We call on Aricia to ban Alpaca!

This PETA investigation we shared with Arrittia shows the brutality inherent in the alpaca industry. Even though he knows how badly alpacas suffer when clipping, the retailer still sells their wool.

Alpacas are intelligent, social animals that live in family groups and communicate with each other by humming. And like many mothers of other species, alpaca mums take great care of their cubs, who usually breastfeed for six to eight months. But in the alpaca industry, these gentle animals are forced to endure immense cruelty – precisely so that people can sell their wool as sweaters, scarves and other items.

PETA’s first-of-its-kind covert investigation at the world’s largest private alpaca farm in Peru found workers tossed alpacas, some of whom were pregnant, onto tables, strapped them to a medieval restraint, and yanked them, nearly knocking their legs out of their sockets. They held struggling, crying animals by the ears as they roughly cut them with electric clippers, causing them to vomit with fear. The quick rough shearing left the animals cut and bleeding from deep wounds that were stitched up without adequate pain relief.

More than 50 brands have banned alpaca because of its unethical production, including Ann Taylor, Columbia, Marks & Spencer, UNIQLO and Valentino. Arrittia has already banned fur and angora due to its brutality, and now it’s time to add alpaca to this list.

Please help the suffering alpacas right now by convincing Arritius to ban alpaca wool immediately!