Today, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) demanded that the
French fashion company Hermes stop selling products made of exotic animal skin. They also released a report accompanied by graphic video footage showing the horrific and gross mistreatment of reptiles. Lizards were tortured by having their necks cut open in order to pull the skin off their bodies while still alive. The tortured animals were then left in a heap to die with other dead and dying lizards. Snakes were not killed prior to extracting their skins, but were paralyzed by “having skewers shoved up their noses (followed by being) pumped full of water to separate the skin from the organs while they're still alive.”
The report is the product of extensive research conducted in Indonesia during 2009 while visiting about a dozen companies. Inadequate laws make the country a heaven for poachers and a torture chamber for animals sought after in the fashion industry.
Senior campaigner Ashley Fruno said in a press conference:
There are a lot of rural areas which make it easier to hunt and poach animals. There are weak animal protection laws here and wildlife laws are difficult to enforce.
So far, Hermes has not commented on PETA’s findings.
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