Inditex bans angora wool and donates $900k of clothing to Syrian refugees
Howard Lake | 11 February 2015 | News
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 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 by Nikolai Tsvetkov on Shutterstock.com
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