Sheep Castrated, Stomped On, and Slaughtered—Urge UGG to Make a Compassionate Change

Update (September 13, 2024): Great news! Following persistent advocacy from PETA and our supporters, UGG has taken a big step forward by releasing its first-ever vegan UGGs. The boots are crafted from sugarcane, TENCEL, and recycled polyester microfiber and were created in collaboration with New York–based fashion brand Collina Strada. This news is a significant milestone for UGG, which has primarily used sheep’s wool and shearling in its products.

Even though this collaboration with Collina Strada represents a positive stride for animals and is more proof that the future of fashion is vegan, UGG still uses fleece and skin from sheep who were violently killed in the wool industry. Urge the company to make the compassionate choice to use only vegan materials. Take action below.

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When you see UGGs in the store, you may not realize that these boots are often made of sheepskin—the actual skin of a slaughtered animal. 😨 🐑

So if you ever consider wearing UGGs, you have to wonder:

Were the sheep you’d be wearing castrated, and did workers dock (cut off) their tails without painkillers?

Were they torn away from their moms when they were just babies?

Were they stomped on? Punched in the face? Kicked repeatedly?

Were they kept in an area that was so crowded they couldn’t even move?

Were they left alone to die a slow and painful death, or were they violently slaughtered?

And if you got to meet these sheep while they were still alive—before they were turned into boots—would you have tried to protect them from being hurt or would you have paid the person hurting them? We’re betting a compassionate person like you would help protect them in that sitch—so make sure you’re also protecting them as a consumer by not wearing UGGs! 👏

Sheep are gentle, sensitive animals who are emotionally complex and super-intelligent. They care for each other and can recognize their friends’ faces even if they’ve been separated for years. 🥰 Yet the wool industry straight-up keeps treating them as if they were machines.

Here’s what the choice to use animal-derived materials means:

Tell UGG to choose only vegan materials and to stop supporting the exploitation and slaughter of animals.

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