leather and wool altogether, out of concern for animals. PETA’s international campaign against the crude live flaying of lambs’ rumps–as a cheap way to prevent maggot infestation–and the cruel export of live sheep aboard open-decked ships through all weather extremes has led to protests on three continents and a fast-growing international boycott of Australian wool.
