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Success for animal rights activists after scandal search
Tchibo will no longer sell Angora products! This success is due to the protest of an animal welfare organization.
This is finally good news for the angora rabbits in this world! In early 2014, Tchibo announced a purchase stop for angora products. The cause for this was research by the animal welfare organization Peta on unacceptable practices in some Asian Angora farms.
After subsequent discussions Tchibo has now decided to continue the shopping stop indefinitely. Only a few remnants were sold off in a pre-agreed period.
Peta celebrated this decision with this Facebook post:
Post by PETA Germany.The background of this procedure is explained by Frank Schmidt, Peta Germany's Specialist for Animals in the Clothing Industry and Stefan Dierks, Category Leader CR Product & Strategy at Tchibo in this blog entry.
What has PETA discovered in its research on the Angora Wool?
Frank Schmidt explains, "As part of Peta Asia's investigation, 2013 saw the random sampling of commercial Angora farms in several Chinese provinces, as China produces an estimated 90 percent of the world's Angora wool, all of which had Angora rabbits Nature is made up of very clean and social animals, isolated in torturous individual cages, and Angora rabbits are plucked or shorn alive up to four times a year to get hold of their angora wool, but the terrified animals are tied up in a kind of rack, but rabbits are Highly sensitive flight animals, and the living pluck or the shearing often lead to death due to the stress-related cardiovascular stresses.Thus, most animals survive only two to five years on an Angora farm. "
Why is the shopping stop continuing?
The company said: "Peta has informed Tchibo of the search results in China, and Tchibo has initially imposed an immediate stop to purchase Angora products in order to protect animals and has initiated additional audits of its suppliers, followed by a constructive exchange on Angora needs. Rabbits and the audits of Tchibo's angora suppliers, it has been agreed that animal-friendly production of angora wool is not possible under the above-mentioned conditions. "
There are many alternatives to angora fur
There are many alternatives to angora fur. Peta explains: "Animal-friendly materials such as Tencel or viscose made from vegetable fibers are breathable, durable and biodegradable Lyocell (made of cellulose) has the same soft feel as Angora and is moisture repellent Other alternatives to wool are polyester fleece, synthetic shearling, sisal, bamboo, Cotton flannel, fleece, acrylic and soy-based. "
As a result of the PETA research, numerous companies such as H & M, ESPRIT, C & A, Calvin Klein, Lacoste, Gerry Weber, Tom Tailor, Marc O'Polo, GAP and Tommy Hilfiger had already banished Angora from their range.
We are pleased with this decision by Tchibo for the benefit of the animals and hope that many other companies will follow suit!
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