Victory! Frasers Group Bans Wild-Animal Skins
A major victory for animals has arrived from one of the UK’s most influential retail groups.
Frasers Group, owner of FRASERS, Flannels and the newly acquired Harvey Nichols, has confirmed that it is “committed to a future without exotic animal skins”.
In an email, the company said, “We endeavour to make sure that our own brand products are free from exotic animal skins, as well as communicating to our third-party brands that the Group will no longer buy products containing exotic animal skins.”
This decision places Frasers Group among a growing number of retailers, brands, and fashion events that have recognised that cruelty has no place in fashion.
The Cruel Reality Behind Wild-Animal Skins
Snake mothers are fiercely protective of their eggs, and some species care for their babies for weeks after they hatch and even “babysit” other mothers’ hatchlings.
A PETA Asia exposé of python farms in Thailand revealed workers pinning struggling pythons down by the neck, bashing them on the head with a hammer, punching metal hooks through their heads, and inflating their bodies with water – even as the animals continued to move.
PETA entities have also documented how workers in the supply chain chop conscious lizards’ heads off with machetes and electrically stun ostriches before slitting their throats in full view of their terrified flockmates.
Animals abused and slaughtered for luxury accessories are individuals who experience fear, pain, and distress long before their skins are turned into handbags, shoes, belts, and watch straps.
Wild-Animal Skins Don’t Belong in Fashion
Frasers Group joins a growing list of fashion leaders that have rejected wild-animal skins, including Balenciaga, Burberry, Chanel, Selfridges Group, Victoria Beckham, and London Fashion Week.
Designers are meeting the demand for sustainable animal-friendly products by offering embossed vegan leather options made from a wide range of innovative materials such as mushrooms, apples, corn, and cacti.
Take Action
London Fashion Week has already banned wild-animal skins from its runways, but two of the world’s biggest fashion events still allow them.
Please urge Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week to follow London’s lead and ban wild-animal skins.
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