PETA’s disturbing goat video shakes SA’s mohair industry (Video)
By Paula Andropoulos
A video expose of cruelty on local mohair farms has led to a public outcry and a ban on the product by top clothing brands. But the situation is more complicated than it seems, writes Paula Andropoulos.
The South African mohair industry – which effectively supplies more than 50% of the fashionably soft, supple material to the world – might be in serious trouble.
The recent release of inflammatory video footage, taken by undercover PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) activists from on visits to 12 local Angora goat farms, has shocked both retailers and consumers. Consequently, H&M, Zara, Gap, and Topshop have undertaken to ban mohair products from their ranges as fast as possible.
PETA’s disturbing footage is mainly concerned with the brutality of the shearing process. It reveals the gurgled screams of kids being corralled into pens, mutilated goat corpses in different stages of decay and shows the many ways which the animals are profitably denuded. It’s upsetting. …
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