Angora garments

@Alexa do you remember that slogan years ago, 'Pure New Wool'? It sounded so lovely and summoned up the image of a sheep gently sheared of its unwanted wool; I was definitely fooled! Although this is how some sheep are sheared, the majority are not. Wool has become comparatively cheap over the years, and low price is a strong indicator of low welfare in my opinion.
Thank you for bringing up this important issue of angora; I hope it encourages people to find out more.

It is a terrible world, Choughdancer. Let's keep on trying to make it better.

This is something I was not aware of, not that I buy angora anyway. Doesn't some angora come from goats?
This just illustrates how profit comes before ethics. It's well-known how much cruelty there is in China and yet most of us are quite content to buy goods made in that country.
I still won't shop in Tesco because they were selling live turtles in the supermarket they opened in China.

I agree that it's important to raise awareness of the fact that live rabbits/geese etc are plucked for commercial purposes. When shopping was an easy pastime, I often commented to others buying pillows and duvets for example about the inhumane cruel and disgusting way the feathers had been harvested.

Really? I was not aware this went on. I didn't even know it was possible to pull the hair from a rabbit. I did once visit an angora farm once and their rabbits were regularly shorn and well cared for. I don't usually buy angora but will be sure to check on the origins of any angora products should I be tempted by any. Thank you for raising awareness. Spreading the word is important so we can avoid inadvertently supporting such practices. I just thought all angora came from shearing.

Well said @OceanMama!