Lacoste Joins The Boycott of Mohair

Live Kindly, reports that Lacoste has joined the PETA inspired boycott of mohair by the fashion industry:

According to international animal rights organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), Lacoste, along with Fast Retailing Co. – which owns a number of brands including Theory and Helmut Lang – banned mohair following the release of an exposé on the industry.

The exposé was filmed in South Africa, where half of the world’s mohair is sourced. It showed shearers – who are paid according to the amount of wool they produce and not hourly – rush through their work carelessly, leaving goats with painful open wounds. For animals who were no longer needed, workers sometimes cut their throats while still conscious.

Previously, Lacoste had agreed not to use Angora or Fur in its products.