Dutch insurers investing 1.3 billion in exotic leather and fur

Seven large insurers in the Netherlands still invest in fashion houses that use exotic fur and leather in clothing, bags and shoes, among other things; the obtaining of which brings severe suffering to the animals involved.

This was the finding from new research commissioned by the Dutch Fair Insurance Guide in October. The fashion houses use, for example, fur from raccoon dogs and mink and leather from ostriches and crocodile.

Access the report here.