Mission: Urge Forever 21 to Stop Selling Feathers
If you’re busy shopping for a new prom fit, be on high alert 🚨: Some companies sell dresses and accessories made from animal-derived materials. 😡 For example, Forever 21 sells items made with feathers—and once you know where they come from, you’ll cross feathers off your list forever. ❌
What’s So Bad About Buying Feathers?
![PETA-owned image for the Forever 21 feathers feature created by Erin B](https://www.peta2.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Forever-21-feathers-1-819x1024.png)
Feathers used for fringe and trims, shoes, earrings, cropped camis, tube tops, earrings, and other clothing and accessories come from terrified birds who were likely painfully live-plucked or killed for their flesh or skin. 😰🐦 Since feathers from chickens, turkeys, and other birds used in the meat industry are cheap and easy to find, they’re often dyed or altered and used in mass-produced items. Many farmers sell the feathers after sending the birds to slaughter. 😢
Workers at ostrich-slaughter companies electrically stun young ostriches and cut their throats before tearing out their feathers. Sometimes, workers rip out the feathers while the birds are still conscious. 😱 The ostriches’ skins might be sold to Hermès, Prada, Louis Vuitton, or other top European fashion houses to make “luxury” bags.
![Image from Unsplash for the Forever 21 feathers feature](https://www.peta2.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Forever-21-feathers-2-1024x1024.jpg)
It’s clear af: Buying anything made with feathers props up cruelty to birds.
How to Help Birds
To help prevent birds from being abused and killed, buy only feather-free clothing and accessories for prom. That way, you can party all night without worrying that your celebration is coming at birds’ expense. 💃🎶🐦
Then follow these steps to urge Forever 21 to stop supporting cruelty to birds and earn 15 peta2 points in our Rewards Program 🤑:
1. Comment on one of Forever 21’s IG posts urging the company to stop selling feathers and to use only vegan materials, which it already does for many of its products. 💁
![PETA-owned image for the Forever 21 feathers feature from Calvin M](https://www.peta2.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Forever-21-feathers-3-473x1024.jpg)
2. Take a screenshot of your comment and submit it for 15 peta2 points. (Heads-up: You’ll only get points once for taking this action.)
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