Exotic Skins

Following the release of PETA’s shocking exposé, a model posed with an ostrich “corpse” in a protest against the cruel exotic-skins industry.

The Water for Your Soul singer joins PETA in standing up for crocodiles murdered for handbags, watchstraps and other accessories.

How much do you really know about alligators? Read on to learn some eye-opening facts about these fascinating reptiles.

Five models stand with handbags dripping with “blood” to highlight why exotic skins have no place on the catwalk.

Model and singer Jane Birkin, the inspiration behind Hermès’ Birkin bag, has publically asked that the “luxury” bag be renamed after seeing PETA’s exposé into crocodile and alligator farming.

A body-painted protester made a gruesome statement outside Hermès’ London store to highlight how live reptiles are sawn open to make Kelly and Birkin bags.

Captive alligators and crocodiles endure miserable lives and experience gruesome deaths so that their skins can be turned into Birkin bags.

Every year milllions of animals – including bears, alligators and zebras – are violently killed for their skins. These new ads from Lowe Singapore show the ugly truth.

The high-street fashion leader has teamed up with PETA to create the eye-catching display to remind people that snakes, alligators and other animals suffer for their skins.

Painted as a snake and lying naked in a pool of fake blood, The Only Way Is Essex’s Lauren Goodger stars in a hard-hitting new PETA ad.