PTEA Confronting Hermes CEO Calls For The Cessation Of The Use Of Rare Animal Leather

Last year, PETA PETA bought it. Hermes Some of the shares were eligible to participate in the annual general meeting. Recently, their representatives met with Axel Dumas, chief executive of Hermes, at the annual meeting, apparently due to the killing of crocodiles. Platinum package renamed event It is still fermenting.

According to WWD, a French spokeswoman, Isabelle Goetz, from the social organization for animal rights and social welfare, confirmed that she had participated in the annual meeting of the brand and had a dialogue with chief executive Axel Dumas in order to stop Hermes from using rare animal fur, including ostrich skin.

Hermes shares edged down 0.26% to 324.1 euros after closing yesterday, with a market value of about 34 billion 220 million euros. The analysis shows that the image of Hermes platinum handbag has been greatly reduced since last year's killing of crocodile video. It also slowed down its popularity, and also affected the company's stock price rally.

Axel Dumas responded to the challenge of PETA, saying that Hermes ensured that suppliers of Birkin and Kelly bags, including production, followed the code of ethics and international regulations. At the meeting, he stressed the importance of understanding and respecting the concern of PETA, but it did not mean that the company had to accept the attitude of PETA in agriculture and animal husbandry. Hermes's agricultural and animal husbandry conditions strictly abide by international laws and regulations. The company has been paying attention to protecting and treating animals and making the best efforts in this respect.

He also pointed out: "Hermes has no special ostrich supplier, nor does any employee work in an ostrich farm. Under the premise of complying with international laws and regulations, our supervision and requirements for suppliers are stricter than international regulations." As early as 2012, members of the PETA wore clothes and masks and walked in the streets calling on Hermes to stop selling fur products made from animal fur.

The report also pointed out that Hermes usually use the leather from below the crocodile throat to the abdomen to make handbags. In order to maintain the texture and soft texture of the area, crocodiles are kept in separate wooden boxes, which is very immoral.

In July last year, the organization released a video that shocked the world. Crocodile skin A crocodile was cut throat in front of a supplier in a farm. Jane Berkin once asked Hermes to stop naming handbags in her name after seeing the video.

According to a statement from animal protection organization last year, peta has become one of the shareholders of the company at a price of $360 per share, but has not disclosed the share of the shares. The Armani founder announced this year that the autumn winter series in 2016 will begin to stop animal fur completely.