In April of 2019, a poacher in South Africa’s Kruger National Park was killed by an elephant. A pride of lions subsequently ate his remains, leaving only a skull and pair of trousers. Many animal activists judge this turn of fate as an outcome long deserved by the poacher. Animal activists denounced him, while his daughters mourned the loss of their father.

The next great fashion collab hails from Paris Fashion Week featuring legendary fashion duo, Viktor and Rolf and vegan footwear legend, Melissa Shoes. The alliance embodies all the beauty of contemporary sustainability and vegan innovation.

Declaring your company carbon neutral has been the cherry on top for a plethora of small-scale already sustainable-minded brands. Reformation has called themselves climate neutral since 2015 and luxury fashion houses, like Gucci, have begun to enter the mix, now realizing carbon neutrality makes for good PR.

Thousands of bears, locked in rows of rusty cages so small that they can barely move, stare out through the bars as their bile is drained into containers. Their captors intentionally drill holes into the bears’ gallbladders to collect their bile for a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) known as Tan Re Qing.

There is a lot of confusion about the overlapping fashion movements (sustainable, vegan, ethical) that have overtaken the industry. Many people believe these popular fashion terms are interchangeable, i.e. something that is sustainable is always ethical - or rather - something that is ethical is always vegan.

“You must unite behind the science. You must take action. You must do the impossible. Because giving up can never ever be an option.” Spoken to the US Congress this past September, a diminutive sixteen-year-old girl has been leading a fierce battle against the world’s governing powers. Using every ounce of her strength, she has dedicated her life to spreading the message of climate change.

The fashion industry is rapidly evolving. With the increasing pressure due to consumer expectations concerning ethical and sustainable production, the next generation of fashion designers have their work cut out for them.

Public support for the bullfighting industry has been dwindling for years. The coronavirus pandemic is creating a novel opportunity for Spain to abolish the “sport” once and for all.

When I switched my cats to a more sustainable lifestyle, I was concerned about a couple things. It isn’t always easy to change the products your pets are used to. I wondered if there would be a large initial cost, if they would adjust poorly to different food or litter brands, and if organic cat products would be more difficult to attain.