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Peta claimed victory when fashion stopped using fur - so why are they back hijacking catwalks?

By Hannah Marriott||11 min read at The Guardian

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Generated October 1, 2026

  • The animal rights group Peta is utilizing new runway-storming tactics by deploying activists who mimic fashion models to protest the use of wool. While the fashion industry previously adopted Peta's anti-fur stance, the organization's current focus on eliminating animal-derived fabrics like wool has met with mixed reactions and debate over ethical certification standards.

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The animal welfare group has revived their runway-storming tactics from the naughts, now targeting the use of wool

Her walk was poised, her outfit – crop top, tailored trousers, high heels – so on point that when Josie Knowles strutted down a London Fashion Week catwalk last month she could have passed for a model. That is, had it not been for the sign the Peta protester held saying “H&M: Wool is .”

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