After being contacted by PETA, Venus Fashion agreed not to sell angora, stating, “Your communication was informative and highly disturbing. Based upon that, Venus Fashions, Inc. will not go forward with sourcing sweaters with angora. We will find a humane alternative to give us the hand feel that fur blends have historically had and customers have enjoyed.”
VICTORY: Venus Fashion Agrees to Find Cruelty-Free Alterative to Cruelly Obtained Angora Wool
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