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Zalando joins Four Paws in call to stop mulesing in wool industry

Animal welfare organisation Four Paws has announced that e-commerce retailer Zalando has signed a ‘Brand Letter of Intent’ which will see it commit to transitioning toward 100 percent certified mulesing-free wool within their own brands by 2023. Mulesing, which involves the mutilation of lambs, is only practised in Australia and is often a...

Fashion

Consumers turning their back on animal-derived textiles

The global coronavirus pandemic has increased demands for compassion in fashion, with two-thirds of UK consumers demanding that fashion brands take action to guarantee higher animal welfare in fashion. According to new research, commissioned by global animal welfare organisation Four Paws, almost 90 percent of Brits believe companies should make...