After hearing from PETA, the Midwest-based department store chain Von Maur has made the compassionate decision to stop sourcing fur! This exciting news means that fewer animals will be forced to live on fur factory farms in cramped cages, where they frantically pace back and forth, gnaw on the bars, and mutilate themselves out of … Read more »
After meeting with PETA, Tailored Brands – which owns Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Banks, Moore’s, and K&G Fashion Superstore – committed to no longer selling shoes made from alligator, ostrich, or any other wild-animal skin. In this industry, alligators are packed on top of each other in dank pools before being slaughtered for their skins, … Read more »
After learning that Pilot Flying J was selling grisly “souvenirs” made from the body parts of alligators, PETA contacted the company’s CEO to inform him that alligators are confined in filthy pools before being slaughtered so that these “trinkets” can be sold. The company readily agreed to discontinue the sale of such cruel items. PETA … Read more »
Drake’s company, October’s Very Own, banned fur! This exciting victory comes after PETA—and more than 65,000 PETA supporters—let it know that the fur industry confines, poisons, gasses, electrocutes, and skin gentle animals for fur jackets and coat trim. Hundreds of designers, brands, and retailers have banned fur, but some final holdouts still continue to sell … Read more »
H&M—the second-largest clothing retailer in the world—confirmed to PETA that it would no longer source new down for any of its brands worldwide, a move sparing ducks and geese a lifetime of misery and a painful and frightening death. As part of a process taking flight to eradicate the use of all down, no matter … Read more »
After hearing from PETA repeatedly over three months, Victoria’s Secret announced that its fall 2024 fashion show would feature only faux feathers! Previously, the brand reportedly used up to 620,000 feathers from chickens, Chinese pheasants, and ostriches for its “angel wings” in a single show. This compassionate decision will prevent thousands of birds from enduring … Read more »
Following a long-standing campaign by PETA entities and many thousands of e-mails from animal advocates around the world, Max Mara Fashion Group proclaimed that fur has no place in its future collections! This is yet another nail in the coffin for the cruel, outdated fur industry, which confines, poisons, gasses, electrocutes, and skins sentient beings … Read more »
After hearing from PETA and more than 13,000 of our supporters, watchmaker Bulova—which is owned by industry giant Citizen Watch—confirmed that it no longer sources wild-animal skins! Animals in this industry are inflated with water or air, shot, stabbed, and abused in other ways. Buying accessories, including watches, made of wild-animal skins is just as … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, global accessories retailer Claire’s confirmed that it would no longer source real feathers! Feathers used in fashion come from terrified birds who may be painfully live-plucked and killed for their flesh and skin. By banning feathers from its nearly 3,000 stores worldwide, the company will spare birds a lifetime of suffering. … Read more »
Following pressure from PETA, high-end outerwear brand SAM. confirmed that it no longer uses real animal fur! This exciting news means that fewer animals are being forced to live on fur factory farms in cramped cages, where they frantically pace back and forth, gnaw on the bars, and mutilate themselves out of extreme stress and … Read more »
Fashion company Marc Jacobs confirmed a ban on exotic skins after PETA explained that animals in that industry are inflated with water or air, shot, stabbed, and abused in other ways. Buying bags, belts, or shoes made of exotic skins is just as cruel as wearing a full-length fur coat. Always choose vegan fashion, and … Read more »
After PETA contacted Tory Burch and explained that animals in the exotic-skins industry are crudely bludgeoned with hammers, inflated with water or air, stabbed, and abused in other ways, the mid-luxury women’s fashion label confirmed that it had banned exotic skins! Please always choose fake snake, mock croc, and other animal-friendly options—and help us urge Gucci, … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Kravet Inc.—a home furnishings leader in the interior design trade—banned cashmere! The company made this compassionate decision, which applies to its brands Brunschwig & Fils, Donghia, GP & J Baker, Kravet, and Lee Jofa, after learning that goats scream as workers pin them down by their legs and horns and violently … Read more »
Pajar Canada became the latest company to ban fur! Its compassionate decision to use only faux fur follows pressure from PETA and our supporters, which included sending the company’s targets 144,000 e-mails. This means the outdoor brand is no longer funding the cruel fur trade, which forces animals to live in cramped cages where they … Read more »
Fashion designer Jun Takahashi sent terrarium dresses—complete with live butterflies—down the runway at Paris Fashion Week. PETA quickly reached out to the Undercover designer and informed him that suppliers often ship butterflies long distances, during which they may die from exposure or be crushed before they reach their destination. Those butterflies who are turned loose … Read more »
