Angora news and archive

Gucci pledges to ban angora wool

Gucci has pledged to ban angora wool from its future collections after being contacted by PETA, a representative of the animal rights organization told FashionUnited via email. Several fashion companies have done the same some two years ago, following PETA’s accusations of animal cruelty on angora farms. "Gucci has taken an important step...

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Asos to stop selling silk, cashmere & mohair, but continue to sell leather & wool

London - Online fashion giant Asos is set to stop selling cashmere, mohair, and silk as part of its updated animal welfare policy but will continue to sell leather and wool products. The London-based etailer previously stop stocking products which contained feather & down, bone, shell, and teeth and has now added three new animals derived...

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H&M, Zara, Topshop & Gap ban Mohair following animal cruelty expose

London - A number of leading fashion retailers, including H&M, Zara, Gap and Topshop have pledged to discontinue using mohair in their products following an animal cruelty investigation from animal rights organisation PETA. Mohair, which is made from the hair of Angora goats, is known for softness and frequently used in winter apparel such as...

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Career Q&A: PETA Manager of Corporate Projects, Yvonne Taylor

When you think of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), fashion is usually not the first thing that comes to mind. However, over the past years their influence within the fashion industry and its use of leather, wool, angora, fur and down has continued to grow - in part thanks to the work of Yvonne Taylor, Senior Manager of...

Fashion |UPDATE

AlexandAlexa called out for falling to keep fur-free promise

Following animal rights organisation call to action, after online children’s wear retailer AlexandAlexa failed to uphold its fur-free pledge, the British website has pulled all items for sale trimmed with real fur, which included apparel for newborn babies and toddlers. In addition the children’s wear e-tailer has finally taken on a fur-free...

Fashion |OPINION Featured

The problem with 'humane' certified fur and angora

The fashion industry has been struggling to reach an accord regarding its use of fur for decades. Whilst members of the international fur trade remain adamant that fur and angora are natural and sustainable materials which support an international industry employing over a million people, animal rights activists continue to shine a light on the...

Fashion

Benetton to ban angora products

London - Benetton has become the latest retailer to pledge that it will ban angora products less than 24 hours after animal rights group Peta staged a multi-pronged campaign at the fashion brand, including a protest outside of its flagship store on Regent Street, London. The Italian clothing brand has confirmed that it will ban angora across its...

Fashion

Inditex donates 575,000 pounds worth of angora garments to Syrian refugees

World's largest clothing company, Inditex, has donated the remaining stock of over 20,000 brand new angora wool garments to animal welfare organization Peta, who has teamed up with charity Life for Relief and Development, to ensure the garments go to those in need - Syrian refugees. Inditex made history earlier this year by becoming one of the...

Fashion

Inditex ends use of angora

Angora lovers everywhere should hope that they got every item made with angora that Zara had to offer under the Christmas tree two months ago, because on the morning of February 9th, 2015, Inditex, the parent company of Zara and Massimo Dutti, announced that it has stopped using angora due to cruelty to the rabbits that the fur is plucked from...

Fashion

Lacoste ceases use of angora

French fashion and lifestyle label Lacoste has pulled its remaining angora wool product stock and confirmed it would not be using any more angora in its future collections. The decision to ban angora comes over a year after the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), first launched its campaign which revealed the ongoing cruelty that...

Apparel

French Connection finally implements ban against angora

French Connection has decided to stop using Angora wool or fur in the production of its clothing and accessories with immediate effect, following an ongoing campaign from Peta. Last November saw animal rights activist group Peta released undercover footage showcasing the animal cruelty carried out on numerous angora rabbit farms in China....

Apparel

Forever 21, New Look ban angora

As the latest two among a growing number of international brands and retailers, US teen fashion brand Forever 21 and British fashion retailer New Look decided to ban angora from their products after being contacted by Peta. "Peta applauds New Look and Forever 21 for doing the right thing for animals and consumers," said Peta’s Yvonne Taylor....