Victories: Animals Used for Clothing

International clothing retailer Mango will add a prohibition on exotic skins to its 2011 animal welfare sustainability report.

September 2011 After multiple discussions with PETA about the atrocities associated with the fur industry, international clothing retailer Mango has committed to going completely fur-free!

PETA convinced Church & Dwight to pull a parka made of real coyote fur that was being given away in its Arm & Hammer contest.

Adidas pledged never to use the skins of exotic animals such as lizards, crocodiles, snakes, sharks, and fish in its product line.

After PETA contacted Papaya Clothing regarding abuses attributed to the fur industry, the company decided to permanently remove all fur from its product offerings.

After speaking with PETA and testing wool from nonmulesed sheep, Talbots decided to phase out mulesed wool from Australia.

September 2010 With the combined efforts of PETA Australia and PETA U.S., Miss Australia was made aware that she would be sending a cruel message to the public by wearing a costume made from real sheepskin in the Miss Universe competition. Thankfully, she dumped the real stuff and switched to a costume made from faux … Read more »

August 2010 People Tree, a small U.K. clothing company that owns Emma Watson’s clothing line, told PETA that it never sources wool from Australia because the company is against the cruel practice of mulesing.

After PETA contacted SecretSales.com regarding abuses attributed to the fur industry, the online retailer immediately decided to go fur-free.

After receiving information and meeting with PETA, Victoria’s Secret and La Senza agreed to remove all exotic skins from their product lines.

After discussion with PETA, Nike implemented a policy banning exotic skins from all Nike brands, including Cole Haan.

After receiving PETA’s research on the exotic-skins industry and watching our new video, the CEO of Overstock.com implemented a policy banning exotic skins.

After regular correspondence with PETA, Spanish designer Adolfo Domínguez decided to commit to use only nonmulesed wool and ban fur and exotic skins.

After PETA exposed Charming Shoppes to the cruel fur industry, they have committed to ending fur sales for good.

October 2009 Australian fashion designer Alannah Hill has agreed to stop using rabbit fur in her collections. The girly-chic designer had a change of heart after hearing from thousands of PETA Asia supporters who got fired up about fur after watching video footage that documents disgusting conditions on a Chinese fur farm.