# Inditex bans angora wool and donates $900k of clothing to Syrian refugees

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/02/11/inditex-bans-angora-wool-donates-900k-stock-syrian-refugees/
- Published: 2015-02-11T06:44:58+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Animal rights group Peta reports that international clothing retailer Inditex has
agreed to stop the use of angora wool in its products, and has donated nearly $900,000
worth of angora products to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

Inditex is the world’s largest clothing retailer and owns brands such as Zara and
Bershka. It has donated 20,000 angora sweaters, coats and other garments to the 
NGO Life for Relief and Development.

The company decided to ban the use of angora wool following discussions with [Peta](http://www.peta.org)
in which the group explained the cruel treatment of rabbits on angora farms.

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Other companies such as Calvin Klein, H&M, and Zappos have also stopped selling 
angora products.

_Photo: [Angora rabbit](http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-241288771/stock-photo-rabbit-angora-breed-isolated-on-white-background.html)
by Nikolai Tsvetkov on Shutterstock.com_

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