What The Croc? PETA Responds
Earlier we mentioned how French luxury goods maker Hermes breeds their own crocodiles on Australian farms for the sole purpose of killing the crocs to make purses.
Not to mention that it can take three to four crocodiles to make one bag, which can sell for almost $50,000!
So we figured it was only a matter of time before PETA spoke out about the craziness of breeding crocodiles for fashion.
And, indeed, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has released a statement. The animal lovers say:
The thought of purposely breeding and killing crocodiles for an outdated, overpriced handbag should make any fashionista's skin crawl. If Hermes really wants to be a leader in the fashion industry, it should stop killing animals for cold-blooded vanity and use cruelty-free mock croc and fake snake instead.
As Pink—who recently provided the voice of a computer-generated crocodile in PETA's "Stolen for Fashion" commercial—says, "Killing animals for their skins is so disgusting that it doesn't make me want to befriend designers who use them."
Faux is in!
[Image via WENN.]
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Re: poopstain – I think everyone is entitled to their beliefs and opinions, and I respect that. I won't stoop low to your level, and call you stupid. I will, however, call you heartless. You obviously think it's okay to make purses out of croc skin.. and that it's okay that the public dishes large amounts of money. Eating meat and animal testing on products that help people better their lives are completely different from raising&killing animals to make accessories, which people can't afford. If you're into that kinda thing, good for you..
PETA maybe unnecessarily extreme at times, but this is ridiculous. There are so many other materials of great quality, one could use to make things like purses.. it doesn't have to be skins of animals.
You can call me stupid as much as you want. It doesn't change my opinion that what Hermes is doing is cruel. Okay fine, great bags, but I'll pass.
BOOOOO PETA is right this is disgusting!! If animals could speak just like us because im totaly sure that we would oppose to this crazyness if it where going on to HUMANS!! take a min think about it all you material people…xoxo
Wow - thanks for posting this. That is fully hideous.