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How PETA Won the Angora Debate and What It Means for Fashion

Though some argue angora rabbit fur can be shorn for wool without harming animals, PETA’s 2013 campaign compelled hundreds of major brands to stop using the fibre, radically reducing the trade.
An angora rabbit sits in a cage | Source: Shutterstock
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  • Lauren Sherman

NEW YORK, United States

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