Crocodiles Cut Open, Skinned in Vietnam for Leather Bags

PETA has exposed suffering on reptile farms in the US and Africa, and now eyewitness footage reveals the horrifying reality for tens of thousands of crocodiles in Vietnam raised and violently killed to make “luxury” leather bags sold around the world. Two of the farms investigated supply crocodile skins to Louis Vuitton’s parent company, LVMH, and “some of the biggest brands”, according to a farm owner.

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PETA and PETA US have exposed cruelty at reptile farms on three continents, and the story is always the same: grim, close confinement and a violent death. Before buying items made out of exotic skins like these, please stop and think of the animals they come from and their intense suffering. Don’t support this cruelty with your purchases.

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Mr.

Sidney

Toledano

LVMH Fashion Group

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I was shocked to see recent eyewitness footage of crocodiles raised and skinned for LVMH. Thousands of them were confined to small, filthy concrete enclosures – some narrower than the length of their own bodies. The eyewitness was told that the animals are kept in these conditions, which a reptile expert called "overly-restrictive, under stimulating, and inhumane" for large crocodiles, for 15 months. At another farm that supplies skins to LVMH, crocodiles were packed into concrete pits before being slaughtered and skinned.

PETA has exposed cruelty at reptile farms on three continents, and the story is always the same: grim, close confinement and a violent death. Please make a strong statement against animal abuse and join a growing list of companies that have banned exotic skins, including Adidas, Adolfo Dominguez, Ann Inc, Arcadia Group (which owns Topshop), ASOS, bebe, H&M, L Brands (which owns Victoria's Secret), Mango, Nike, Nine West, Overstock.com, and Puma.

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