Angora is a luxury fibre produced by long-haired Angora rabbits. Once a thriving worldwide industry, its production and spinning is now concentrated in China. Some 4,700 tons are produced each year ...

Inditex, the world's largest clothing retailer, which owns brands like Zara and Massimo Dutti, agreed to a permanent ban on Angora wool after more than a year of talks with People for the Ethical ...

Matalan customers may have bought angora clothing without realising after bosses told staff to remove tags and advertising for the controversial fabric. The fashion chain wanted to cover up its sale ...

Last year PETA ran a campaign that highlighted the shocking way in which angora is harvested from rabbits. Angora 'wool' cannot be harvested humanely in the vast quantities needed for designer or high ...

WHILE the angora rabbit is not facing any threat of extinction due to a contagious cancer like the Tasmania Devil, it is enduring a suffering existence. Its fur is being ripped out by the fistfuls in ...

Animal rights activists dressed as rabbits will stage a demonstration on Oxford Street today (December 19) to protest against the sale of angora wool after a video exposing extreme cruelty in the ...

It's holiday season, which, for fashion retailers, means selling leather boots, wool cardigans, fur coats, and animal print bags. While shoppers may be charmed by the craftsmanship of Versace's exotic ...

All Saints has become the latest clothing retailer to ban Angora rabbit fur over the barbaric way it is farmed. The UK fashion chain has joined those bowing to pressure after footage emerged of ...

A number of British clothing firms including Topshop have stopped sourcing products containing angora wool after an animal rights charity released a video which they claimed showed cruelty in the fur ...

The video and subsequent action by pressure groups has already led to a number of major UK retailers pulling angora products from their shelves. Tomorrow’s protest has been called by PETA, which ...