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Hundreds rally against fur at Milan fashion week
Hundreds of people protested in Milan on Saturday against the use of fur in the middle of fashion week, an AFP photographer saw.
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Ostrich feathers used in fashion cause animal suffering, investigation finds
The use of ostrich feathers in the fashion industry causes suffering among the birds, animal protection organization, World Animal Protection, says following an investigation conducted with Collective Fashion Justice, which campaigns against harmful practices in the fashion industry. Investigators from the two organizations gathered evidence at three commercial ostrich farms in South Africa.The organizations say many people mistakenly believe ostrich feathers are collected after naturally falling out. That is not the case, according to their Blood Feathers investigation report.