London –
Representatives from PETA US were banned from attending Prada’s annual
meeting in Milan on Tuesday, during which the animal rights’ organisations
aimed to push the luxury fashion house’s use of . PETA previously acquired a
share in the Italian fashion house in April in order to attend the meeting
and encourage change from within.
The move follows on from the group’s first into the farming of ostriches, which
highlighted the cruel practices used on the birds during slaughter, such as
electrocution, throat cutting and plucking. In order to draw attention to
the plight of the ostriches during Prada’s meeting, PETA worked together
with Italian singer Daniela Martani, who lead a protest outside of the
boardroom. “Every pockmarked Prada purse means a sensitive young ostrich
was turned upside down, killed and plucked in a miserable and terrifying
abattoir”, said PETA Director Mimi Bekhechi. “PETA is calling on Prada to
bag the exotic skins for good.”
Photos: PETA