Hey Everyone,

Recently I contacted Burberry about using fur in their designs and this is the lame-o response I got back from them...

Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your feedback regarding Burberry’s use of natural hides.

By way of background, Burberry is an international luxury brand producing apparel and accessories with a distinct British sensibility for over 150 years. During this time, and as a company with a strong outerwear heritage, there has been, and will continue to be, limited occasions where the use of natural hides will be considered important to meet consumer tastes and demand.

Burberry believes that any materials sourced from animals should be produced without inflicting cruelty or threatening the environment. We will not use natural hides if there is any concern that they have been produced with any disregard for animal welfare. For this reason we do not source such materials from China.

We source natural hides very carefully, safeguarding the correct ethical standards and traceability. We principally source fur from SAGA furs in Finland who are well known for upholding high standards for ethical treatment of animals and share our concerns about animal welfare. Consistent with this approach, the farms which supply fur are open to third-party inspections at any time.

We do understand your concern on this understandably emotive subject, particularly given the inaccurate statements and images that are used in connection with Burberry's use of natural hides. Thank you for taking the time to contact us on this subject and giving us the opportunity to reply.

Burberry Customer Services
157-167 Regent Street
London
W1B 4PH
 
Tel: +44 (0)207 806 1303

I bolded what I believe arethe "key" statements. Basically they are saying that a lot of negative attention has been given to them through PETA's campaign to get Burberry to stop using fur/animal hides but that their customer base thinks using animals in their line is very "important" so they are going to continue selling death. Yeah...real important...I find it to be a contridiction for them to say they are careful not to use sources where the animals welfare is disregareded and cruelty is involved in the process...yeah...because killing them is not cruel...whatever...totally lame.