Martha and other suspended import of Chinese rabbit fur clothing

Angora rabbit hair is an advanced textile raw material. About 90% of the world's angora rabbit hair is produced in China. Angora rabbit hair can be used for woollen, can also be used for worsted; can be used for knitting, can also be used for textile; use is very wide.

However, an animal protection organization has recently released a video showing that Chinese rabbit hair manufacturers have taken rabbit hair from rabbits in a very cruel way. After the video was disclosed, British clothing companies including Topshop decided to stop importing clothes containing Angora rabbit hair from China.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that during the extraction of rabbit hair, Chinese workers pulled their hair out of the rabbit's body. The rabbit mourned sadly during the process of pulling and the rabbit hair was pulled out and exposed. Red meat.

After the video was disclosed, ASOS, the online clothing retailer, announced that it would permanently stop importing garments containing angora rabbit hair from China. Moreover, ASOS also removed garments containing rabbit hair from the website.

Arcadia Group owns Topshop, Topman, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge and other brands. Arcadia Group recently stated: "We have informed suppliers that they will stop purchasing products containing Angora rabbit hair fiber from China. At the same time, we are also looking for other alternative sources."

Martha Group pursues an animal-friendly policy. According to this policy, suppliers working with Martha Group must not use simple rough hairs to pick wool from animals. Martha Group currently believes that the farms it is or are doing have complied with this policy.

Martha Group also stated: “We will visit our farm that supplies rabbit hair again to determine whether there is a phenomenon of pulling rabbit hair. Before we determine the facts, we will not order new Angora rabbit hair from suppliers. costumes."

Other companies that have decided to suspend the import of rabbit fur garments from China include Next, Primark, New Look, and Ted Baker.

It was learned that PETA Asia had recently paid an unannounced visit to Angora rabbit farms in villages in Shandong, Jiangsu, and other places in China and photographed the scene in which the workers laid down Angora rabbit hair. The scene was very cruel. The picture shows that the workers plucking rough hair, hair pulled from the rabbit's skin, the rabbit screaming painful, and then was thrown back into the cage. These rabbits are subject to such torture every three months. If the rabbit is still alive two to five years later, it will be cut to sell meat.

Xiao Bian learned that Western countries have embarked on a campaign called “Conscience Consumption”, which means advocating people to buy only those products that are produced according to the “conscience laws” and eliminate environmental pollution during the production of “conscience products”. Carry out humanitarian care for workers and do not abuse animals. The act of Angora rabbit fur manufacturers in China pulling rabbit hair is contrary to the concept of "conscience consumption." Therefore, the boycott of European companies is also inevitable. This fact is worthy of reference by Chinese exporting companies. We therefore know that it is not the quality of products that can be accepted by European companies. We must also pay attention to following the concepts and policies pursued by buyers in the production process.