Stella was "devastated" to watch her wool suppliers mistreating sheep. She has immediately ceased buying material from
Patagonian farms in the southern regions of Argentina and Chile after
she was presented with video footage from Peta, which showed scenes of
cruelty toward the animals, and insisted she will look to source vegan
wool.
She said: "As a designer who built a brand on not using leather, fur
or animal skins in its designs, I can't tolerate it! I am devastated by
the news but more determined than ever to fight for animal rights in
fashion together and monitor even more closely all suppliers involved in
this industry to end all innocent lives.
"We are also looking into vegan 'wool' as well, in the same manner we
were able to develop and incorporate high-end alternatives to leather
and fur over the years."
The 43-year-old design icon began working with the farmers as part of
a project to help maintain the area of land where the sheep graze.
But Stella says the farm where the sheep were allegedly mistreated is "one too many".
She wrote on Instagram: "It was born as an amazing initiative to help
protect a million acres of endangered grasslands in Patagonia whilst
looking after the welfare of animals. Unfortunately, after conducting
our own investigation in Argentina, following a very distressful viewing
of footage provided by the great guys at officialpeta, we found out
that one of the 26 ranches we used source sustainable wool there,
mistreated its sheep. It is one too many."
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