Chains stop sourcing angora wool products amid allegations of cruelty
Last month, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released a video shot in China, the source of the majority of the world’s angora fur, showing workers violently ripping the fur out of rabbits’ skin as the animals scream in pain.
It called on consumers to leave jumpers and scarves made out of the fur on retailers’ racks. In response, online fashion retailer Asos has become the first British company to implement a permanent ban and to pull existing stock of angora from its website. Other retailers have ceased supplies.
