Hugo Boss rejects from wool from mulesed sheep

According to reports published by Peta.org on the 15th of April Hugo boss has rejected the use of wool from badly treated and "Mulesed"

Mulesed is a task which involves slicing the skin from a sheep's rear end to prevent flystrike.

German-based Hugo Boss, one of the world's largest fashion houses, has released a statement declaring it "dissociates itself from mulesing because it contravenes our corporate values".

The company has given Australian farmers until 2010 to stop mulesing or the company will boycott the use of wool in its products.

Hugo boss are currently working along side peta to find a alternative to obtaining wool from sheep.

Currently the wool industry and animal rights activists working on how the phase-out of mulesing completely, but still sustain a strong wool industry for the farmers.

When looking on the main web site of hugo boss, under their company respoabilty "Animal rights" they have made a clear statement about the Mulesed sheep but have made a overal statement of how they feel about animals rights.

"Another principle affecting corporate responsibility at HUGO BOSS entails ensuring that animals are treated properly and considerately. This principle has been anchored within the HUGO BOSS Social Standards and is therefore communicated directly to our suppliers. Compliance with these standards is mandatory for all HUGO BOSS suppliers.

Beyond this, HUGO BOSS respects the need to protect endangered species and therefore supports efforts to maintain biodiversity."

Angry Sex and the city fur protest

The cast of Sex in the city are very well known in the fashion industry, as being the starter influence to what's going to become the next key look in our fashion stores.

But clearly one day a anti fur protest, saw red and attempted to boycott the chances of one item becoming a key trend, a Snowy White Coat, worn but Kim Catrall's character Samantha.

Whilst in the middle of filming a scene on sex and the city, a angry protester burst onto the set of sex and the city and throw blood red paint onto the fur coat, so prevent the further usage of the coat.

The images flashed around all fashion fan sites, such as glamour mag, handbag.com, and even briefly appeared on the forum of fashion bible's VOUGE, with fashionista's expressing a shocked reaction, to the protest.

Many fashionista knew that the clothes featured on the movie will have a strong effect on the fashion industry but none really thought about the signifficant affect the use of the fur coat would have from the movie.

The protest has brought a fresh reminder to the cruelty of many fashionista's and kim catrall her self.

Horrified by the reality of how the coat has been made, when filming sex and the city ended she kindly donated it to PETA 's fur campaign charity. In which it gives the coats to the homeless to help them stay warm, as these are the people who cant afford coats, and really need them to stay warm.