Upscale fashion brand Vince banned mohair! This exciting announcement follows meetings with PETA, during which Vince’s leadership learned that workers in the mohair industry dragged, roughly handled, threw around, and violently removed angora goats’ fleece as the animals screamed. This kind decision means that fewer goats will be shorn and then violently killed. We need … Read more »
PETA told Overstock.com that goats in the cashmere industry suffer—and often sustain deep cuts—when workers restrain them and use sharp metal combs to rip out their fleece. In response, Overstock made the kind decision to add cashmere to its list of prohibited materials, which includes angora, alpaca wool, badger hair, exotic skins, fur, and mohair. … Read more »
Hats off to Talbots! After hearing from PETA that gentle alpacas are kicked, hit, and slammed onto tables—some even while pregnant—then shorn so quickly and violently that many are left bleeding from deep wounds, the retailer made the compassionate decision to eliminate all alpaca fleece from its merchandise by the end of 2022. Please urge … Read more »
After learning from PETA that meaningless down industry standards fail to protect ducks and geese from cruel practices like live plucking—in which the terrified birds’ feathers are ripped out by the fistful, leaving them with bloody wounds—fashionable outerwear company Bernardo stopped using down in all its puffers, the company’s only products that had contained the … Read more »
After five years of pressure from PETA and action from more than 300,000 of our members and supporters, American Express removed all crocodile-skin products from its rewards program. Please urge Hermès, Gucci, and LVMH (the owner of Louis Vuitton) to follow its lead.
After hearing from PETA, Overstock.com added badger hair to its long list of prohibited items, which includes alpaca wool, angora, exotic skins, fur, and mohair. This kind decision means that fewer badgers will be captured in nature or confined to cramped cages on farms before experiencing a terrifying death. Please urge Blick Art Materials and … Read more »
After hearing from PETA, Moda Operandi confirmed a ban on fur and exotic skins! We had sent the company footage of horrific animal suffering—including animals pacing and mutilating themselves inside cramped cages on fur factory farms and workers electrocuting and ramming rods down crocodiles’ spines, bludgeoning pythons in the head with hammers, repeatedly shooting alligators, … Read more »
Following nearly two decades of pressure from PETA entities—including e-mails from over 300,000 supporters worldwide and protests both outside and inside its stores—fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana has confirmed that it will ban fur and angora from all future collections!
Moncler is joining Gucci, Versace, Prada, Valentino, Armani, Canada Goose, and just about every other major fashion brand in going fur-free. Its decision to ditch fur follows years of pressure from animal rights campaigners, including demonstrations outside its stores and nearly 100,000 e-mails from supporters of PETA entities around the globe.
The Italian Senate voted to approve an amendment that will close the country’s mink farms. The vote was ratified by Parliament and took effect on January 1, 2022. It means that Italy—home to Milan, the capital of fashion—joins the long and ever-growing list of countries that have passed legislation banning this cruel industry. Through the … Read more »
Following a campaign by grassroots activists and PETA, Canadian retailer RUDSAK has pledged to stop selling fur by the end of 2022. This means that fewer rabbits, raccoons, foxes, and coyotes will endure a violent death for a frivolous fur-trimmed jacket. Please keep the momentum going by clicking here and urging True Outliers to go fur-free.
Following talks with PETA, the Armani Group—whose iconic brands include Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, EA7, and Armani Exchange—has confirmed that it has banned the use of angora in future collections. It implemented a ban on fur in 2016. PETA is celebrating the company’s decision to extend its no-fur policy to include angora and encourages all … Read more »
MoxieLash made the compassionate decision to ban fur eyelashes after learning from PETA that the mink fur used to make false eyelashes comes from animals on factory farms who suffer inside cramped, barren wire cages before being electrocuted or gassed. We applaud MoxieLash for joining Sephora, Velour, and many others that refuse to sell mink eyelashes. … Read more »
In a big victory in the march to animal liberation, Kering is ending fur sales across all its brands, starting with the fall 2022 collections. This means that former holdouts Saint Laurent and Brioni are joining fellow Kering brands Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, and Balenciaga in going fur-free. The move follows long and hard … Read more »
After PETA shared our groundbreaking investigation into the alpaca-fleece industry with Chico’s FAS, Inc., it made the compassionate and canny decision to stop sourcing alpaca fleece! The fashion retailer joins Express, UNIQLO, Marks & Spencer, and many other brands in banning the animal-derived material. Please urge Anthropologie to follow their lead.