An announcement by animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has declared that British multibrand e-tailer, Farfetch is to stop selling angora wool by April 2022. The move follows growing pressure from the organisation, including the disruption of shareholder meetings, an appeal from over 100,000 supporters...
16 Nov 2021
Fast-fashion retailer H&M is launching an animal-friendly fashion collection, which has been approved by the animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in November. The ‘Co-Exist Story’ features womenswear, menswear and kidswear, and highlights alternatives to animal-derived fabrics and processes, including...
26 Oct 2021
Fur protestors painted as skeletons and dressed in “blood-spattered” fur coats stormed the Copenhagen Fashion Week show space on the event’s opening day. Supporters of animal rights groups PETA and Dyrenes Alliance protested during Copenhagen Fashion Week with banners saying “Fur Is Dead” and “I Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead in Animal Skin” to call...
12 Aug 2021
The owner of footwear retailer Schuh has become the latest company to ban the use of alpaca fleece in its products following the publication of an exposé by animal rights group Peta into the treatment of animals at a farm in Peru. Footwear and accessories retailer Genesco has agreed to ban the fibre from its portfolio of brands, which also...
7 Jun 2021
British fashion and accessories brand Skinny Dip has teamed up with animal rights organisation Peta to launch a new collection dedicated to “educating the world about animal cruelty and promoting animal kindness”. The collection features six limited-edition pieces: three t-shirts, a hoodie, a sweatshirt and a phone case, all of which feature...
17 May 2021
More than fifty celebrities have teamed up with animal protection groups including Humane Society International UK, PETA and the RSPCA to urge prime minister Boris Johnson to ban the sale of fur in the UK. Celebrities including Dame Judi Dench, Brian May, Leona Lewis, Thandie Newton, Alesha Dixon, Ricky Gervais, Mollie King and Dame Twiggy...
23 Feb 2021
French fashion brand American Vintage has decided to ban angora from all its future collections and has announced this on social media. Already two years ago, animal rights organisation PETA had criticised the brand’s use of angora and showed how much angora rabbits suffer when their fur is harvested. “We held countless online actions, bombarded...
12 Jan 2021
Karl Lagerfeld has banned its use of exotic animal skins, as the brand is hoping that this move may reduce the spread of COVID-19. According to a statement from PETA, "wildlife experts warn that the trade in skins of snakes, crocodiles, and others could fuel the spread of diseases like COVID-19." This decision follows Karl Lagerfeld's...
18 Dec 2020
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have called out Louis Vuitton over making “false claims” about the treatment of animals killed for the company’s products. In a letter addressed to Louis Vuitton CEO and Chair Michael Burke, published on PETA’s website, the animal welfare organisation “demands” that Burke “immediately end false...
8 Dec 2020
Peta has launched an international campaign against Urban Outfitters, Inc, and its subsidiaries (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People). The US Peta became a company shareholder in April in the push for the company to adopt its animal-friendly policies. It is protesting the retailer’s use of alpaca, wool, leather, cashmere, mohair, down,...
1 Oct 2020
Earlier this month, FashionUnited reported on PVH Corp. banning exotic animal skins in the collections of all its brands, which include Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein. Around the same time, Uniqlo became the latest brand to ban alpaca wool while China seems to be opening their market soon to beauty brands that don't test on animals. “Studies have...
29 Sep 2020
PVH Corp. has banned exotic animal skins in the collections of all its brands, which include Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and several other contemporary clothing lines. The company said that this decision is part of a "long-term strategy to drive fashion forward for good." The company joins Brooks Brothers, Jil Sander, Chanel, Diane von...
11 Sep 2020
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