Victories: Animals Used for Clothing

December 2014 After hearing from PETA supporters, online retailer Boohoo made the compassionate decision to ban all angora items from its collection.

December 2014 The Kasper Group, which sells clothing to Macy’s and Dillard’s as well as in its own 47 stores, banned angora after hearing from PETA.

November 2014 After being contacted by PETA, retailer Charming Charlie banned angora wool sales in all of its 300 U.S. stores and online.

November 2014 After being contacted by PETA, NoMoreRack.com—a website that sells apparel and accessories for deeply discounted prices—removed its existing angora products and agreed never to sell angora again.

October 2014 After receiving more than 100,000 e-mails from supporters of PETA entities worldwide, U.K.-based retail giant French Connection posted an announcement on its website stating that it has committed to banning the sale of all products made with angora wool.

October 2014 Following a meeting with PETA, AlexandAlexa, a U.K.-based children’s clothing retailer that sells high-end labels worldwide, agreed to stop selling angora. The company put its new commitment into action by immediately removing angora products from its website and by agreeing not to sell the angora products that it had planned to market in … Read more »

September 2014 After hearing from PETA and learning of the undercover investigation of angora farms, retailer Horny Toad—which sells clothing to REI and Zappos, among many other retailers—confirmed that it will no longer make clothing using angora wool.

June 2014 After talks with PETA at Quiksilver’s headquarters, the surf and snowboard company confirmed that it won’t sell any more items containing angora wool.

May 2014 After extensive talks and an appearance at Gap Inc.’s annual meeting, PETA convinced the worldwide retailer to ban angora sales for good and to remove the remaining angora items from its shelves.

May 2014 After being contacted by PETA, Century 21 made the compassionate decision to ban angora wool.

Major retailer Perry Ellis officially banned the sale of angora products after a revealing undercover investigation showed the torturous practices that are standard on angora farms.

Global retailer Ann Inc. banned the use of angora in its brands, including Ann Taylor and LOFT, after extensive talks with PETA!

After talks with PETA, Huntington Surf and Sport made the compassionate decision to join dozens of other companies in banning the sale of angora products!

Following talks with PETA, major online retailer Zappos agreed to ban the sale of angora on its website permanently!

After extensive talks with PETA, global retailer Target committed to keeping angora out of its 2014 store-brand collection.