South African ostriches plucked alive for luxury fashion, report claims

South African ostrich farms are using mechanical pluckers to remove feathers from living birds destined for major luxury fashion brands in techniques that are cruel and painful, animal welfare group World Animal Protection said on Monday. The organisation said a new investigation, conducted with Collective Fashion Justice, documented ostriches being cornered by workers who put [...] The post South African ostriches plucked alive for luxury fashion, report claims appeared first on Kahawatungu.