{"id":167508,"date":"2020-09-30T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/peta-protests-against-urban-outfitters-over-animal-abuse\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:07:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:07:24","slug":"peta-protests-against-urban-outfitters-over-animal-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/peta-protests-against-urban-outfitters-over-animal-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"PETA protests against Urban Outfitters over animal abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"
PETA<\/a> has today launched an international campaign against Urban Outfitters<\/a>, Inc, the parent company of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie<\/a>, and Free People<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Protesting outside Urban Outfitters' flagship London store, PETA is demanding that the group drop alpaca, wool, leather, cashmere, mohair, down, and silk from its' products.<\/strong><\/p>\n Protesters, some dressed as animals, played audio of animals abuse and held graphic signs reading, \"Urban Outfitters: Animals Are Not Clothing\", to garner the attention of passersby.<\/p>\n In April, PETA bought stakes in two dozen brands and retailers<\/a> with the aim of using its position as a shareholder to exert pressure on them to ban wool, mohair and cashmere products.<\/p>\n The animal rights group acquired stakes in Burberry<\/a>, Ralph Lauren<\/a>, Urban Outfitters and Versace<\/a> and Michael Kors<\/a> parent Capri Holdings.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a statement, PETA Director Elisa Allen said: \"Urban Outfitters brands want to reach progressive young people with their designs \u2013 but selling the skin, hair, and feathers of tormented animals will get them nowhere.<\/p>\n \"Any material that's taken from an animal is a product of fear, and PETA is calling on Urban Outfitters to be true to its commitment to sustainability and ethical standards by selling only animal-friendly vegan fabrics, which it already stocks.\"<\/p>\n Earlier this month, PVH Corp,<\/a>\u00a0the parent company of\u00a0Tommy Hilfiger<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Calvin Klein<\/a> banned the use of exotic-animal skins<\/strong>, citing that the decision is part of its \u201clong-term strategy to drive fashion forward for good.\u201d<\/p>\n