Thanks to PETA, more than 280 brands worldwide have banned mohair in just a matter of months! Each year, the mohair industry exploits, roughly handles, and mutilates countless gentle, sensitive angora goats. After workers determine that they’re no longer producing enough hair, they’re sent to be slaughtered. Recent mohair bans have been enacted at major … Read more »
More than 240 brands worldwide have banned mohair after learning from PETA that angora goats are pinned to the ground—leaving them vulnerable and completely defenseless—and violently shorn as they scream in terror. Shearers are paid by volume, not by the hour, which motivates them to work quickly and carelessly. They often cut off large swaths … Read more »
In October 2017, soon after Gucci announced that it was banning fur—which often comes from terrified animals who are forced to spend their entire lives inside filthy, cramped wire cages before being gassed, electrocuted, or even skinned alive—PETA urged the Italian brand to extend its compassion to all rabbits by including angora in its fur … Read more »
Thanks to PETA, more than 150 brands have made the compassionate decision to ban mohair after learning that it comes from terrified angora goats who are routinely pinned to the ground and scream during shearing. Thousands of these gentle, defenseless animals die slowly and painfully from exposure to the elements after they’re robbed of their … Read more »
Following the release of PETA Asia’s shocking investigation of the mohair industry in South Africa—which revealed that workers threw terrified, crying angora goats across the floor and hauled them around by their legs—more than 130 brands worldwide agreed to ban mohair. And the list continues to grow: Some of the newest companies to commit to … Read more »
After learning from PETA that mohair is stolen from terrified angora goats—who are often dragged, thrown by their legs or tails, and mutilated before being killed—nearly 110 major brands around the world made the compassionate decision to ban this cruelly obtained material. Eddie Bauer, Forever 21, Lucky Brand, Michael Stars, UNIQLO, and Zappos.com are just … Read more »
After being contacted by PETA, Wildfox Couture agreed to ban mohair, which comes from goats who are often dragged, thrown around, mutilated, and killed while fully conscious. The retailer—which has locations in California and sells clothes and accessories online—took its compassion one step further by also agreeing to ban angora wool. Like all other wool, … Read more »
Esprit and dozens of other major retailers banned mohair after learning from PETA that angora goats endure a violent and bloody shearing process, in which workers cut off large swaths of skin and crudely stitch gaping wounds back together with no pain relief. Joining Esprit are Ann Taylor, BESTSELLER, Catherines, Chico’s, Colovos, Daniel Cremieux, Destination … Read more »
Express announced that it has no plans to sell mohair items! The company learned that, in the mohair industry, goats often endure a bloody and violent shearing process and most are ultimately killed, often by being cut with a dull blade while still conscious. Express joins Arcadia Group (including Topshop and its other seven brands), … Read more »
After hearing from over 18,000 PETA members and supporters, Anthropologie announced that it would phase all mohair out of its line in less than a year! It’s joining Arcadia Group (including Topshop and its seven other brands), Gap Inc. (including Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta), H&M Group, Inditex’s apparel brands (including Zara), and … Read more »
G-III Apparel Group announced that it’s going fur-free in 2019! As a result, its brands—which include Donna Karan and DKNY—will no longer use the archaic and cruelly obtained material. This monumental victory follows more than two decades of PETA protests against Donna Karan, including e-mails from nearly 90,000 compassionate people urging her not to use … Read more »
Patricia Nash Designs made the compassionate and business-savvy decision to ban fur! This move comes after nearly 140,000 people contacted the company urging it to ban fur, the majority of which comes from animals who spend their entire lives confined to cramped, filthy cages, denied access even to basic necessities, such as food and clean … Read more »
Donatella Versace—the creative director of luxury brand Versace—told Vogue that she is done with fur and doesn’t want to “kill animals to make fashion,” saying that it “doesn’t feel right.” This momentous announcement comes after decades of pressure from PETA and messages from the public urging her to ditch fur.
After more than a year of being pressured by PETA—and receiving more than 200,000 e-mails from the public—Furla announced that it’s joining the ever-growing list of fur-free luxury brands! Its CEO explained that the decision “confirms the brand’s increasing interest in the environment, with particular attention to the animal world, to which Furla is very … Read more »
PETA contacted Plan de Ville to inform the company that animals in the fur and angora industries are often kept inside cramped, filthy cages—where they’re deprived of everything that’s natural and important to them—and killed in terrifying and painful ways, such as gassing or electrocution. As a result, the New York–based clothing retailer made the … Read more »
