Online fashion retailer Boohoo has become the latest brand to ban the
use of angora in its products following pressure from animal rights group
Peta.
The move came after the fashion e-tailer was given evidence by Peta Asia
with regards the cruel and inhumane practices during the harvesting process
at Chinese farms, which source 90 percent of the world’s angora fur.
Boohoo follows a host of retailers who have also pledged to ban angora
from its products including most recently Lacoste and Monsoon Accessorize,
as well as Asos, Forever 21 and H&M.
In a short statement, Boohoo said: “As a result of recent investigations
by Peta [Asia], which have uncovered cruel and inhumane practices during
the harvesting process, boohoo has committed to a ban on the use of angora
in any of its products.”
Peta UK’s Mimi Bekhechi, added: “By banning all angora products from its
international websites, Boohoo has done the right thing for animals and
consumers. Angora production is cruel, and Peta urges all remaining
retailers to follow Boohoo’s example and show that cruelty to animals has
no place in their stores.”
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