The City of Los Angeles, California receives the February 2019 BAN Award for being the largest municipality in the United States to outlaw the sale of animal fur, depriving consumers of fashion choices and endorsing a policy that ignores evidence on animal conservation. The ban is expected to go into full force by 2021, unless the […]
A LEADING consumer group has hit back against animal rights activists who have been encouraging consumers to stop using animal-derived materials, on the grounds that they are hazardous to the environment. Last Thursday, the Consumer Choice Center launched a campaign titled #ChoiceInFashion – which seeks to inform consumers about animal-derived materials used for fashion and […]
Die „Mythen“ veganer Mode sollen entlarvt werden Vor etwa einer Woche verkündigte das britische „Consumer Choice Center“ in einer Pressemeldung den Start der Kampagne #ChoiceInFashion: „Wir möchten die Verbraucher über tierische Materialien informieren und die Mythen und urbanen Legenden über vegane Mode entlarven, die von selbsternannten Tierschutzgruppen verbreitet werden.“ Die Konsumenten würden einem zunehmenden Druck […]
Wearing fur is becoming more and more taboo. The issue is increasingly fraught and some large brands and fashion shows have decided to opt out of fur altogether. It isn’t just firms and consumers making the choice to ditch fur. Fur farms are outlawed in many European countries, such as the UK, Austria, the Czech […]
