October 2009 After receiving complaints from concerned PETA members and supporters who were outraged that women’s fashion retailer Boston Proper was selling fur in its catalogs and online, we immediately contacted the company and urged it to go fur-free. Boston Proper listened to our concerns about the cruelty that animals on fur farms endure–including being bludgeoned, … Read more »
July 2009 After years of pressure from animal rights activists nationwide – including PETA – JCPenney has finally decided to stop peddling pelts. PETA first wrote to JCPenney about the company’s support of the cruel fur industry in 2001, and we have kept the pressure on ever since, including sending complaints to the company over its … Read more »
January 2009 After learning that clothing chain Urban Outfitters was selling a fur-trimmed wrap, PETA wrote to the company privately to ask it to pull the item and adopt a fur-free policy. When the company didn’t respond, peta2 urged people to write the company and encourage it to become fur-free. After receiving nearly 4,000 e-mails from … Read more »
April 2008 Following discussions with PETA about the cruelty of Australian wool, Swedish-based international retail giant H&M has pledged to source more of its wool from other countries and to ensure that any Australian wool it purchases comes only from farmers that don’t practice mulesing (a cruel procedure in which Australian farmers carve chunks of skin … Read more »
April 2008 PETA wrote to Nike-owned Cole Haan after receiving numerous complaints about the company’s sale of mink- and rabbit-lined coats and gloves. The CEOs of Nike and Cole Haan immediately informed PETA that they plan to eliminate the use of fur in their products effective fall 2008. Cole Haan and Nike join an ever-growing list … Read more »
January 2008 PETA wrote to the CEO of arts and crafts giant A.C. Moore after receiving a disturbing call from a concerned member informing us that A.C. Moore was selling rabbit pelts. Almost immediately, PETA received word that the company was “philosophically aligned” with PETA’s goals, that the rabbit pelts would be removed from all stores … Read more »
January 2008 After receiving complaints from DirectBuy members about the company’s sale of items made with fox, mink, and beaver fur, PETA contacted DirectBuy’s president to inform him of the horrifying abuses endured by animals who are killed for their skin on fur farms and in the wild. DirectBuy–the nation’s largest franchiser of members-only consumer buying … Read more »
October 2007 After learning from PETA how animals killed for their fur are treated, Swiss watchmaker Swatch, Burton Snowboards, and fashion giants Rebecca Taylor and Nicole Miller made the compassionate decision never to use fur in their designs again. In a letter to PETA, Swatch chief operating officer Reto J. Stockli wrote, “Swatch Ltd. and the … Read more »
April 2007 In a landmark victory for animals killed for their skins, fashion house Polo Ralph Lauren dropped all fur from its clothing lines shortly after meeting with PETA. According to the company’s news release, “[W]e feel that the time is right to take this action.” On behalf of the millions of foxes, raccoons, and other … Read more »
January 2007 After more than a year of negotiations with PETA, popular women’s clothing chain bebe sent out a news release announcing that it planned to go fur-free. The company’s decision was good news for bebe, which was facing a peta2 boycott campaign, but it was even better news for rabbits, who often have their necks … Read more »
January 2007 After receiving complaints that Newbury Comics was selling animal figurines made from rabbit fur, peta2 launched a campaign against the New England music store chain. Within a day of receiving more than 700 e-mails from peta2 activists, the retailer immediately removed fur products from its shelves and enacted a permanent ban on fur.
July 2005 For nearly eight months, peta2 Street Teamers have campaigned against retailer Wet Seal, demanding that the chain stop selling clothing made of fur. On July 20, 2005, PETA received written assurance that Wet Seal will not carry fur this fall season. As a result, PETA has called a moratorium on its Wet Seal Campaign … Read more »
July 2005 The retailer-led movement to reform the Australian wool industry is rapidly gaining momentum, with retail giant American Eagle Outfitters pledging not to purchase Australian merino wool until mulesing mutilations of lambs and live sheep exports end. With more than 850 stores in the U.S. and 2005 sales totaling nearly $1.9 billion, American Eagle is … Read more »
April 2005 Nordstrom officials were so horrified by the cruel treatment of Australian lambs, who are partially skinned alive – without painkillers – during a procedure called mulesing, and sheep, who are forced to endure weeks – or even months – of suffering aboard “death ships” bound for slaughter in the Middle East, where animal welfare … Read more »
April 2005 After being contacted by PETA about the cruel practices of the Australian wool industry, where lambs are partially skinned alive during a procedure called “mulesing” and millions of sheep are shipped to horrible deaths every year in countries that have no animal welfare standards, California-based retailer Indigenous Designs has announced that it will not … Read more »
