Call On David Jones to Stop Fuelling the International Wild Animal–Skins Trade

In May 2021, department store David Jones told PETA that it would commit to introducing a company-wide ban on selling wild-animal skins, so why are products made from the skin of wildlife still available on its website?

David Jones knows that the use of wild-animal skins is wrong. It put in place a policy banning them from its own private-label products – yet it’s still profiting from third-party sales. PETA’s recent exposés of snake and crocodile farms demonstrate that cruelty is ingrained in the entire industry, and the companies that sell these skins – including David Jones – are the reason this horrific abuse persists. The only way to protect wild animals is to stop selling their skin.

Myer, Selfridges, Nordstrom, Mytheresa, THE ICONIC, and other global retailers have already acted responsibly by banning wild-animal skins. We know that David Jones is currently considering updating its animal welfare policy – now is the ideal time to call on the company to ditch these cruelly obtained materials.

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Mr.

Scott

Fyfe

David Jones

Dear Mr Fyfe:

I was shocked to learn that David Jones has not yet joined Myer, Selfridges, Nordstrom, Mytheresa, THE ICONIC, and other global retailers in banning the sale of wild-animal skins.

Two recent PETA exposés of python farms in Thailand that supply skins to a tannery operated by Kering – owner of Gucci and Saint Laurent – and another of a crocodile farm reveal horrific animal abuse. Workers are seen inflating pythons and stabbing crocodiles in the neck – practices that have been documented on many other farms, including in Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, the US, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. The evidence clearly indicates that cruelty is entrenched in the entire wild animal–skins industry, and companies that sell these skins – including David Jones – are the reason this horrific abuse persists. The only way to protect wild animals is to stop selling their skin.

Investigators documented that workers pin struggling pythons down by the neck, bludgeon them with a hammer, and hang them by the head on metal hooks. The workers inflate the animals’ bodies with water – even as they continue to move – and then skin them. A reptile expert said that most of the animals were likely conscious during this horrifically painful process.

PETA Asia visited a farm whose owner claimed to possess 4,000 crocodiles. These reptiles were kept in close confinement in pits of murky water. A worker attempted to cut a crocodile’s spinal cord by stabbing the animal in the neck – this individual continued to move for at least 23 minutes afterwards, which isn’t surprising since crocodiles can remain conscious for over 90 minutes after sustaining such injuries.

The bottom line is that selling wild-animal skins means that you’re perpetuating this cruelty and sending the irresponsible message to consumers that you condone such abuse. It’s time for David Jones to take action by ending the sale of wild-animal skins this year.

Sincerely,

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