Australia’s oldest department store, David Jones, will ban the sale of wild-animal skins in its 41 stores and on its popular website.

For months, PETA and our supporters have consistently urged David Jones to do the right thing by sentient snakes, crocodiles, ostriches, and other animals who didn’t want to die.

David Jones’ decision comes after PETA held closed-door meetings with the company, numerous store disruptions, a window display takeover, and a protest in which controversial activist Tash Peterson dressed as a bloodied snake outside the retailer’s Perth store.

We applaud David Jones for its compassionate decision and urge retailers everywhere to follow its lead.

Who Are You Wearing?

Every accessory made of reptile skin is stitched with the suffering of thinking, feeling snakes, alligators, or other animals.

PETA entities have documented how the fashion industry hacks at alligators’ necks and shoves metal rods into their heads, chops off conscious lizards’ heads with machetes, and pumps snakes full of water to loosen their skin before it’s torn off – often while they’re still conscious. and slitting their throats.

In expanding its animal welfare policy to ban the sale of wild-animal skins by third-party sellers, David Jones joins department stores such as Macy’s, Selfridges, Nordstrom, and Myer, alongside dozens of top designers – including Burberry, Chanel, Diane von Furstenberg, HUGO BOSS, and Vivienne Westwood – that have banned the sale of skins torn from reptiles and other wild animals.

How You Can Help Crocodiles, Snakes, and Other Animals

Never contribute to this industry: avoid exotic skins when you shop. Consumers are becoming more conscious of the dark reality behind the fashion industry, opting for vegan clothing instead.

A PETA video exposé of crocodile farms in Vietnam that supplied skins to LVMH – Louis Vuitton’s parent company – showed thousands of reptiles lying motionless in cramped concrete pits, some narrower than the length of their own bodies. Every accessory made out of exotic skins or fur and sold by Louis Vuitton represents the hideously gruesome death of a sensitive animal who just wanted to be left in peace. Please join PETA in calling on LVMH to drop exotic skins and fur from Louis Vuitton and all of its other brands now.