ASOS has banned selling clothing with feathers, cashmere, mohair and silk across its site
SHOPPING giant ASOS has announced it will no longer be selling clothes containing mohair, silk, cashmere, and feathers.
The online retailer updated its ethical policy to cover the new additions.
The changes won’t just cover its own-brand items, but also the 850 labels it carries on its site.
While previously announcing it will stop selling mohair – made from angora goats – the new changes will come into force from January 2019.
The company’s says: “The ASOS Animal Welfare Policy applies to all products sold through any of ASOS' websites, including ASOS Brand, brands and Marketplace traders.
“Suppliers must not use the following animal derived materials in our products:
“Not use any part of vulnerable, endangered, exotic or wild-caught species in their products.
“Not use fur, including Mongolian lamb's fur or rabbit hair (angora).
“Not use feather/down, bone, horn, shell (including mother of pearl), teeth, mohair, cashmere or silk.
“In addition, they must only source certain types of leather, wool and other animal hair as a by-product of the meat industry from suppliers with good animal husbandry.”
In preparation for the phase-out, ASOS has already marked down countless mohair goods.
Animal rights group PETA has praised the decision, with the director of corporate projects, Yvonne Taylor, saying: "Peta applauds Asos for leading the charge for compassion in fashion.”
Other high-street stores, including Topshop, Marks & Spencer, and H&M have also pledged to stop selling mohair.
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