Victories: Animals Used for Clothing

Jon Bon Jovi’s new clothing line, Hart N Dagger, made the compassionate and business-savvy decision to replace the animal-leather tags on its new denim items with innovative vegan leather after hearing from PETA.

PETA received a complaint that Young Living, a major essential oil company that sells worldwide, was using mink oil in its products. During conversations with the company, PETA explained that this oil is directly linked to the cruel fur industry and urged it to replace the oil with comparable, cruelty-free plant oils. The company looked … Read more »

After being contacted by PETA, Global Brands Group—which controls brands like Frye, Juicy Couture, Spyder, Aquatalia, David Beckham, Jennifer Lopez, Jones New York, Buffalo, Joe’s, Rosetti, and Kathy Van Zeeland—has done the right thing for animals and consumers by joining the list of almost 300 retail giants who have already committed to banning angora wool. … Read more »

PETA asked Overstock.com to join the hundreds of other retailers that have stopped selling angora wool—the hair removed from terrified rabbits as they scream in pain. After discussing this issue internally, Overstock told us that it would remove all angora products from its website and not sell them again.

Following PETA’s appeal to Lyft, the company updated its seating requirements for its Premier service to include vegan leather seats. Previously, Lyft Premier vehicles were required to have leather seats.

Following a meeting with PETA, Dutch—the parent company of labels Joie, Equipment, and Current/Elliott—agreed to ban fur. The material was removed from its websites and stores, and none of the existing fur items in China will be shipped to the U.S. Dutch’s products are available in premium department stores and specialty shops in more than … Read more »

After being contacted by PETA, Jo-Ann Stores—a specialty retailer of crafts and fabrics with about 850 locations nationwide—confirmed that it fully supports PETA’s mission to prevent animal abuse worldwide. As such, it made the compassionate decision to stop selling fur.

The tire giant Michelin agreed to reduce its leather glove usage from 60 percent to 30 to 40 percent. Now, 60 to 70 percent of its work gloves will be synthetic. The company orders 1.5 to 2 million gloves each year.

After PETA explained to Callahan why selling angora and wool harms animals, the company—which is known for its cozy sweaters—said that it will no longer obtain those materials. It plans to be completely vegan within a year.

Excellent news for compassionate fashion: After meeting with a PETA France representative and receiving tens of thousands of e-mails, phone calls, and social media messages from PETA supporters, chic clothing company The Kooples announced that it will not be using real fur in any future collections.

February 2015 Following talks with PETA, Inditex—the world’s largest clothing retailer—agreed to ban angora wool products permanently and donate its remaining stock to Syrian refugees through the charity Life for Relief and Development, rather than profiting from the garments. The multinational company, which owns the popular brand Zara, is sending 20,000 brand-new angora sweaters, coats, … Read more »

February 2015 After talking with PETA, Canadian retailer Le Château agreed to ban angora. The company sells its products online and directly to customers in more than 230 retail stores in New York as well as Canada, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.

January 2015 After being pressured by PETA for more than a year, retailer Esprit finally agreed to ban angora from its shelves.

December 2014 After hearing about the cruelty behind angora production, high end retailer Adolfo Domínguez made the compassionate decision to ban angora.

December 2014 Lacoste made the compassionate decision to ban angora wool products from its inventory.