Angora Sales Halted Over Rabbit Cruelty

Angora Sales Halted Over Rabbit Cruelty Video
Shocking footage of rabbits screaming in pain while their fur is ripped out to produce angora wool prompts shops to investigate.
5:13pm UK, Sunday 15 December 2013
An angora has its hair pulled out to harvest fashionable wool

Nearly two dozen high street retailers have stopped selling products containing angora wool after footage emerged showing scenes of cruelty to rabbits.

Video showing the mass production of angora in China taken by the charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) shows rabbits appearing to scream in pain as they have their wool ripped out.

Marks and Spencer, Top Shop, H&M, Primark and Next are among brands that have agreed to suspend the use of angora products until the allegations of unethical treatment can be investigated.

Mimi Bekhechi, Peta associate director, told Sky News: "This is the first time the conditions in which these rabbits live have been exposed.

"Angora wool has only recently become popular and I think most people haven't any idea where it comes from.

"Companies can't claim to have an animal welfare policy if they use angora wool. Because of the way the rabbits are treated, it's as bad as wearing fur."

Peta investigators examined the conditions in 10 angora farms in different regions of China and found similar conditions in each.

The charity said hundreds of rabbits were squashed into cages for their entire lives, only being removed every 60 days to have their fur plucked painfully from their bodies.

Most failed to survive beyond three years old - often being killed if they lived longer - even though rabbits in the wild live for up to 10 years.

The video footage shows the animals emitting a squealing sound as they are tied down and left red raw as their fur is torn from their bodies.

Peta says that as many as 50 million angora rabbits are kept in Chinese farms to supply the fashion industry - the only way the previously expensive fur has been able to become so widely available.

Until the 1960s, small scale French farms provided most of the world's angora - a particularly soft type of wool - but countries outside Europe which lack animal welfare laws have since taken over most of the supply.

Peta said Asos, the online retailer, has just become the first store to agree to remove all angora products from shelves permanently.

Among the other stores operating on the British high street that have suspended use of angora are: New Look, Wallis, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge, Evans, boohoo, Coast, Warehouse, Oasis, Esprit, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Whistles, Marco Polo and Boden.

The full video, which contains distressing scenes, has had nearly a million views on YouTube.

http://news.sky.com/story/1182703/angora-sales-halted-over-rabbit-cruelty-video

Couldn't watch the video, how can anyone do that!

Can't even bring myself to click the link (shudder). The cruelty people commit in the pursuit of money is unbelievable.

Ben_Reilly wrote:Can't even bring myself to click the link (shudder). The cruelty people commit in the pursuit of money is unbelievable.

Agreed, disgraceful

Ben_Reilly wrote:Can't even bring myself to click the link (shudder). The cruelty people commit in the pursuit of money is unbelievable.

I really don't understand how a human being could actually bring themselves to do that to an animal.

why not just shave it?
disgusting       

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/peta-angora-video-footage-showing-2930309 (Video at source)

High Street stores have cancelled orders of angora clothes after seeing video evidence of the horrific treatment of rabbits farmed for their fur.

Footage shows animals screeching in pain as fur is ripped from their skin on farms in China.

In other scenes, rabbits are tethered with rope and brutally sheared by men armed with metal scissors.

The evidence was gathered by investigators from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Now more than 35 major clothing retailers have said they will stop buying the super-soft wool products.








But today we were able to buy angora clothing - a jumper for £45 from Topshop, socks for £6 from M&S and a hat for £20 from H&M.

Mimi Bekhechi, associate director of PETA, said: “Consumers are rightly angry that these companies have halted production but are still profiting from angora at the moment.”

Fashion designer Stella McCartney blasted the “despicable treatment” and vowed never again to use angora.

Topshop, M&S and H&M were all unavailable for comment.



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      Evil bastards. I could only watch about three seconds of that video.

I put it on Europe news the other day, I couldn't watch it, horrifying.

Note: these threads have been merged.

Apologies, i missed this thread.

Catman wrote:http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/peta-angora-video-footage-showing-2930309  (Video at source)

High Street stores have cancelled orders of angora clothes after seeing video evidence of the horrific treatment of rabbits farmed for their fur.

Footage shows animals screeching in pain as fur is ripped from their skin on farms in China.

In other scenes, rabbits are tethered with rope and brutally sheared by men armed with metal scissors.

The evidence was gathered by investigators from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Now more than 35 major clothing retailers have said they will stop buying the super-soft wool products.








But today we were able to buy angora clothing - a jumper for £45 from Topshop, socks for £6 from M&S and a hat for £20 from H&M.

Mimi Bekhechi, associate director of PETA, said: “Consumers are rightly angry that these companies have halted production but are still profiting from angora at the moment.”

Fashion designer Stella McCartney blasted the “despicable treatment” and vowed never again to use angora.

Topshop, M&S and H&M were all unavailable for comment.



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      Evil bastards. I could only watch about three seconds of that video.

China, again

feelthelove wrote:

Catman wrote:http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/peta-angora-video-footage-showing-2930309  (Video at source)

High Street stores have cancelled orders of angora clothes after seeing video evidence of the horrific treatment of rabbits farmed for their fur.

Footage shows animals screeching in pain as fur is ripped from their skin on farms in China.

In other scenes, rabbits are tethered with rope and brutally sheared by men armed with metal scissors.

The evidence was gathered by investigators from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Now more than 35 major clothing retailers have said they will stop buying the super-soft wool products.








But today we were able to buy angora clothing - a jumper for £45 from Topshop, socks for £6 from M&S and a hat for £20 from H&M.

Mimi Bekhechi, associate director of PETA, said: “Consumers are rightly angry that these companies have halted production but are still profiting from angora at the moment.”

Fashion designer Stella McCartney blasted the “despicable treatment” and vowed never again to use angora.

Topshop, M&S and H&M were all unavailable for comment.



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      Evil bastards. I could only watch about three seconds of that video.

China, again

I know    They have an appalling record don't they.

http://www.chinasucks.net/animal-cruelty-in-china/

...I don't like them.

More often than not Catman these kind of stories seem to originate in China, disgraceful treatment of animals   

feelthelove wrote:More often than not Catman these kind of stories seem to originate in China, disgraceful treatment of animals   

I've seen documentaries about what they do to dolphins and whales as well   For stupid Chinese medicine mumbo jumbo, they really lack any kind of intelligence to think that it works.

http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/news/elephants-face-extinction-if-beijing-does-not-ban-ivory-trade/

    

Just read your link, that is terrible, elephants are such amazing animals, the way they look after the babies etc and take care of one another. Bastards!

Sassy wrote:Just read your link, that is terrible, elephants are such amazing animals, the way they look after the babies etc and take care of one another.   Bastards!

Why do Chinese people kill so many endangered species for no reason?

Chinese and people of other Asian cultures recklessly kill endangered animals for the stupidest reasons. They kill things like tigers, rhinoceros, and sea horses to use various body parts for TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) which is known not to even work and some of their "potions" are even toxic. They also kill critically endangered species of sharks, rays, and other marine life just to cut off the fins and use in a soup. Do they just not care? Why?

Its not only the endangered species they kill (for a HUGE profit) cats...dogs and anything else they fancy for Dinner ....have you ever been to China...well if you do ...don't go to the animal markets ...i have never seen so much cruelty ..i bought 2 cages of beautiful cats that were destined for the cooking pot and then went on a 300 mile journey away to set them free in a forest....perhaps their natural instincts kicked in and birds would be their natural prey...i just couldn't leave them at that damn market...

Found that one the net      Disgusting bastards.

I must admit they do seem to have a different way of viewing animals. Some Chinese now are keeping dogs as pets and it seems to be slowing changing, but I suppose when you have been that poor for that long, anything that moves is ok to eat. Thats lovely you did that for the cats, at least they had some chance.

Sassy wrote:I must admit they do seem to have a different way of viewing animals.   Some Chinese now are keeping dogs as pets and it seems to be slowing changing, but I suppose when you have been that poor for that long, anything that moves is ok to eat.   Thats lovely you did that for the cats, at least they had some chance.

I didn't do it! I found that on the net after doing some research, i'm going to stop now because it's making me upset and very angry.