Australian goats are shorn, not combed, with obvious welfare implications. They are kept enclosed in fenced areas. There are, of course, numerous completely animal-free fashion and comfort alternatives to these fabrics. So please buy them. Scotland Yard seized from a Mayfair store 138 of the shawls, which can cost as much as 11,000 each.
Tibetan smugglers trade the hair for Indian tiger with their cross-border counterparts.
The worldwide population is estimated at only around 75,000 animals. The police announced they were stepping up their war on the illegal trade in endangered animals. It has a worldwide value of 3.4 billion a year, putting it second only to drug trafficking in value. She has asked the Minister of Agriculture, Margreta Winberg, when Sweden will ban fur farms. The Green Party want a fur farm ban in Sweden as soon as possible.