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Following PETA’s demand that Quince stop falsely advertising its cashmere products as “non-harmful” to animals and its alpaca wool products as posing “no harm” to animals, the company has removed the misleading claims from its website. The demand came in the wake of a new PETA Asia investigation into cashmere farms, which revealed that workers in the industry violently tear out screaming goats’ hair with sharp metal combs, and a PETA investigation into an alpaca farm where industry workers slam the animals onto tables and shear them so recklessly that they’re often left with gaping wounds.

An image from PETA Asia’s investigation into cashmere farms

“By removing these false claims, Quince acknowledged that goats and alpacas are always harmed when used for its clothing,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “Now the company must stop harming them by never selling products that involve cruelty to animals and instead switch to selling items made of luxurious animal-free materials.”

The just-released investigation into 12 cashmere industry operations in Mongolia—the second-largest cashmere producer in the world and where Quince gets its cashmere—shows workers tying goats’ legs together, violently pinning the animals down, and tearing out their hair in a process that can take up to an hour. Once the adult goats were no longer considered profitable, they were sent to slaughter. Workers hit them over the head with a hammer and slit their throats, leaving them to twitch in agony for over four minutes as they bled out. An earlier PETA exposé of the cashmere industry in China—the world’s top cashmere exporter—and Mongolia also documented that goats screamed in pain as workers tore out their hair before slitting their throats.

PETA investigators at the world’s largest privately owned alpaca farm, which is in Peru—the source country for Quince’s alpaca wool—observed workers hitting the animals and crudely sewing up the deep wounds caused by shearing.

Earlier this year, retailer Naadam removed similar false claims about its cashmere from its marketing less than one hour after receiving a cease and desist letter from PETA.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information about PETA’s investigative newsgathering and reporting, please visit PETA.org, listen to The PETA Podcast, or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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PETA is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for fatally shooting Pete, a beloved neighborhood peacock who was struck twice with a bow and arrow near the intersection of W. Charleston Boulevard and S. Cimarron Road on August 21.

That afternoon, a neighbor in the Castlegate gated community found the wounded bird and rushed him to Lone Mountain Animal Hospital, but staff couldn’t save him due to the severity of his injuries.

Las Vegas Animal Protection Services is investigating, but no leads or suspects have been identified yet, so PETA is asking for the public’s help.

“This beloved peacock was shot twice with arrows and left to suffer by a cruel person obviously lacking empathy for others,” says PETA Senior Vice President Colleen O’Brien. “PETA urges anyone with information to come forward so this killer can be held accountable and prevented from harming anyone else.”

Anyone with information should contact Las Vegas Animal Protection Services at 702-229-6444 or via its contact form.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information about PETA’s investigative newsgathering and reporting, please visit PETA.org, listen to The PETA Podcast, or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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A “Slotherhouse Rules!” Award from PETA is on its way to the creatives behind the new horror-comedy film Slotherhouse, recognizing writers Bradley Fowler and Cady Lanigan and director Matthew Goodhue for using puppetry instead of a real sloth and for sharing a powerful anti-poaching message with viewers.

The campy slasher film tells the story of Alpha, a sloth who rightfully exacts revenge after she’s snatched from her home and forced to live as a sorority mascot in order to draw attention on social media. The few who survive her maniacal killing spree learn their lesson: By the film’s end, the sorority sisters form an activist group called “FETCH” (For Ethical Treatment, Care, and Humanity) to discourage owning exotic animals.

“Slotherhouse is more than funny—it’s an opportunity to side with the frustrated animals who are taken from their habitats and exploited for clout and entertainment,” says PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange. “PETA is delighted to honor the film’s creatives for driving home their anti-poaching message by using impressive puppets instead of suffering captive wild animals. Bravo!”

PETA’s undercover investigations and law-enforcement probes into animal suppliers for the film and TV industries have documented that animals are often abused and kept in deplorable conditions. PETA urges anyone who sees animals being used for film or television productions to report it at PETA.org/Report or call the whistleblower hotline at 323-210-2233.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org, listen to The PETA Podcast, or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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A “Slotherhouse Rules!” Award from PETA is on its way to the creatives behind the new horror-comedy film Slotherhouse, recognizing writers Bradley Fowler and Cady Lanigan and director Matthew Goodhue for using puppetry instead of a real sloth and for sharing a powerful anti-poaching message with viewers.

The campy slasher film tells the story of Alpha, a sloth who rightfully exacts revenge after she’s snatched from her home and forced to live as a sorority mascot in order to draw attention on social media. Spoiler alert! The few who survive her maniacal killing spree learn their lesson: By the film’s end, the sorority sisters form an activist group called “FETCH” (For Ethical Treatment, Care, and Humanity) to discourage owning exotic animals.

“Slotherhouse is more than funny—it’s an opportunity to side with the frustrated animals who are taken from their habitats and exploited for clout and entertainment. PETA is delighted to honor the film’s creatives for driving home their anti-poaching message by using impressive puppets instead of suffering captive wild animals. Bravo!”

—Lisa Lange, PETA Senior Vice President

Using wild animals such as bears, snakes, big cats, monkeys, sloths, wolves, and elephants for entertainment is inherently cruel, and there is never a situation in which it’s acceptable to use them in a movie or on a TV show. PETA’s undercover investigations as well as law-enforcement probes into animal suppliers for the film and TV industries have documented that animals are whipped and kept in deplorable conditions.

While many filmmakers and TV producers understand that animals aren’t ours to exploit for entertainment, some still need to be persuaded—and that’s where viewers come in. By avoiding movies and shows that use live wild animals, the public can send a powerful message to Hollywood that profits won’t come without principles and that we expect producers to keep animals out of their projects.

If you see animals being used for film or television productions, be sure to report it at PETA.org/Report or call the whistleblower hotline at 323-210-2233.

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