PETA Ask Powys County Council for Cow Memorial Plaque at Former Leather Factory
29th April 2025
PETA Ask Powys County Council for Cow Memorial Plaque at Former Leather Factory
Llanidloes, Powys – Following reports that the site of the now-shuttered Sandringham Leather Goods Factory in Llanidloes will be developed into new houses, PETA sent a letter to Powys County Council requesting that it erect a memorial plaque at the site to commemorate the cows who suffered for the skins that passed through the building.
“Cows can recognise the faces of their friends in photographs, and they mourn when a loved one dies, yet every year millions are strung up, and their throats are slit so their skin and flesh can be sold,” says PETA Vice President of Corporate Projects Yvonne Taylor. “The skins of countless cows who were violently killed passed through this building, and PETA is calling on local officials to acknowledge this atrocity with an honorary plaque.”
Animal skins are a billion-pound coproduct of the meat industry, and profits from skin sales drive the slaughter of hundreds of millions of animals each year. A PETA exposé of the global animal skin industry found that animals are exposed to the elements and denied food and water during gruelling journeys to abattoirs, where their throats are slit while they’re still conscious and able to feel pain. Turning animal skin into leather requires up to 170 unique chemicals, including cyanide, aluminium, and chromium. Animal agriculture, which includes the skin industry, is a leading contributor to the climate catastrophe. Cow leather has been ranked as the most polluting textile in fashion by industry reports.
Fortunately, a growing number of top designers, high-street stores, and online retailers now offer shoes, jackets, handbags, wallets, iPhone covers, and more made from vegan leather, micro-suede, and other high-quality materials that don’t harm animals or the planet.
PETA – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear” – points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits. For more information, please visit PETA.org.uk or follow PETA on Facebook, X, TikTok, or Instagram.
Contact:
Lucy Watson +44 (0) 20 7837 6327; [email protected]
#