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Valentino bans alpaca wool from future collections

  

Luxury fashion brand Valentino has banned alpaca wool from future fashion collections, after PETA’s undercover investigation of the world's largest privately owned alpaca farm in Peru, Mallkini, at which these animals are roughly shorn and left with deep wounds. PETA’s exposé highlighting gross misconduct at the site of Mallkini, the largest farm of its kind globally is ringing alarm bells for apparel brands that are just now becoming aware of the implications of their animal product sourcing strategies.

At the site in Peru, alpaca were found crying and vomiting as they’re roughly shorn with clippers leaving them in a bloodied state. In some cases, these animals were shown to be slammed onto tables, with their limbs clamped to stretching machines that almost dislocated their legs.

Marks & Spencer was the first to respond to the investigation’s findings as it highlighted concerns around the welfare of animals that are farmed to produce alpaca wool. A week later, Fast Retailing brand Uniqlo similarly pledged to ban the material from its products.

 
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