By Noel Young

British actress Jane Birkin has asked Hermès International to remove her name from its iconic crocodile-skin handbag because of what she called the cruel methods used on farms that raise the reptiles for their skins.

“I have asked Hermès to un-baptise the Birkin Croco until better practices in line with international norms can be put in place,” the 68-year-old Ms. Birkin said, quoted in the Wall Street Journal.

Her action came after the animal-rights group PETA posted a video on YouTube last month that showed crocodiles at farms in Texas and Zimbabwe. In the video, the crocodiles were Read full story ›

Source: The Drum