PETA has launched a new video exposing the atrocities in animals in factories making garments from cashmere, leather, down and silk. The video exposes the cruelties of fashion factories across the world. It depicts animals being abused by hard-pressed workers in the interest of supplying demands for a lucrative industry. It portrays society’s treatment of animals as inherently antifeminist.
The hard-to-watch footage takes the viewer through farms and factories across the world, where animals are often hit, kicked, prodded and maimed into submission, and ultimately killed for their furs, skins and feathers. The video portrays no differentiation between conventional animal products and those which are purported to be ‘humanely’ sourced.
It targets Urban Outfitters, Inc., whose brands include the titular UO as well as Anthropologie and Free People. Animal advocates claim the group already sells luxurious, animal-free textiles, particularly their woolen knitwear, and thus have no need for the animal-derived products they continue to retail.
