Dear Retailer:
As a customer of your store, I am requesting that you stop
selling products made from young karakul lambs, known as
Persian lambs, broadtail, and a variety of other names. I
recently discovered that this fur product, manufactured into an
array of fashion garments and trims, has very grisly
beginnings. I hope that your business does not support such
intentional animal cruelty.
You may have seen the results of an investigation by The
Humane Society of the United States revealing the cruel and
grotesque nature of what is referred to as broadtail or Persian
lamb fur. This high-priced fur comes from newborn karakul
lambs, not more than three days old, or from fetal lambs cut
from their mothers' wombs just days before they are born. Yes,
pregnant ewes are killed so that their unborn lambs can be
skinned for the fur trade.
Four to five million karakul lambs are killed each year for
garments that command sky-high prices. The younger the lamb,
the more valuable their fur is to the fur industry. Fetal
fur—from lambs taken just days before their natural
birth—commands the highest price. Karakul fur is not a
byproduct of the meat or wool industries—the lambs are simply
killed for their pelts.
I don't condone the animal cruelty associated with this
misguided sense of style. Please, I urge you to eliminate all
karakul, broadtail, and Persian lamb from your inventory and
offer more compassionate fashions—products that do not cause
harm or suffering to animals.
Sincerely,
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