Animal Cruelty in the Fashion Industry  

Animal Cruelty in the Fashion Industry  

Don’t Strip The ‘Moo’

Animal Cruelty in the Fashion Industry

It’s a bright sunny day in San Francisco! Rhea is all geared up for the luncheon organized in the city and she  looks herself up in the mirror. So, All decked up in her favourite costume and accessories from her go-to brand. Hence, she  feels confident in her attire and is looking forward to a wonderful evening with her friends.

Little does she know,  that in some corner of the world – a cow was hurt for garnishing the leather, a sheep was reared for the fury  clothes, a rhino was sacrificed for the vintage necklace, and a snake was forsaken for the premium shoe leather.  Thus, We seldom stop and think of the myriad impacts. So, we create on the environment and animals in our pursuit to  overpower ourselves. And, it spends our busy little day-to-day lives!  

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Annually, all over the world, billions of animals are hurt and go through a lot of suffering for clothing and  accessories. Skin is taken from them to make leather, animals are caged and mis-treated for life before being  sacrificed for their essential parts / body organs, feathers are uprooted from birds who in turn go through pain and  misery.

Thus, Illegal poaching for Rhino horns and critical parts of endangered species in certain parts of the world is a  huge business run by systemic organizations. Thus, It cause additional violence, baring aside the misery inflicted on  the animals. Hence, Sheep can often beat and butcher by workers stealing their wool and their skin for shearling in Animal Cruelty.  So, Goats are similarly exploit for cashmere and mohair. All this cutting, killing can do in the name of fashion!  

The poor living creatures may force to live in  

cramped, filthy, non-monitored conditions, with  

no freedom whatsoever. The animals are at the  

mercy and whims of workers who handle them  

on a day-to-day basis.  

After a lifetime of sacrifice with by-products  

will sell at lucrative prices, they may violently  

slaughtered via the cheapest means possible,  

including bludgeoning, anal electrocution, and  

gassing. Some are even dismembered and  

skinned alive.  

“Trapped animals use for his or her fur can suffer for days from blood loss, shock, dehydration. Or, can attack by predators before trappers return to kill them.” Says PETA.  

Fashion Industry

Hence, The fashion industry is one of the largest in the world. Have you ever wondered why slaughter houses and dairy  farms are so profitable? So, This is primarily because once the milk producing capabilities of cows is limited or  gradually declining. Thus, they are sacrificed for their skin. It may consider as a luxury and a high-priced product  in the form of calf-skin. So, The skin of the animal is often considered to be a significant economic co-product of the  meatpacking industry, while the fat and blood is leveraged for cosmetics.  

More than 2.29 billion cows, calves, buffaloes, pigs, and goats can kill every year for his or her skins globally.  Thus, Even more alarming is the fact, that in certain scenarios, the poor creatures can skin alive – the mere thought  of which is so disturbing!  

What Is In USA?

In the US, while leather is made from sheep,  

lambs, goats, and pigs – a majority of it is  

made from the skins of cattle and calves.  

While there are regulations in place for  

“exotic” animals / reptiles approaching  

extinction, such as alligators and crocodiles,  

there can limit checks and regulations in  

place for the ‘cattle-class’.  

Fashion enterprise is likewise the second  

most maximum polluting enterprise globally.  

Apparel production has doubled over the last  

~15 years to meet consumers’ demand – this  

is further aggravating the situation and adding  

‘salt-to-injury’. 

All About Brands

While there are various brands that are still producing clothes and accessories out of animal fur and skin –  it’s a relief to know that there are also fashion brands that consider animal cruelty a sin. They have taken  revolutionary steps in taking the fashion to another level without the involvement of any material that derives from  killing animals.  

Multiple industries all over the world are trying to  

do their bits and parts, while laws are changing  

on animal abuse as well. The change comes not  

just from the industry leaders, but with the  

awareness in the society that “animals are not  

ours”.  

Thanks to PETA, for making an effort for taking  

steps against top fashion brands and persuading  

them to stop using animal derived materials in  

the production of fashionable goods and  

accessories.  

What we pick to wear has a powerful impact. We  

should understand that our values and lifestyles  

matter a lot on a global scale – and directly  

impact the lives of so many speechless creatures.  

Sustainable  Fashion

Our clothing choices not only improve our lives but also shape the future we leave for our children. ‘Sustainable  Fashion’ is the way to go. Only after making simple and sustainable choices in life, we can shape a healthy future  for our future generations and impose limited struggle to the poor animals.  

With the modifications withinside the legal guidelines and rules at higher level, it’s appropriate to recognise that  there are approaches to supply garments and style add-ons without the use of animal substances. The idea of  carrying vegan garments is gaining popularity – and this is a step in the right direction to absolutely prevent the  

slaughtering of animals. The truth that younger generation and GEN Z’s are way more aware of the negative  implications of animal abuse on the planet – in itself is a positive thing to look at and a big win for the future  generations to come.  

FOUR PAWS

Various actions may take by fashion industries to reduce animal cruelty. Let’s review the study on animal  welfare by FOUR PAWS which says-  

  1. 38% of fashion brands appear to consider animal welfare, but this affects majorly on their supply chain  
  2. 25% of brands have formal animal welfare policy  
  3.  21% of brands uses assurance schemes which prioritise animal welfare, to trace at least some of their  animal derived materials  
  4. 9% of brands have an animal welfare policy and meet minimum 3 out of 5 best practice animal welfare  principles as set out by FOUR LAWS 

Many of us know about the vegan fabrics like polyester and cotton. The fashion business that are involved in  making vegan clothes and accessories are booming in the 21st century. The vegan fabrics and accessories that  are available today across various brand are much lighter and durable. So, These merchandises are advanced in  first-class. And, they may really be a sustainable method capable of creating a planet secure for both animals and  human beings.

Hence, It’s certainly time to look deeply into the involvement of animals withinside the style enterprise.  So, Animal Cruelty ought to alternate the negative impact of fashion into a more ethical, positive, and empowering reality. Thus, There’s a growing consensus in delivering ‘Sustainable Fashion’ to our future generations. However, we need to  collectively fight this battle and protect the life-worthiness of the speechless animals, who devote their lives to us  human beings!  

References

  • https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-clothing/#:~:text=Animals%20Used%20for%20Clothing,being%20killed%20for%20their%20fur
  • https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-clothing/animals-used-clothing-factsheets/leather-animals-abused-killed-skins/  
  • https://www.panaprium.com/blogs/i/use-animals-fashion  
  • https://www.hsi.org/news-media/fur-trade/  
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