animal welfare
‘The World Has Changed’: Kering Officially Goes Fur Free
Beginning fall 2022, every single brand in the French conglomerate's luxury stable will be fur-free.
Adidas, H&M Join Anti-Mulesing Outcry
A survey shows that 31 percent of consumers now looking for apparel that meets animal welfare standards.
Fur Industry Strikes Back with ‘Game Changer’ Traceability Standard
A leading fur trade group has unveiled a global certification and traceability system that it says will…
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Mackage Owner Gives Fur the Boot
Canada's APP Group, which owns luxury outerwear makers Mackage and Soia & Kyo, has given animal pelts the…
Jean Paul Gaultier Owner Sheds Exotic Animal Skins
The owner of Carolina Herrera and Jean Paul Gaultier says "steps have been taken" to drop the skins of…
Neiman Marcus to Abandon Fur by Early 2023
The luxury retail operator will be axing animal pelts from its rarified Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman…
PETA’s Call for Alpaca Ban Prompts Textile Exchange Response
"It is irresponsible to label clothes as 'responsible' when so much animal suffering is allowed to occur," a…
Valentino to Phase Out Fur
The decision comes as other fashion mainstays like Saks Fifth Avenue, Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga make…
Williams-Sonoma Drops Alpaca Fleece After PETA Exposé
Williams-Sonoma has stopped sourcing alpaca fleece across its brands following a 2020 People for the Ethical…
Saks Fifth Avenue to Phase Out Fur by 2023
Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, called Saks' announcement a "game…
Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga Are Finished With Fur
Kering says that Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and McQ will "no longer use fur in their collections."
Oregon Mulls Mink Ban, While UK Urged to Outlaw Fur Sales
In February, the World Health Organization warned that the risk of Covid-19 spreading from fur farms to…
Sweden Suspends Mink Breeding for 2021
"[O]ur mink industry remains a further risk factor that we need to consider when it comes to the fight…
PETA Debuts Faux-Fur Fashion with ‘Project Runway’ Alum Matt Sarafa
PETA has long advocated against wearing animal hides—instead encouraging shoppers to go faux.
Denmark to Exhume Millions of Dead Mink Carcasses
Denmark plans to exhume millions of the dead animals over fears that the rotting carcasses will pose a new…