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October 1, 2009
Longchamp, an upscale accessories brand with headquarters in Paris and boutiques around the world, is selling a rabbit-skin bag with calf-skin trim. The bag can be seen here: http://bit.ly/3QlWfm
Please contact Longchamp and let them know that accessories made from companion animals are not fashionable. Remind them that rabbits used for their fur and skin are kept in tiny wire cages, surrounded by their own waste. They spend their entire lives standing on wire, denied nearly all their natural behaviors, such as digging and running. The methods of slaughter are no more humane: they are killed by having their necks snapped or having their skulls crushed before being strung up by the legs and having their heads cut off.
Some stores justify the selling of rabbit fur and skin by saying that they’re “just a byproduct” of the rabbit-meat industry. However, the UN reports that “few skins are now retrieved from slaughterhouses,” and countries such as France are killing as many as 70 million rabbits a year for fur.
You can either call Longchamp’s customer relations department toll free at 1-866-566-4242, or use one of their online forms to contact them. Use this form to send an email: http://www.longchamp.com/en/contacts/customer-service-262.html or fill out their online opinion form: http://www.longchamp.com/en/contacts/opinion-263.html
Thank you!