Hermes hit by ostrich farm cruelty claims

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Hermes hit by ostrich farm cruelty claims'
May 31, 2016

Paris (AFP) - Hermes was thrown onto the defensive over claims of cruelty at a farm that allegedly supplies skins used in its luxury handbags, the second such allegations in a year.

A spokeswoman for animal rights group PETA used the French fashion house's AGM in Paris to grill Hermes CEO Axel Dumas about a video showing ostriches being slaughtered at a farm in South Africa.

PETA France spokeswoman Isabelle Goetz, who bought a share in Hermes to secure a seat at the AGM, condemned the suffering of ostriches at the farm which she called an "exclusive Hermes supplier".

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Hermes was thrust into the spotlight last year by a PETA film exposing maltreatment of crocodiles and alligators at farms in Texas and Zimbabwe.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/hermes-hit-ostrich-farm-cruelty-claims-010557094.html?nhp=1

[ciaobaby]

1. These company's disgust me.

Thankful for all the work PETA does.

Lets see how long it takes for PETA haters to post their hate........