Stop the use of Karakul lamb Foetus fur in fashion

We are utterly shocked to find that you as designers and stockists are so heartless in taking fashion cruelty to a whole new level low with the grisly %u201Ckiller%u201D look: astrakhan, also known as %u201Cbroadtail%u201D or %u201CPersian wool%u201D.

It is utterly abhorrent in our mind that the fur of newborn and foetal karakul lambs are included in the garments, promoted and sold by you in the name of fashion.  It makes us ashamed to know that you allow this in the name of creativity, which is supposed to demonstrate human beings at their best.   Have you seen a premature developing lamb foetus unceremoniously wrenched from it mother stomach, with no chance of life, and skinned alive, can you imagine the agony of that tiny creature, or are you so blinded by profit and glory and vanity? Or just out of touch with the feelings of the general public who are increasingly interested in empowering themselves by researching the source of products they buy.

Are you aware you are creating and sustaining an industry where as many as 4 million karakul lambs are slaughtered for their fur every year simply for fashion? Whilst we appreciate that the fur industry tries to justify karakul lamb fur as a by-product, with a single karakul lamb coat selling for up to $12,000 and %u201Cbroadtail%u201D foetus coats fetching as much as $25,000, it%u2019s little surprise that the mother sheep and her baby%u2019s skinned carcass are usually regarded simply as trash and do not form part of the human food chain.  Various undercover investigators have fully investigated the source of this fur, and sufficiently debunked the myths perpetrated by the fur industry to ensure this truly is the worst type of "killer" fashion available to man, when these lambs are so small that they die in dozens to create a full length garment.  Can you really justify profiting from such disgusting cruelty?%u201D We were taken on a tour of a karakul

farm and slaughter facility outside

We, as animal lovers and fashionistas with a heart aren%u2019t buying it, and we applaud both Claudia Croft, fashion editor of the Sunday Times Style Magazine in London recently who called astrakhan %u201Cthe cruellest and most vicious fur.%u201D And %u201CMaterial Girl%u201D Madonna who hasn%u2019t been seen in her astrakhan coat since designer pal Stella McCartney scolded her for %u201Cwearing a foetus.%u201D More of this publicity is surely on its way.

What we can do about this barbaric use of karakul lamb fur.

%uFFFD       We the undersigned will not buy or wear ANY of this fur, that exploits animals that are bred purely for vanity, and as your customers will protest by boycotting your stores until you stop stocking designer%u2019s items using this fur and we urge you to pull in from your shelves. . We won't shop at stores that contribute to the suffering of karakul lambs.

%uFFFD       To the designers to retain our respect for your craft please make your designs and sales more compassionate, and be more open as to the source of your materials so as consumers we can be aware of what we are buying and choose accordingly. We sadly will also boycott ALL of your range until you stop using these animals and justify profiting from such disgusting cruelty

%uFFFD       If we see karakul lamb fur for sale, we will inform your floor managers, let them know where it comes from, and how it is acquired.

%uFFFD       If we read an article about karakul lamb fur in a newspaper or magazine, we will inform them of our petition

%uFFFD       We will continue to update and disseminate this information and pictures of the fur across Face book in our Group, and our Cause pages and petitions; potentially reaching millions worldwide, in a few "viral" clicks, which could render through education any new range that included this product unsellable and a financial failure.

%uFFFD       We will lobby our federal and state representatives, and members of parliament in both US and UK.

%uFFFD       We will educate our children to avoid designers based on ethical treatment of their sourced materials.

%uFFFD       We will disseminate information and educate everyone to read all labels and familiarise themselves with all of the terms used to describe this product Persian lamb, broadtail, caracul, karakulcha, cha, breitschwanz, swakara, namikara, nakara, astrakhan, agnello di persia, and krimmer.

%uFFFD       If we see an article or an advertisement about karakul lamb fur, our teams will write a letters to the editor of the publication, explain our concerns about how the fur is obtained, and make available the letters we have sent for their research.

%uFFFD       We will contact local media outlets%u2014television and radio stations and newspapers%u2014with information on this industry. We will draw heavily on information from esteemed groups such as P.E.T.A & H.S.U.S Media Relations staff for photos, video footage, and interviews.

%uFFFD       In fact we will tell everyone we know that karakul lamb fur is obtained by slaughtering pregnant ewes and newborn lambs.

%uFFFD       We will peacefully distribute copies of the informative Mary Wore A Little Lamb brochure, at any and all relevant situations.

%uFFFD       We will keep growing our group and petitions, and raising money to align with respected charities helping to stop this practise.

%uFFFD       We will encourage and contact our network of celebrities to inform them and encourage them to speak out.

We thank you for your time, and due consideration of our opinion and wish to apologize for the verbose nature we have found ourselves forced to use, so as to leave you in no uncertain doubt as to the passion that we feel at this outrageous cruelty and misuse of power art and commerce.  We therefore request that you stop perpetuating this trade in foetal fur now, and design with more natural and holistic materials that empower the wearer, and your clients.