Frasers Group Confirms Ban on Wild-Animal Skins

07.09.2026

London — Frasers Group – owner of FRASERS, Flannels and the newly acquired Harvey Nichols – has confirmed to PETA that it is “committed to a future without exotic animal skins”, positioning its influential stores, platforms and brands at the forefront of efforts to end the use of wild-animal skins in fashion.

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.”

“Frasers Group is demonstrating both compassion and business leadership by leveraging its luxury fashion platforms to accelerate the shift away from cruel wild-animal skins,” says PETA Senior Vice President Mimi Bekhechi. “Today’s informed consumers no longer want to wear the suffering of snakes, crocodiles, and ostriches, and we call on other companies to follow suit.”

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.

A growing number of fashion brands, retailers, and events have dropped wild-animal skins – including Balenciaga, Burberry, Chanel, Selfridges Group, Victoria Beckham, and London Fashion Week – and many more 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.

PETA – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear” –  points out that when it comes to the ability to feel pain, hunger, and fear, a snake is a dog is a boy. For more information, please visit PETA.org.uk or follow PETA on X, TikTok, Facebook, or Instagram.

Contact:

Sascha Camilli +44 207 923 6249; [email protected]

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